Posts Tagged ‘Downtown Mill Valley’
SFGate Via California Association of Realtors’ Chief Economist: Bay Area Housing Market in 2025 Sees Sales Rising by Roughly 10% – But Buyers May Gain More Leverage
“Although price growth has slowed since rates have returned to historic norms and inventory has increased this year, supply remains tight, and affordability has deteriorated, so a full recovery to pre-pandemic levels is still a few years out, even though sales are expected to continue rising in the Bay Area during 2025,” Levine said.
Read MoreMarin IJ: California Housing Program’s Collateral Beneficiaries: Lobbyists, Lawmakers
“Those profiting from these transactions were unwilling to accept any meaningful accountability requirements, including that rents be discounted meaningfully from general market rents,” said Mark Stivers, director of advocacy for the California Housing Partnership, one of the program’s critics. “Greater accountability to the public is still very much needed.”
Read MoreRoberta Donnay & the Prohibition Mob with Marina Crouse and Danny Caron Hits the Sweetwater Music Hall Stage on Jan. 22nd, 8pm!
Award-winning jazz/blues recording artist Roberta Donnay’s interest in roots music started at a young age, listening and studying jazz and blues, led her to record with legendary jazz producer Orrin Keepnews, and touring 10+ years as a member of “Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks.” The Prohibition Mob features Grammy-winning trombonist Mike Rinta, John Burr on piano, Scott Jensen on trumpet, Heshima Mark Williams on bass, Mark Lee on drums, and special guest Danny Caron on guitar
Read MorePlaya, Mill Valley’s Popular Modern Mexican Restaurant, Recently Received a 2024 Michelin Bib Gourmand Accolade and Has Just Unveiled an Exciting New Menu!
In keeping with the adventurous spirit at Playa, General Manager, Manfred Mendez has designed a new cocktail program with stunning and colorful concoctions that complement Siegel’s spicy and earthy flavors. The Santa Madre combines two mezcals and sweet and spicy notes from pineapple syrup and ancho verde. Allspice adds a warm note to a Tepache Cocktail of mezcal and house-made tepache. The whimsically named Smokin’ Mirror is inspired by the classic Manhattan but offers a decidedly Mexican twist with Tequila, Mezcal and port.
Read MoreNatasha Biggart Opens Fennell in the Former Mint Space at 167-B Throckmorton Ave., Adjacent to Mill Valley Mercantile, With the Always-Delicious Mamahuhu Restaurant Nearby
As is often the case in Mill Valley, Biggart’s journey to the boutique scene in town got her attention. “It’s such a beautiful location,” says Biggart, who recently moved back to California after several years in Kaua’i. “I wanted to move back to the Bay Area, and found the Mint business listing over the summer. I live right in town now.”
Read MoreMarin IJ: A California Insurance Crisis and Which Bay Area Communities Have Lost the Most Coverage, Including Significant Impact on Mill Valley
California’s property insurance market has been reeling after a series of devastating and costly wildfires over the last decade, with estimated losses of more than $35.8 billion. Insurers have argued that outdated voter-approved regulations enacted in the late 1980s aimed at ensuring fairer rates have left them unable to charge enough to reflect rising costs…
Read MoreWreckless Strangers Kick off 2025 with a High-Energy Dinner Show at West Marin’s Rancho Nicasio on Saturday, January 11
Wreckless Strangers is a collective of six friends and musicians carrying the torch for San Francisco’s grand rock ‘n’ roll tradition. Their unique stew of “Bay Area Gumbo” melds the contemporary blues stylings of Bonnie Raitt and Boz Scaggs; the songwriting sensibilities of Sons of Champlin and Fleetwood Mac; the swashbuckling Americana of the Lost Planet Airmen and Peter Rowan; and the funk of Sly Stone and Tower of Power with a dash of Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane for flavor and unpredictability.
Read MoreMarin Voice From Ace Thelin, of Forest Knolls: Sadly, Rampant Homelessness a Sign That Capitalism Is Working as Intended
Capitalism is thriving because morality and common decency is absent from the policies imposed by the capitalist class. The way I see it, high demand (lots of people) and low supply (not enough available housing) will always create fierce competition and drive up the cost of rent and mortgage payments. When adequate housing is guaranteed, the rental market will crumble. People will no longer sign a contract in which half or a third of their income goes to rent because they will no longer have the fear of being homeless.
Read MoreDick Spotswood: Here’s Why Traffic Congestion on Marin’s Local Roads is Getting Worse
The post-pandemic trend to work from home has decreased the number of Marin residents commuting to San Francisco. Those new home-based workers patronize local restaurants, retail shops, grocery stores, bars and exercise venues, all by car. That’s why most Marin downtowns are vibrant. Marin’s prosperous residents want their property in top condition. Mill Valley City Manager Todd Cusimano reports that, this past year, 1,272 building permits were issued with a total valuation of $98 million. That means large numbers of contractors, landscapers and tradespeople coming and going.
Read MoreMarin IJ: Bay Area Planners to Poll Residents on Transportation Tax
“We are supportive of a measure to go forward,” Marin County Supervisor Stephanie Moulton-Peters, a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, said at its special meeting on Monday. “I have always supported a 10-year measure, just trying to get closer to the problem at hand, but I’m sympathetic to other organizations that may need capital projects to get the votes they need to pass.”
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