Posts Tagged ‘Downtown Mill Valley’
Op-Ed: California Has a $20 Billion Problem and No Clear Way to Solve It
In its May 2023 forecast, the Employment Development Department said that California’s unemployment insurance fund debt would grow to $19.7 billion by the end of the year. Much of that debt was accumulated during the pandemic when millions of people lost their jobs and the state had to borrow money from the federal government to pay out unemployment benefits,” Raderman writes.
Read MoreAerena Galleries and Laurel Designs Host a Free Demo on Making a Holiday White Pumpkin Floral Arrangement – Nov. 15, 11am
The gallery is hosting a free event demonstration to make your Holiday white pumpkin floral arrangement for your table with Laurel Ann Winzler of LAUREL Designs, 30-time presenter at Bouquets to Art.
Read MoreFormer MV City Councilman Files Appeal to Reverse Planning Commission’s Unanimous Approval of the Proposed Treehouse Project at Former BofA Building
Wachtel seeks to compel the City Council to reverse the decision on a number of grounds, including that “there was no consideration of the city’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,” that it went against the city’s MV2040 General Plan, as well as noise, parking and the membership concept.
Read MoreDazzled by the Mill Valley Lumber Yard, Amanda and Richard Weld Expand their Ultra-Creative Tantrum Shop to Mill Valley
“Walking around the property, you could feel the incredible care, the sound of the huge lumber trucks rolling through the old yard. “It almost feels as if Matt and his team built the place from scratch – it’s incredible,” Richard Weld says.
Read MoreSound the Alarm: Marin’s Costs Associated With Needed Sea Level Defense Could Reach $17 Billion
Dana Brechwald, a climate official at the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, stepped into that breach last month, telling the Marin County Board of Supervisors that Marin County is facing about $17 billion in expenses to protect itself from the rising sea, the second highest cost estimate in the Bay Area, according to the Marin Independent Journal.
Read MoreLongtime Mill Valley Resident and Former Marin County Planning Director Marjorie Macris Dies at 88
Marjorie W. Macris, 88, longtime Mill Valley resident and former Marin County Planning Director, died of heart failure at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco on October 16, 2023. Born in Chicago and raised in the Midwest, Marge graduated from York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois, in 1952. At the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,…
Read MorePlanning Commission Approves Proposed Treehouse Project at Former BofA Building and Makes a Compelling Case for More Vibrancy and Less Car Dependency
“This is a challenging place to try to get anything approved,” Commissioner Greg Hildebrand said. “It’s a lot of the same issues: noise, privacy, parking. If this doesn’t move forward, it could sit empty for five years.” “This is going to bring more people downtown, and it will help the businesses around it.”
Read MoreMarin County Officials Unveil Online Database and Map of Public Art Throughout Marin!
“The program is designed to bring the power and delight of art into our everyday experiences of our natural environment through the transformation of ordinary objects, so this new art map is a great tool for us,” she said.
Read MoreMusic Heals International Tees Up 10th Annual Benefit at Sweetwater Music Hall on Nov. 20
The 2023 edition of the event serves as the 10th anniversary concert, a “one-time only night of musical collaborations honoring the late, great Rob Wasserman – a gathering of legends, including acclaimed jazz bassist Christian McBride, ALO guitarist Lebo (Dan Lebowitz), Arcade Fire guitarist Paul Beaubrun, Dead & Company drummer Jay Lane and turntablist DJ Logic.
Read MoreAs Planning Commission Considers Proposed ‘Treehouse’ Arts & Culture-Oriented Club That Seeks to Re-Envision the Historic Bank of America Building, MV Chamber Weighs In
The founders of the popular Marine Layer clothing brand initially saw the building as a possible retail concept, but pivoted after learning of the significant aforementioned obstacles they saw as untenable. Instead, they chose a concept that has garnered excitement in cities and towns across the U.S. that look to create gathering spaces for communities wanting reconnection after the years of pandemic disruption. A “recurring revenue” model is important for a very large space with little curb appeal.
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