City of Mill Valley
Clean Mill Valley Turns 9, Remains Vigilant on Reducing Litter, Leaning on Volunteers and Businesses
Nine years after a group of local activists got together to address the abundance of litter in town, Clean Mill Valley, powered by a group of dedicated volunteers and with support from the Mill Valley Chamber, the Outdoor Art Club, the Rotary Club and the former Bloomathon have all long been dedicated to improving the appearance of our town and preserving our natural environment.
Read MoreA Coalition of Creative Mill Valley History and Train Buffs Hopes to Expand Plaza to Include the Historic Engine No. 9 – Here’s How You Can Support Them
The MV Historical Society is working to create a coalition of support – which they hope will include the Chamber of Commerce and many local businesses – to urge the City to expand the downtown plaza and make a home there for Engine No. 9.
Read MoreCity Council Digs Into the Marin County Restrictive Covenants Program
The County of Marin has been taking steps to identify and rectify historical documents and records that reflect its shameful past. At the Mill Valley City Council’s meeting in late October, Liz Darby, Social Equity Programs and Policy Coordinator for the Marin County Community Development Agency, gave a presentation on the County of Marin’s Restrictive Covenant Project.
Read MoreMarin County Public Health Lifts Indoor Mask Mandate for Vaccinated People in Most Settings
Just three days removed from metrics that appeared to force Marin to wait at least three more weeks before it could lift its indoor mask mandate, those metrics took a sharply positive turn late last week. As a result, the mandate, in effect since August 2, was lifted effective today at 12pm, making Marin the first county in the Bay Area to stop requiring face coverings in nearly all public places.
Read MoreCO$T Gathers Star-Studded Panel to Dig Into the Road Ahead Amidst a Housing Crisis
A panel this week on the housing crisis, moderated by former Mill Valley Mayor and longtime Marin IJ columnist Dick Spotswood and featuring State Senator Mike McGuire, State Assemblyman Marc Levine, Novato City Councilmember Pat Eklund and Susan Kirsch, made it clear that the landscape has shifted in recent months on the housing front.
Read MoreCity Officials, Arts Commissioners and Donors Gather to Toast ‘Halley’s Comet’ Sculpture Outside Community Center
Led by Mayor John McCauley, the group dedicated “Halley’s Comet,” an outdoor art piece that was installed on March 18 outside the Community Center – exactly 40 years early from its predicted next perihelion on July 28, 2061.
Read MoreOn the Heels of Gorgeous, Adaptable Sweetwater Music Hall Patio, the Praise Just Keeps Comin’ for Richardson Pribuss Architects
Mill Valley’s Richardson Pribuss Architects gets plenty of attention for the Sweetwater Music Hall’s gorgeous outdoor patio, but it’s far from the only project by the 14-person team spearheaded by partners Heidi Richardson and Andrew Pribuss that is drawing industry acclaim.
Read MoreGov. Newsom Signs Trio of Bills That Allow Restaurants and Bars to Expand Outdoor/Parklet Service and Alcohol Sales, Keep Selling To-Go Beverages
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a trio of bills designed to provide flexibility to restaurants and bars whose business models have been so ravaged by the COVID-19 crisis. Mill Valley businesses have benefited greatly from a partnership between the Mill Valley Chamber and the City of Mill Valley that has focused emphasized outdoor use.
Read MoreMV Library Foundation Debuts ‘Story Walk,’ a Walkathon-Style Fundraiser in Support of the Public Library – Oct. 24
On Oct. 24, the Mill Valley Library Foundation hosts Story Walk, an all-ages, community-based fundraising event benefiting the foundation that calls for attendees to walk from the Mill Valley Public Library to Tam High and/or the Mill Valley Lumber Yard.
Read MoreCity Seeks Public Input on Trial Reconfigured Downtown Streets – Thru Oct. 22
Raise your voice: In the midst of the Downtown Project, City officials are doing a one-month test-run of reconfiguring downtown traffic patterns at two key intersections to evaluate their potential for improving safety, through October 22.
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