Mercury News: The Builder’s Remedy tool promised to give developers power to override local zoning — but cities are mostly holding up projects in litigation and environmental reviews, with a pair of Mill Valley exceptions

Mercury News: The Builder’s Remedy tool promised to give developers power to override local zoning — but cities are mostly holding up projects in litigation and environmental reviews, with a pair of Mill Valley exceptions

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...
Parade Organizers, Sweetwater Team Up for a ‘History of the Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade’ on the Sweetwater Patio – April 2nd, 5:30-7:30

Parade Organizers, Sweetwater Team Up for a ‘History of the Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade’ on the Sweetwater Patio – April 2nd, 5:30-7:30

  As we ramp up toward the 2024 Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade, it’s also extremely important to remind ourselves, and new families coming into town, how amazing this parade is and how many throngs of people turn out every year to participate in it. Lucky for...
Tutor Corps & Pacific Preparatory School Continue Their Quest to Support Learning Differences and Advocate for Students to Get the Support They Need to Learn Effectively

Tutor Corps & Pacific Preparatory School Continue Their Quest to Support Learning Differences and Advocate for Students to Get the Support They Need to Learn Effectively

Mill Valley resident Jesse Roselin, owner of three related organizations (Tutor Corps, the Tutor Corps Foundation, and Pacific Preparatory), continues to expand access to services for students across Mill Valley. Tutor Corps and the Tutor Corps Foundation offer...
MVSD School Board Members Address Friends Field Issue, Commits to ‘Creating Spaces and Opportunities to Engage in Constructive Dialogue with the City to Address Any Misunderstandings and Work Toward Mutually Beneficial Solutions’

MVSD School Board Members Address Friends Field Issue, Commits to ‘Creating Spaces and Opportunities to Engage in Constructive Dialogue with the City to Address Any Misunderstandings and Work Toward Mutually Beneficial Solutions’

The past month or so was as tumultuous as it gets in Mill Valley. But as the Mill Valley School District has set its sights on building a new middle school on the existing site, MVSD trustees sought to move forward with a focus on the road ahead. In doing so, trustees...
2024 Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade Applications Are Available Now for One of Our Community’s Biggest Events of the Year – May 27th!

2024 Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade Applications Are Available Now for One of Our Community’s Biggest Events of the Year – May 27th!

The organizers of the 2024 Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade announced this week that the event will return on May 27th!! This year’s theme, “Strength in Numbers,” represents our tight-woven community spirit, how, as a town, we come together and get...
Facing Litigation Exposure, Mill Valley School District Steps Away from Friends Field as a Possible Middle School Location – Board Reconvenes on March 7

Facing Litigation Exposure, Mill Valley School District Steps Away from Friends Field as a Possible Middle School Location – Board Reconvenes on March 7

February 2024 was about as pugnacious a month as Mill Valley has had in quite a few years. In the span of 26 days, the City of Mill Valley and the Mill Valley School District squared off in a feverish debate over the district’s stated intentions, with the...