Local Laws
Renowned Attorney and Longtime Community Volunteer Jim Parton Passes Away at 71 – a Celebration of Life Is on Thursday, July 20, 3:30-5:30pm at the Outdoor Art Club
Jim lived life fully with honesty, integrity and a sense of fun. He didn’t believe in sugar coating or hiding the bracing truths of life behind soft, nondescript, feel-good language.
Read MoreLongtime Mill Valley Resident Chuck Oldenburg, Homestead Valley’s Historian, Dies at 94 – Memorial Set for Jun 4
On March 29, 2023, Charles Clifford Oldenburg, known as “Chuck,” beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, a former chemical engineer who became known as Homestead Valley’s unofficial historian, died peacefully at the age of 94, according to a recent obituary. Oldenburg was born on February 1, 1929, in Blue Island, Illinois, the first son of…
Read MoreEarth Day Marin Celebrates Climate Action and Creativity on April 23, 1– 5pm
Earth Day Marin is a free, family-friendly event that engages thousands of people in creative activities, art, music, talks and booths about climate action.
Read MoreThese New CA Laws Went Into Effect on Jan. 1 – Here Are Some That Might Affect And/Or Interest You
“For the past six years, through boom, bust and pandemic, California’s Legislature has ended each session with a blitz of new laws that aim to make housing more plentiful and affordable.
Read More2022-23 EMV Guide: Member Directory
The Mill Valley Chamber has nearly 400 members, including an array of arts & culture organizations, restaurants, retail shops, nonprofits, financial services, real estate, health & wellness, automotive, lodging, consumer and professional services and much more.
Read More2022-23 EMV Guide: Community Resources & Emergency Preparedness Tips
Leah Curtis, NRG Coordinator, Chris Tubbs, Fire Chief & Tom
Welch, Deputy Chief, Mill Valley Fire Department & Southern
Marin Fire Department, share their helpful checklists to Make a Plan and Build Your Own Go Bag and Stay Box in case of disaster.
NY Times Puts Mill Valley Center Stage in the Housing Debate, From Nimby & Yimby to Kite Hill
Dougherty has turned his attention to Mill Valley, specifically longtime local resident Phil Richardson’s long-dormant effort to build a multi-faceted development project on his vacant 575 East Blithedale Avenue at Camino Alto lot.
Read MoreProhibition on Food Delivery Apps Keeping Tips Joins List of Eatery-Friendly New Laws in 2022
Assembly Bill 286 increases billing transparency for restaurants that use food delivery apps, making it illegal for those food delivery apps to keep any gratuity meant for workers, whether delivery or from the restaurant.
Read MoreThese New CA Laws Went Into Effect on Jan. 1 – Here Are Some That Might Affect You
It’s easy to get lost in the avalanche of new legislation, so here’s a curated list of new laws of import to Mill Valley residents and businesses. For starters, Newsom signed a trio of pieces that allow restaurants and bars to expand outdoor and parklet service and alcohol sales, and to continue selling to-go alcoholic beverages.
Read MoreA 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!
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