Posts Tagged ‘housing’
A Night on the Town: The Redwoods Toasts Its 50th Anniversary With Gusto
The gala was preceded by the free “Senior Prom” for the residents of The Redwoods – featuring the crowning of the prom queens – and supported by local students and members of the Mill Valley Rotary.
Read MoreIn a Packed, Six-Hour Planning Commission Hearing, Richardson Terrace Proposal Garners a Bevy of Discussion and Feedback But Punts to a Hearing on Jan. 10
“I’m 87 years old, and I don’t want my wife to have to build this thing,” Richardson said when asked by councilmembers if he’d be willing to consider alternative versions to the project he was proposing.
Read MoreMill Valley School District Inks Letter of Intent to Buy Six Affordable Housing Units Within Phil Richardson’s 25-Unit Proposal, Which Heads to Planning Commission Nov. 17
An unexpected narrative twist emerged Thursday when the Mill Valley School District board of trustees unanimously agreed to sign a letter of intent with Richardson’s Blithedale Terrace, LLC, to buy six below-market rate units for use as district workforce housing.
Read MoreMarin IJ: County Recorder Cites Progress on Reversing Racially Restrictive Housing Covenants
Marin County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk Shelly Scott said her staff has identified and modified illegal restrictive covenants affecting 55 historic subdivisions that contain more than 800 parcels,” and the county is looking to “identify, catalog and redact the unlawful, discriminatory covenants in their property records.”
Read MoreThe Redwoods Toasts Its 50th Anniversary With a Nov. 5th Gala in Strawberry and The Return of the ‘Senior Prom’ a Day Earlier
The Redwoods, the Mill Valley nonprofit treasure that has provided nondenominational residence and multi-faceted support for seniors for nearly five decades, is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a gala on Saturday, November 5 at 5pm at The Seminary in Strawberry.
Read MorePhil Richardson’s 25-Unit Proposal Heads to Planning Commission Nov. 8 Amidst California’s Ever-Changing Housing Climate
Phil Richardson has remained steadfast, and, in a shift that’s been building over the past six years In many ways, the legal foundation on which his property stands has moved in a positive direction.
Read MoreAs Legislators Keep Passing New Housing Bills and Gov. Newsom Signs Them, Mill Valley Keeps Its Eye on the Ball of Right-Sized Affordability
On the receiving end of that oft-frustrating avalanche of housing legislation and the disparate opinions about if and how to implement them are longtime government servants like City of Mill Valley Senior Planner Danielle Staude, who is among those at City Hall charged with digesting new housing policy and implementing in a way that is right-sized for Mill Valley.
Read MoreThe Redwoods, a Community of Seniors, To Toast 50th Anniversary, $25K Matching Gift at the Seminary – Nov. 5
The Redwoods, the Mill Valley nonprofit treasure that has provided nondenominational residence and multi-faceted support for seniors for nearly five decades, is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a gala on Saturday, November 5 at 5pm at The Seminary in Strawberry.
Read MoreNY Times Puts Mill Valley Center Stage in the Housing Debate, From Nimby & Yimby to Kite Hill
Dougherty has turned his attention to Mill Valley, specifically longtime local resident Phil Richardson’s long-dormant effort to build a multi-faceted development project on his vacant 575 East Blithedale Avenue at Camino Alto lot.
Read MoreMarin 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
“If residents opposed to building a portion of that quota don’t want them on the city’s 11 acres, where should the development take place? The answer to that question is a lot harder than saying ‘no’ to anything that’s proposed.”
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