Phil Richardson’s 25-Unit Proposal Heads to Planning Commission Nov. 8 Amidst California’s Ever-Changing Housing Climate

Phil Richardson’s 25-Unit Proposal Heads to Planning Commission Nov. 8 Amidst California’s Ever-Changing Housing Climate

Rendering of Blithedale Ave. view of 575 East Blithedale, courtesy Mark Cavagnero Associates. Regardless of the outcome of longtime local developer Phil Richardson’s latest attempt to build housing on his 575 Blithedale property at the base of Kite Hill, the guy...
As Legislators Keep Passing New Housing Bills and Gov. Newsom Signs Them, Mill Valley Keeps Its Eye on the Ball of Right-Sized Affordability

As Legislators Keep Passing New Housing Bills and Gov. Newsom Signs Them, Mill Valley Keeps Its Eye on the Ball of Right-Sized Affordability

Mill Valley City Hall. “For the past six years, 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...
Marin IJ Editorial: ‘Save Hauke Park’ Rings Hollow If Mill Valley Must Meet Mandated Quotas for New Housing and Has City-Owned Land on Which to Create It

Marin IJ Editorial: ‘Save Hauke Park’ Rings Hollow If Mill Valley Must Meet Mandated Quotas for New Housing and Has City-Owned Land on Which to Create It

Two weeks ago, the Mill Valley City Council approved an agreement with EAH Housing and allocated funds from the city’s affordable housing trust to support pre-development activities like community outreach for a project that would seek...