Posts Tagged ‘Diversity Equity & Inclusion’
“It’s Just Hard to Get Hit With”: Council Unanimously Approves a Waste Collection Hike of 8.26%, Among the Highest in Southern Marin
Gene Della Zoppa, CEO of Mill Valley Refuse Service, said the rate increase is due to the current economy. Della Zoppa said for the years 2022 to 2024, the company had an average rate increase of 4.25%. “Other cities across the Unites States are also seeing increases related to solid waste collection,” Della Zoppa said. Additionally, he said some of the biggest costs are labor, disposal costs, workers compensation, and insurance. A union contract negotiated last year resulted in a 15% hourly wage increase for drivers, and this year the drivers’ get a 5.5% increase.”
Read MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of June 3
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Read MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of May 27
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Read MoreLuke Barnesmoore of Home Match: Older Adult Homelessness and the Need for a County Homelessness Prevention Strategy
“Older adults are—as we might expect given the realities of aging— high utilizers of HHS services, but they are not seeing equitable outcomes in our homelessness response system because the interventions available through coordinated entry are not designed to meet their unique needs. We cannot accept the notion that asking our elected officials to prevent displacement and homelessness among low-income older adults is asking too much.”
Read MoreFree Westminster Events Panel on Affordable Housing in Marin Featured a Trio Who Wants You to Learn to Love and Support Housing Density for the Long-Term Benefit of our Community
“Marin residents would love to support affordable housing, or at least that’s what they say,” Spotswood said at the outset. “To make real progress, we’re going to have to make larger strides.” “It will take 15 years to build out of this crisis,” Silva said. “We haven’t been meeting these goals for 30-plus years. That’s why we have this level of homelessness. We need every kind of housing.”
Read MoreCity Council Looks to Make the Case for a November Ballot Measure to Address Massive Infrastructure Needs of $150 Million to $180 Million in the Next 10-15 Years
On the heels of city efforts to fund its massive, long-term infrastructure needs via a Transfer and Real Property Transfer Tax – an effort whose polling ultimately didn’t meet the necessary support to pass via a EMC Research survey of likely voters – City of Mill Valley officials pivoted in March to direct staff to present a 1% Sales Tax increase ballot measure to voters in November to establish a dependable source of local funding for crucial City services and facilities. The total, long-term needs are $150 million to $180 million in the next 10-15 years,” city officials said at a City Council meeting Monday.
Read MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of May 20
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Read MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of May 13
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Read MoreADU Marin to Work With Cities to Provide Information on Developing the Apartments, Also Known as Granny Flats or In-Law Units
ADU Marin is working with officials in San Anselmo, Mill Valley, Fairfax, Larkspur, Sausalito, Novato, San Rafael, Corte Madera, Ross and the county to provide information on developing the apartments, also known as granny flats or in-law units, according to the Main Independent journal. The organization launched a website, ADUMarin.org, on April 1. A series of recorded webinars featuring local building and planning officials has been uploaded to the site.
Read MoreSample the Best of Mill Valley Featuring Local Artisans, Muralists, Jewelry Makers, Clothing Designers & Apparel Shops, Along With Local Restaurants, the Debut of Wine Valley, Arts & Crafts Activities, Nonprofit Orgs & Much More!
Beyond the highly-anticipated 2024 music lineup that features headliners Fleet Foxes (Saturday) and Greensky Bluegrass (Sunday), and among other acts like Thee Sacred Souls, Margo Price, Fruit Bats, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, and Rebirth Brass Band, Mill Valley Music Festival will again host a massive outdoor vendor village featuring many of the NorCal region’s best artisans, creatives, and designers as well as important community organizations and nonprofits.
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