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ASOV: The Automatic Shut-Off Valve: Your Neighbor Leaves You a Voice Mail While You’re on Vacation – “Hey, Bob, it’s Alice. There’s water coming out of your garage?” Water Damage is the Most Common Homeowner’s Claim in CA. ASOV is the Best Way to Prevent It.

ASOV: The Automatic Shut-Off Valve: Your Neighbor Leaves You a Voice Mail While You’re on Vacation – “Hey, Bob, it’s Alice. There’s water coming out of your garage?” Water Damage is the Most Common Homeowner’s Claim in CA. ASOV is the Best Way to Prevent It.

by | Mar 4, 2026 | Business, City Council, City of Mill Valley, Downtown Mill Valley, Health & Wellness, Milll Valley Chamber, Uncategorized

ASOV: That is, the Automatic Shut-Off Valve. Here’s the gist: Your neighbor leaves you a voicemail while you’re on a family vacation, “Hey, Bob, it’s Alice. There’s water coming out of your garage?” That claim, if covered by your homeowner’s policy, could cost...
Marin IJ: Marin County Executive Derek Johnson is Proposing the County Create a New Strategic Plan, Its First Since 2001

Marin IJ: Marin County Executive Derek Johnson is Proposing the County Create a New Strategic Plan, Its First Since 2001

by | Feb 27, 2026 | Business, City Council, City of Mill Valley, Climate, Depot Plaza, Diversity & Equity, Downtown Mill Valley, Housing

“Ultimately, the strategic plan should be our North Star. It should guide our work plans, our capital investments and your policy decisions,” Johnson told county supervisors during a budget workshop on Monday. He recommended starting the process immediately so the...
On the Heels of Multiple Planning Commission Study Sessions, City Council Will Dictate the Road Ahead for Loosening the Rules on Land Use

On the Heels of Multiple Planning Commission Study Sessions, City Council Will Dictate the Road Ahead for Loosening the Rules on Land Use

by | Feb 25, 2026 | Arts & Entertainment, Business, City Council, City of Mill Valley, County of Marin, First Tuesday Artwalk, Food & Drink, Health & Wellness

Dating back to 2023-24, the Mill Valley Planning Commission, City Councilmembers and staff have have taken some critically important steps on managing land use in town, specifically across the four commercial zone districts within city limits: Downtown Commercial...
Councilmembers, Planning Commissioners, Staff and Residents Continue Their Efforts to Dive Deeply Into a Reconsidering of Up Dated Parking Regulations – MV Will Eliminate Parking Requirements for New Businesses Downtown

Councilmembers, Planning Commissioners, Staff and Residents Continue Their Efforts to Dive Deeply Into a Reconsidering of Up Dated Parking Regulations – MV Will Eliminate Parking Requirements for New Businesses Downtown

by | Feb 25, 2026 | Arts & Entertainment, Business, City Council, City of Mill Valley, Climate, Depot Plaza, Diversity & Equity, Downtown Mill Valley, Emergency Preparedness, Health & Wellness, Housing, Parks & Recreation, Restaurants, Shopping

Over the course of many months, dating back to at least 2023-2024, the Mill Valley Valley City Council, Planning Commissioners, business owners and myriad community members, not to mention local residents, have focused deeply on identifying clarity for business and...
Dick Spotswood & Mill Valley Councilmember Stephen Burke Brainstormed on the Difficulty Building Housing, Unveiling

Dick Spotswood & Mill Valley Councilmember Stephen Burke Brainstormed on the Difficulty Building Housing, Unveiling

by | Feb 24, 2026 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, County of Marin, Diversity & Equity, Downtown Mill Valley, Health & Wellness, Housing, Parks & Recreation

From Dick Spotswood & Council Stephen Burke: We were brainstorming the difficulty of building workforce housing in Marin. We acknowledged the question was not whether it needed to be built. The stumbling blocks are financing and identifying appropriate locations....
Dick Spotswood & Mill Valley Councilmember Stephen Burke Brainstormed on the Difficulty Building Housing, Unveiling

NYT Reporter Conor Dougherty Has Long Educated Marin & Larger Bay Area About How Best to Navigate Housing, Whether its ‘Abundance,’ Affordability, Now He Suggests ‘America Needs New Cities – a Whole City from Scratch. It’s Been Done Before & Might Solve the Housing Crisis

by | Feb 16, 2026 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, County of Marin, Diversity & Equity, Downtown Mill Valley, Health & Wellness, Housing, Parks & Recreation

Mill Valley City Hall. The city is Irvine, population 300,000 or so. On the surface it looks like a typical American suburb with curlicue streets and shopping centers abundant in parking. What makes Irvine unique is that unlike most of its neighbors, it also has a...