by mvchamber | Apr 25, 2024 | City Council, Diversity & Equity, Housing
In late 2023, Marin County Government officials sought to see which way the wind was blowing when it comes to the priorities of its constituents. They got a pretty definitive reply from residents via a countywide community survey: the top issue was housing with 31%...
by mvchamber | Apr 25, 2024 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, Depot Plaza, Downtown Mill Valley, Emergency Preparedness, Food & Drink, Holidays, Miller Avenue, Tam High, Volunteerism
Let’s be clear: pancakes are always a good idea. That’s especially true when they serve as the tasty entree to a blockbuster Memorial Day weekend. It all begins with the return of the Mill Valley Volunteer Firefighters’ Association’s Pancake Breakfast from 7-11am in...
by mvchamber | Apr 22, 2024 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, Climate, County of Marin, Diversity & Equity, Downtown Mill Valley, Health & Wellness, Housing, Kids
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...
by mvchamber | Apr 17, 2024 | City Council, Diversity & Equity, Housing
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...
by mvchamber | Apr 14, 2024 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, County of Marin, Diversity & Equity, Health & Wellness, Housing, Mill Valley School District
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...
by mvchamber | Apr 9, 2024 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, County of Marin, Diversity & Equity, Downtown Mill Valley, Health & Wellness, Housing
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...
