Posts Tagged ‘Equity’
City Council Backs Latest Iteration of Its Housing Element Through 2031, Eyes Approval From California HCD Before It Can Be Enacted
“We have been really careful, and I have been proud of our staff and our council and city attorney on our process of public engagement that has gone on throughout this process,” Cusimano added. “There are no new goals or policies being implemented in the latest update to the plan. The changes that staff are recommending are administrative and technical in nature,” and quite limited.
Read MoreSF Chronicle Digs Into City of Mill Valley’s Affordable Housing Efforts and Friends of Hauke Park’s Lawsuit That Cites ‘Continued Discrimination’ Against Residents in Eastern Part of Town
The San Francisco Chronicle is the most recent news organization to take notice, with reporter Emily Hoeven quoting Jenny Silva, a YIMBY watchdog and board chair for the Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative, as saying “it’s disingenuous to claim a fair housing violation when the area in question is 70% white and has a median household income of about $124,000. This is not a poor neighborhood by any stretch of the imagination.”
Read MoreFriends of Hauke Park Sues City of Mill Valley, Citing ‘Continued Discrimination’ in Housing Policy Against Residents of the Eastern Part of Town, Seeks Donations
Unconvinced that the city’s aforementioned intentions were serious, Friends of Hauke Park, the organization that has opposed the density of housing in the Enchanted Knolls neighborhood and its neighbors, filed a lawsuit this week against the city, citing “continued discrimination” against East Mill Valley neighborhoods.
Read MorePlanning Commission Hosts Study Session on 1 Hamilton Dr., City Sends Off a Council Approved 8-Year Housing Element to State
In addition to the aforementioned 1 Hamilton plan, the housing element identifies 401 Miller Ave., the complex that’s home to Sol Food and Simple Mills, as well as the large property on East Blithedale Ave. owned by Comcast building.
Read MorePerforming Stars, Marin Housing Authority, Clean MV & Many More Team for Earth Day Cleanup in Marin City – April 22, 9am-3pm
A wide range of organizations are coming together once again to spearhead a Community Wide Clean Up in Marin City on Friday, April 22, 9am-3pm. Clean Mill Valley is joining Marin’s Performing Stars, the Marin Housing Authority (MHA), Golden Gate Village, the Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (MCSTOPPP), the Conservation Corps North Bay, along with a number of other local and county agencies and community partners.
Read MoreBridge the Gap Hosts ‘Vines & Vision 2023 Gala’ at Osher Marin JCC in San Rafael – March 9
Bridge the Gap is hosting its Vines & Vision 2023 Gala to celebrate and support the work of Bridge the Gap and to thank supporters for all they have done to support the program’s students and further the cause of educational equity.
Read MorePerforming Stars, Marin Housing Authority, Clean MV & Many More Team for Earth Day Cleanup in Marin City – April 22-23
A wide range of organizations are coming together to spearhead a Community Wide Clean Up in Marin City on Friday, April 22 (10am-8pm) and Saturday, April 23 (10am-3pm). Clean Mill Valley is joining Marin’s Performing Stars, the Marin Housing Authority (MHA), the Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (MCSTOPPP), the Conservation Corps North Bay, along with a number of other local and county agencies and community partners.
Read MoreCity Council Backs Next Steps on 1 Hamilton Dr. Housing, Eyes Housing Element Workshop Feb. 16
Before city officials got a chance to do community outreach, they received a written threat of litigation from attorney Patrick Soluri of Soluri Meserve on behalf of the Friends of Hauke Park.
Read MoreCity Council Tees Up Update on 1 Hamilton Dr. Housing – Feb. 7
On Feb. 7 via Zoom, the Mill Valley City Council continues its review of the feasibility of its plans to create conditions to ensure that dozens of people who work in Mill Valley but cannot afford to live here can do so, thus expanding opportunity and reducing traffic.
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