City of Mill Valley Hires Tammy Herndon as Management Analyst with Focus on DEI

City of Mill Valley Hires Tammy Herndon as Management Analyst with Focus on DEI

Thinking back through the most fraught, complex conversations we had in our community in 2020 and the years that followed, it’s worth remembering how incredibly it was that 18 local residents went through painstaking work of detailing and identifying the ways...
City Officials and Local Developers are Coming to Grips with the Complexities of the City’s New Housing Element and Its Impacts on Developers Hoping to Build Our Way to State Mandates

City Officials and Local Developers are Coming to Grips with the Complexities of the City’s New Housing Element and Its Impacts on Developers Hoping to Build Our Way to State Mandates

On the heels of a pair of major steps forward – an approved Housing Element by the State of California’s Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) through 2031 and unanimous City Council approval of a new development of 45 apartments that are deemed...
Mercury News: The Builder’s Remedy tool promised to give developers power to override local zoning — but cities are mostly holding up projects in litigation and environmental reviews, with a pair of Mill Valley exceptions

Mercury News: The Builder’s Remedy tool promised to give developers power to override local zoning — but cities are mostly holding up projects in litigation and environmental reviews, with a pair of Mill Valley exceptions

The so-called builder’s remedy penalizes cities that have failed to get state approval for their plans to accommodate new residential growth. Without the state’s sign-off on that plan, known as the housing element, developers can skirt local zoning codes and propose...
Mt. Tam Community Land Trust and City of Mill Valley Host ‘Aging in Place With Safety, Connect & Delight’ – May 1, 1-3pm, MV Library

Mt. Tam Community Land Trust and City of Mill Valley Host ‘Aging in Place With Safety, Connect & Delight’ – May 1, 1-3pm, MV Library

This event is an introduction on how to make your home a partner in your healthy aging  experience. Susanne Stadler, architect and inclusive design activist, will present an overview of the Aging 360™ workshop she designed together with social workers  for the...
Integrated Design Studio to Host a Habitat for Humanity Event – May 2nd, 5-7pm, RSVP Required

Integrated Design Studio to Host a Habitat for Humanity Event – May 2nd, 5-7pm, RSVP Required

Integrated Design Studio (IDS) in Mill Valley’s Tam Junction neighborhood, a long heralded and award-winning firm, is hosting a Habitat for Humanity event on May 2nd. “IDS welcomes all Mill Valley Chamber members who are interested in learning what Habitat...