The Mercury News: California’s Insurance Crisis Continues, As State Farm an Insurance Rate Hike of 30%, Soon After the Company Won Emergency Approval for a 17% Rate Increase After the LA fires

The Mercury News: California’s Insurance Crisis Continues, As State Farm an Insurance Rate Hike of 30%, Soon After the Company Won Emergency Approval for a 17% Rate Increase After the LA fires

by | May 21, 2025 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, Climate, County of Marin, Diversity & Equity, Downtown Mill Valley, Emergency Preparedness, Health & Wellness, Housing

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 Insurers have argued that outdated voter-approved regulations enacted in the late 1980s...
Celebrate Earth Day at the Tam Valley Earth Day Festival – Sat., April 26th, Tam Valley Commmunity Center, 11am-2pm

Celebrate Earth Day at the Tam Valley Earth Day Festival – Sat., April 26th, Tam Valley Commmunity Center, 11am-2pm

by | Apr 22, 2025 | Art, Arts & Entertainment, City Council, City of Mill Valley, County of Marin, Diversity & Equity, Downtown Mill Valley, Emergency Preparedness, Health & Wellness, Holidays, Kids, Live Music, Local Laws, Parks & Recreation, Volunteerism

Join us for our second annual Earth Day Festival at the Community Center. We will have lots of fun activities for the whole family! Fun things to look forward to: Monarch Butterfly information with Michael Bogart and Mia Monroe with milkweed seeds and starts...
MV Residents’ Education Housing Partner’s 250-Unit, Affordable Apartment Project Near San Quentin For Teachers & County Employees, Have Received Unanimous Support to Take an Initial Step Toward Helping to Guarantee Rental Income for the Project

MV Residents’ Education Housing Partner’s 250-Unit, Affordable Apartment Project Near San Quentin For Teachers & County Employees, Have Received Unanimous Support to Take an Initial Step Toward Helping to Guarantee Rental Income for the Project

by | Apr 17, 2025 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, County of Marin, Diversity & Equity, Health & Wellness, Housing, Mill Valley in the News, Philanthropy

Marin County supervisors voted unanimously to take an initial step toward helping to guarantee rental income for a housing project designed to serve educators and county employees. The project, the Village at Oak Hill, envisions construction of 135 apartments on...
The Redwoods, A Community of Seniors in Mill Valley, Hosts a Unique Look at the Remarkable Work of Artist Sarelyn Wager – By Appt. Only

The Redwoods, A Community of Seniors in Mill Valley, Hosts a Unique Look at the Remarkable Work of Artist Sarelyn Wager – By Appt. Only

by | Apr 13, 2025 | Art, Health & Wellness, Housing, Philanthropy, The Redwoods, Volunteerism

An unusual exhibit, by appointment only, is at The Redwoods Senior Living Community featuring the vibrant and expressive works of artist Sarelyn Wager. The private exhibition opens mid-April 2025, showcasing Sarelyn’s remarkable works of her fellow residents at The...
As Lots of State Legislation Sought to Incentivize More Affordable Housing, We Saw Mill Valley Focusing on Right-Sized Affordability. So How Does it Fit in 2025 With the New Focus on ‘Abundance’?

As Lots of State Legislation Sought to Incentivize More Affordable Housing, We Saw Mill Valley Focusing on Right-Sized Affordability. So How Does it Fit in 2025 With the New Focus on ‘Abundance’?

by | Apr 9, 2025 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, County of Marin, Diversity & Equity, Downtown Mill Valley, Health & Wellness, Housing, Parks & Recreation

Mill Valley City Hall. “Through boom, bust and pandemic, California’s Legislature has ended each session with a blitz of new laws that aim to make housing more plentiful and affordable. Statewide rent control. Moves to encourage backyard units. A dismantling...