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Healthy Places Index Helps Community Members Identify Funding Priorities in Marin County’s Under-Resourced Neighborhoods
Posted: March 7, 2024
By: Public Health Institute Highlights The California Healthy PIaces Index is helping to engage Marin County community members from neighborhoods facing disproportionate economic, health and
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Transportation officials weigh in on San Rafael Transit Center
Posted: March 7, 2024
By: KRISSY WAITE | Marin Independent Journal A view of the customer service building along Tamalpais Avenue from a presentation of conceptual designs for the San
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Marin Voice: ‘Opportunity zones’ paving the way for displacement, not prosperity
Posted: February 26, 2024
By OMAR CARRERA | Opinion | Marin Independent Journal In the first week of 2024, 17 families at 400 Canal St. in San Rafael opened their
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San Rafael eviction wave in Canal area revives pleas for help
Posted: February 7, 2024
By ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ | Marin Independent Journal Another eviction of renters from an apartment complex in San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood has spurred a renewed call for tenant
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Elevate Communities to Lead: A Story from San Rafael’s Canal Neighborhood
Posted: January 26, 2024
By: Annie Sneed, Bay Adapt Sea level rise will impact all Bay Area shoreline communities, but it will hit some harder and faster. This includes San
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Medi-Cal deal benefits 5K Marin undocumented residents
Posted: January 26, 2024
By RICHARD HALSTEAD | rhalstead@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal Nearly 5,200 undocumented Marin County residents became eligible for full Medi-Cal coverage at the beginning of this year because of
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Former councilmembers chosen as Belvedere citizens of the year
Posted: January 3, 2024
Steve Block is a retired lawyer who has done pro-bono legal work for many Marin nonprofits including Canal Alliance and Marin Legal Aid.
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Canal Alliance Immigration Legal Services Success
Posted: December 20, 2023
Univisión reports the importance of the Immigration Legal Services program at Canal Alliance.
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Canal Alliance and Marin Housing Leaders Convene for Summit
Posted: December 6, 2023
SFF addresses the housing issue in the Bay Area and in Marin by cosponsoring the Building Bridges Marin Housing solutions event.
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San Rafael Transit Center preliminary design unveiled
Posted: December 4, 2023
Planners have revealed the conceptual design of the new San Rafael Transit Center, Marin County’s local and regional transportation hub.