Housing
A Mill Valley Year in Review: Joy, Pain, Sunshine…What Else? (Lately), Plenty of Much-Needed Rain
As we near the third year of an absolutely relentless, seemingly never-ending and ever-changing global pandemic, it can be difficult to take it all in, to view 2021 with a macro-level perspective, particularly as we are currently awash in the incredibly transmissible Omicron variant. Here’s as good a starting point as any: holy sh** vaccines are an absolute wonder!
Read MoreFrustrated by a Deluge of State Legislation, City Officials Resolve to Pull Every Lever Possible to Meet Its Housing Goals
City officials have made it clear that they are dead serious about pulling every lever possible to create the conditions that would significantly expand on the city’s approximately 6,670 current housing units and support the amount of additional housing for which they’re on the hook, according to ABAG.
Read MoreGreta McLain Talks About Bringing Communities Together Through Art at Virtual OAC Event – Dec. 15
At a free, virtual Outdoor Art Club event on Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 1pm via Zoom, Greta McLain will talk about how she designs public spaces to enrich positive energy and celebrate the people, histories, challenges, and richness that exist in surrounding communities, expressing the narrative of a neighborhood from the point of view of the people who live there.
Read MoreMarin County Supervisors Approve Plans to Build 10 studio Apartments and 11 Airbnb-Style Extended-Stay Rooms Near Manzanita Park & Ride Lot
The project calls for the construction of a two-story building with 10 studio apartments and 11 studio extended-stay hotel rooms at 150 Shoreline Hwy., near the flood-prone Manzanita Park & Ride lot within the flood zone.
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The County of Marin has been taking steps to identify and rectify historical documents and records that reflect its shameful past.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 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 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 MorePoet and/the Bench Unveils ‘Made with Love’ Mural, Debuts a Photo and Coloring Contests
Poet and/the Bench is launching a pair of contests to celebrate the mural: an Instagram-centric photo contest featuring the mural and a “Made with Love” coloring contest.
Read MoreDr. Elizabeth Horevitz Talks ‘Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Tale of Two Marins’ at Virtual OAC Event – Oct. 28
Horevitz will share stories of risk and resilience, and outline a path forward for eliminating Marin’s pervasive health and mental health inequities that were laid bare by the pandemic.
Read MoreFacing Neighbor Opposition But Vocal Support From Housing Advocates, City Council Backs Further Exploration of Housing Development on City-Owned Land at 1 Hamilton Drive
Can the City of Mill Valley successfully create conditions to ensure that dozens of people who work in Mill Valley but cannot afford to live here can do so, thus expanding opportunity and reducing traffic? The City Council took a significant step forward Monday night.
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