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4-day workweeks can boost efficiency, say North Bay employers, recruiters
Posted: July 15, 2024
CHERYL SARFATY / THE NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL Monica Ravizza loves her job as director of programs at ExtraFood, a Marin County nonprofit that feeds the
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San Rafael Transit Center plan hits snag
Posted: July 8, 2024
By ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ | arodriguez@marinij.com | Marin Independent JournalSee the MIJ story here A multimillion-dollar plan to relocate the San Rafael Transit Center has run into an environmental hurdle
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Univisión: Canal Alliance Workers in Marin Enjoy a Four-Day Work Week
Posted: June 17, 2024
For subtitles in English, click on Settings (wheel), then on Subtitles, followed by Auto Translate, and then select English. The workers at Canal Alliance in
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Editorial: Marin Community Foundation’s new strategy fits our times
Posted: June 17, 2024
By MARIN IJ EDITORIAL BOARD Over its nearly 30 years of working to meet the needs of our county, the Marin Community Foundation has shifted its
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Marin Community Foundation unveils shift in grant approach
Posted: June 13, 2024
By: RICHARD HALSTEAD | MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL Introducing a change in strategy, the Marin Community Foundation will spend $30 million over the next three years to support
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New Marin partnership aims to break barriers to homeownership
Posted: June 13, 2024
By: ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ | MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNALRead it from the North Bay Business Journal here Andrea Rounds of Novato said becoming a first-time homeowner in
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New Marin partnership aims to break barriers to homeownership
Posted: June 11, 2024
By ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ | arodriguez@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal Read the MIJ here Andrea Rounds of Novato said becoming a first-time homeowner in 2017 changed her life. “It’s like
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Clean Slate Program To Bring Free Legal Services To San Rafael Canal Area
Posted: June 10, 2024
ByBay City News Service | SF GATE Several Marin County departments are offering free, walk-up legal assistance for residents in San Rafael’s Canal Area neighborhood
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Marin Community Foundation unveils shift in grant approach
Posted: June 10, 2024
By RICHARD HALSTEAD | rhalstead@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal Visit the MIJ’s story here Introducing a change in strategy, the Marin Community Foundation will spend $30 million over the
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San Rafael students build tiny homes and new skills
Posted: June 10, 2024
By KERI BRENNER | kbrenner@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal Visit the MIJ’s story here San Rafael High School senior Bodhi Shipley was proud to see the results of 10