Posts by jim@millvalley.org
James Gray to Receive Director Award From Mill Valley Film Festival
MarinIJ: Bay Area Tech Layoffs Already Top Last Year as More Job Cuts Surface
SAN JOSE — The number of tech industry job cuts in 2026 in the Bay Area has already surpassed 2025, following downsizing disclosures by companies such as PayPal, Amazon and Synopsys. Through the start of September, tech companies have revealed plans to eliminate 12,947 jobs in the region, 27% higher than the 10,170 disclosed for all…
Read MoreMarinIJ: Tiburon Allocates Extra Funds for El Niño Defense
Tiburon has approved a $75,000 budget amendment to purchase additional storm response and emergency preparedness supplies ahead of a potentially severe rain season. Meteorologists predict strong El Niño conditions in the region starting in October. The climate pattern and the prospect of king tides have Marin municipalities preparing for potential flooding. “Given the Town’s vulnerable…
Read MoreMarin IJ: Mill Valley Officials Push for Services Tax Extension
Mill Valley is asking voters to extend a $300 annual parcel tax to finish repaving streets and trim vegetation for fire prevention. Measure T on the Nov. 3 ballot would extend the city’s municipal services tax for a decade. It requires a two-thirds approval majority to pass. “For almost 40 years, Mill Valley’s municipal services…
Read MoreMarin Transit News
Mill Valley’s Commute is the Shortest It’s Been in Decades. Here’s why you aren’t seeing it on local roads.
What’s happening: Mill Valley’s mean commute time fell to 24.8 minutes in 2024, the lowest figure in at least four decades of Census data, according to a Metropolitan Transportation Commission compilation of records going back to 1980. U.S. Census Bureau data collected since 2019 shows most of the recent drop happened in a single step.…
Read MoreJames Gray to Receive MVFF Director Award from Mill Valley Film Festival
JAMES GRAY TO RECEIVE THE MVFF DIRECTOR AWARDAward Presentation, Screening of Paper Tiger, and ConversationFilmmaker will discuss Paper Tiger in an onstage conversationModerated by Rian JohnsonMonday, October 5, 2026 • 7:00 PM San Rafael, CA. (September 2, 2026) — The Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) will present director James Gray with the MVFF Director Award on Monday, October 5,…
Read MoreFollow Readiness Steps During Preparedness Month
Efficiency in Motion: Mill Valley Refuse Reduces Garbage Collection Routes Up to 22% With RouteSmart
Marin Housing Solutions Forum
We want your help spreading the word about the Marin Housing Solutions Forum on September 22 from 3–5 PM! MCF President and CEO Rhea Suh will speak, as well as Steering Committee member Maureen Sedonaen of Habitat for Humanity and Coalition member Jarrod Russell of CLAM. We put together an Outreach Toolkit containing two graphics, the event flyer, sample text for both newsletters and emails, and…
Read More