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Experts issue warning over rising threat that could leave thousands of Americans stranded: ‘It will be a dynamic that doesn’t stop’
Posted: July 15, 2025
by Cody JanuszkoJuly 13, 2025 Rising sea levels have communities around the world losing the ground beneath their feet. Thousands of people in the Canal community

San Rafael’s poorest community threatened with flooding, isolation as sea level rises
Posted: July 15, 2025
by Ruth Dusseault, Bay City News (Link to article, here) Thousands of people in San Rafael’s poorest community are at a growing risk of being islanded by

San Rafael approves purchase of boat yard for Canal bridge project
Posted: July 1, 2025
By Adrian Rodriguez | arodriguez@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal PUBLISHED: June 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM PDT A San Rafael boat sales and storage yard could become a new city

San Rafael Local Market vendor fair makes debut
Posted: June 11, 2025
By Marin Independent Journal PUBLISHED: June 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM PDT Residents enjoyed music, food, shopping and family activities at the inaugural San Rafael Local Market

Editorial: Communication key in addressing permits for pop-up food vendors
Posted: June 2, 2025
The Canal neighborhood of San Rafael, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal) By Marin IJ Editorial Board PUBLISHED: June 1, 2025 at 12:59

San Rafael cracks down on illegal food vendors
Posted: May 21, 2025
By Adrian Rodriguez | arodriguez@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal and Richard Halstead | rhalstead@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal UPDATED: May 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM PDT San Rafael is ramping up enforcement of illegal

Marin Voice: On 100th anniversary of College of Marin, school president calls for support
Posted: May 15, 2025
By Jonathan Eldridge PUBLISHED: May 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM PDT College of Marin has been the community’s college for the past 99 years. As superintendent and

Bay Area Environmental Justice Projects in Limbo After Federal Funding Is Canceled
Posted: May 14, 2025
Ezra David Romero – KQED Bay Area nonprofits, counties and cities with environmental justice projects are searching for new funding after the Trump administration terminated the grants

Marin Voice: Corte Madera’s Tamal Vista project is about more than housing
Posted: May 13, 2025
By Omar Carrera PUBLISHED: May 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM PDT Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to offer public comment about an important housing project

Marin extends school mental health service contracts
Posted: May 5, 2025
By Krissy Waite | kwaite@marinij.com PUBLISHED: May 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM PDT Marin County has extended contracts for mental health services for some students for another year. The