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- Editorial: Marin organizations recognize importance of Canal neighborhood’s future
By Marin IJ Editorial Board PUBLISHED: April 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM PDT San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood – a longstanding pocket of poverty in our county as - Marin groups join forces to boost Canal area
By Keri Brenner | kbrenner@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal UPDATED: April 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM PDT A group of organizations in Marin County is teaming up to create a - Diana Benitez
NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL 2025 Forty Under 40 winner As the Senior Community Development Planner at Canal Alliance, Diana Benitez leads the “Nuestro Canal, Nuestro - Canal Alliance Supports Plan for Educator Housing
By Letters to the editor || Marin Independent Journal PUBLISHED: March 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM PDT As the leader of one of Marin’s largest social-service agencies, - San Rafael approves contract for Canal transportation upgradesBy Krissy Waite | kwaite@marinij.com PUBLISHED: March 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM PDT A project to upgrade sidewalks, transit stops and lighting is slated for San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood.
- Editorial: Sinking areas of Marin need constructive strategy, practical plan
By MARIN IJ EDITORIAL BOARD PUBLISHED: March 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM PDT Parts of San Rafael and Corte Madera are sinking as the threat of sea-level - North Bay Business Journal names Forty Under 40 winners for 2025Check out who made North Bay Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 list this year of the most influential business people 40 and younger. They will
- Marin supervisors allocate $500K to aid immigrants
By Richard Halstead | rhalstead@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal UPDATED: March 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM PST Reacting to the Trump administration’s moves on immigration policy, Marin County supervisors allocated - Study: Marin’s sinking areas exacerbate sea-rise threat
By Adrian Rodriguez | arodriguez@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal UPDATED: March 2, 2025 at 7:51 AM PST Parts of some bayside communities in Marin are sinking at an accelerated pace, - Land Is Sinking Fast Around the Bay Area, Worsening the Effects of Sea Level Rise
Ezra David Romero Feb 19 Homes lining the shoreline trail of Bay Farm Island in Alameda, California, on Aug. 16, 2021. Climate change activists worry - Editorial: Canal bridge makes sense for San Rafael residentsBy Marin IJ Editorial Board PUBLISHED: February 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM PST Building a pedestrian bridge across the San Rafael Canal is not a new idea.
- Marin organizations gird for federal funding freeze amid Trump upheaval
By Adrian Rodriguez | arodriguez@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal UPDATED: January 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM PST As the Trump administration tries to choke federal funding, agencies and nonprofits in - San Rafael gets grant to advance Canal bridge project
By Adrian Rodriguez | arodriguez@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal UPDATED: January 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM PST San Rafael has received a grant of nearly $1.6 million for the study - San Rafael Chamber names 2025 board of directors
The Marin County chamber has announced seven new members to its 2025 board of directors, for a total of 14 members. NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL, - Marin officials laud regional sea-level adaptation plan
By Adrian Rodriguez | arodriguez@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal PUBLISHED: January 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM PST With about 40 miles of low-lying bay shoreline near homes and businesses, Marin
