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Editorial: Bridge, park plan makes sense for San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood
Posted: July 17, 2025
By Marin IJ Editorial Board, (Read Article Here) After years of talking about building a pedestrian bridge across the San Rafael Canal, the San Rafael City

Canal Alliance: Supporting Latinos and Immigrants in Marin County Since 1982
Posted: July 16, 2025
By Nestor Schnasse, MCBA. / (Read Article Here) The current administration’s aggressive deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across the country has resulted

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