Posts Tagged ‘Climate Change’
Marin City Nears Initial Phase of Community Center Rehabilitation
Marin City leaders are poised to decide how to spend a $3 million state grant to start renovating the community center and gymnasium. Consultants have completed an assessment of the needed improvements and estimated the project cost at upwards of $13.5 million. The Marin City Community Services District board will consider the initial scope of…
Read MoreSarah Thacher: Energy Saving Programs for Marin Businesses)
Big $ Savings for Small BusinessesCounty of Marin and BayREN are partnering to help our busy small business owners fund equipment upgrades, reduce maintenance needs, and lower their energy bills.The BayREN Business Program offers: Funding is limited. Submit an interest form or reach out to Energy@MarinCounty.gov today to find out what program is best for your business!
Read MoreMCF: When Washington Steps Back, Communities Step Up: When Washington Steps Back, Communities Step Up
This week, Rhea posted about our response to the SNAP crisis last year. MCF built Food on Every Table and worked collaboratively with partners around the county to raise money and deliver food to community members in need. Earlier this summer, we jumped in again with partners and started to deliver physical/virtual “gift cards” to…
Read MoreFree E-Waste Collection in Mill Valley!
Please Note: No hazardous waste or household appliances will be accepted. For a full list of e-waste items accepted and not accepted, please visit the North Bay Conservation Corps website (only e-waste items will be accepted).
Read MoreMarin Voice: Groundwater Data Matters As Sea Level Rises
Marin’s sea-level-rise planning will be stronger if groundwater, land-motion monitoring and other flood factors are integrated into existing flood-risk planning before major public investments are designed, funded or built. Marin has spent years discussing sea-level-rise risk through reports, maps and adaptation studies. One additional data layer deserves more consistent attention in public planning discussions: groundwater…
Read MoreMarin IJ Earns Top Statewide Journalism Award
The Independent Journal has won 19 awards in the California News Publishers Association’s annual journalism contest — including the award for general excellence, its top honor. The general excellence award is the IJ’s second in four years in its circulation category. The award was for consecutive editions on Oct. 26 and 27, 2025. Overall, IJ…
Read MoreMarin IJ: Editorial: Mill Valley Leaders Do What They Can to Get New Homes Built
Mill Valley is taking steps to promote construction of the type of housing the community needs. Its decision to update its zoning to allow for building more affordable housing, including so-called “micro” apartments, is a step toward actually seeing a long-term need addressed. The council has taken a hard look at its “inclusionary” requirement, a…
Read MoreBy Changing Transportation Habits, We Can Make Impact – Asher Petter, Mill Valley
By changing transportation habits, we can make impact Recently, I found myself standing at a major intersection in Mill Valley counting dozens of cars idling in traffic, each one contributing to the emissions that change the climate and threaten our coastal community. As a student at Tamalpais High School, I know it is easy to…
Read MoreMarinIJ: Marin Students Recognized for Anti-Pollution Drone Project
Four juniors at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley have received state recognition for their environmental cleanup efforts. Justin Merlin, David De Zafra, Gideon Palestrant and Vaughn Neumann founded the Tam Air Club. As part of their work with the club, the teens built a small fixed-wing drone aircraft to survey Marin for pollution and…
Read MoreMarin IJ: Another View: Our Digital Lives Have Hidden Costs
Every time we stream a movie, upload photos, send emails or ask artificial intelligence to answer a question, the action feels effortless. The internet appears weightless — floating somewhere in an invisible “cloud.” But the cloud is not weightless at all. Behind every digital activity lies a vast physical infrastructure of data centers, servers, cables…
Read More