by mvchamber | Jan 22, 2025 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, Emergency Preparedness, Volunteerism
With the recent events in Los Angeles, it’s understandable that residents are concerned and have questions about similar risks in Marin County, as well as the efforts being made to reduce those risks and prevent a similar event from occurring here. In 2020, Marin...
by mvchamber | Jan 14, 2025 | Arts & Entertainment, City Council, City of Mill Valley, Climate, County of Marin, Diversity & Equity, Downtown Mill Valley, Emergency Preparedness, Health & Wellness, Milll Valley Chamber, Parks & Recreation, Philanthropy
From Jocelyn Anker and Schuyler Allen, who are organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Clove Galilee and and Jenny Rogers to recover in the aftermath of the California wildfires. On January 8th, Clove and Jenny watched their beloved house and its contents go up in...
by mvchamber | Jan 6, 2025 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, County of Marin, Diversity & Equity, Health & Wellness
As California lawmakers returned Monday to Sacramento for the legislative session, Democrats acknowledged a clear message from voters: California’s sky-high cost of living needs to drop back down to Earth. “We get it,” Democratic state Sen. Dave Cortese said. “The...
by mvchamber | Jan 2, 2025 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, County of Marin, Diversity & Equity, Downtown Mill Valley, Food & Drink, Housing, Local Laws, Restaurants
California State Capitol in Sacramento. California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom approved more than a thousand laws this year on topics ranging from environmental regulation to traffic rules. Here’s a look at many new laws that take effect in 2025 that could affect...
by mvchamber | Jan 2, 2025 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, Depot Plaza, Downtown Mill Valley, Health & Wellness, Miller Avenue, Parks & Recreation
More than 16 months since a would-be break through appeared to lower the temperature on an effort to bring the historic No. 9 locomotive back to Mill Valley in the future, with a proposed a 5-year agreement to place the historic locomotive “Engine No. 9” in front of...
by mvchamber | Dec 16, 2024 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, Climate, County of Marin, Diversity & Equity, Downtown Mill Valley, Emergency Preparedness, Health & Wellness, Housing
California’s property insurance market has been reeling after a series of devastating and costly wildfires over the last decade, with estimated losses of more than $35.8 billion. Insurers have argued that outdated voter-approved regulations enacted in the late 1980s...