Posts Tagged ‘Mill Valley’
By Changing Transportation Habits, We Can Make Impact – Asher Petter, Mill Valley
By changing transportation habits, we can make impact Recently, I found myself standing at a major intersection in Mill Valley counting dozens of cars idling in traffic, each one contributing to the emissions that change the climate and threaten our coastal community. As a student at Tamalpais High School, I know it is easy to…
Read MoreMarinIJ: Chris Lundy wins the 115th Dipsea Race!
Chris Lundy crosses the finish line first, winning the Dipsea race on Sunday June 13, 2026, in Stinson Beach Calif. Siblings Leo and Sabine Hannaford hold the tape. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal) Chris Lundy talks to friends after winning the Dipsea race on Sunday June 13, 2026, in Stinson Beach Calif. (Frankie…
Read MoreMarinIJ: Marin Students Recognized for Anti-Pollution Drone Project
Four juniors at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley have received state recognition for their environmental cleanup efforts. Justin Merlin, David De Zafra, Gideon Palestrant and Vaughn Neumann founded the Tam Air Club. As part of their work with the club, the teens built a small fixed-wing drone aircraft to survey Marin for pollution and…
Read More‘Profound’ Changes To Parking, Commercial Codes Highlighted By Mill Valley Planning Officials
The Planning Commission said at the May 18 Mill Valley’s City Council meeting the past year brought some of the most significant shifts in local zoning and permitting in decades, particularly on parking and commercial rules that affect downtown businesses. In its annual report to the City Council, the commission detailed a heavy workload of…
Read MoreFather John Misty, Guster, Jerry Harrison Lead Sound Summit
Sound Summit, the daylong festival atop Mount Tamalpais that has brought exceptional music to the mountain and Bay Area community alike for more than a decade, returns to the historic Mountain Theater on Saturday, September 12. Headlining this year’s festival is cinematic folk-rock troubadour Father John Misty, performing with his full band. Joining the lineup are beloved harmony-driven indie rockers Guster,…
Read MoreMarinIJ: Major Strawberry Development Project on Brink of Approval
The stage is set for Marin County supervisors to end a decade-long fight by granting final approval to a major development proposal in Strawberry. The supervisors are scheduled on Tuesday to take up the North Coast Land Holdings proposal for the 127-acre former Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary campus. The proposal calls for 337 residences…
Read MoreMiller Nights in Downtown Mill Valley!
Depot Plaza, Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941 This summer, Mill Valley comes alive with Miller Nights — a laid-back evening series designed for the community to gather, unwind, and enjoy the best of downtown. Join us June 12 and August 21 from 5–8 PM at Depot Plaza, where there will be a partial street closure on…
Read MoreMt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church Is Hiring!
We’re hiring for a new position with our respite program we hope to be launching this fall. Could we have an article in the chamber blog? We have a tight turn around for advertising for the position, so I’m not sure if it works to share this (depending on when the next blog comes out).…
Read MoreMarin IJ: Another View: Our Digital Lives Have Hidden Costs
Every time we stream a movie, upload photos, send emails or ask artificial intelligence to answer a question, the action feels effortless. The internet appears weightless — floating somewhere in an invisible “cloud.” But the cloud is not weightless at all. Behind every digital activity lies a vast physical infrastructure of data centers, servers, cables…
Read MoreA Shout out to the Rotary Club of Mill Valley as They Celebrated their 100th year of Service Above Self! They Celebrated at Boyle Park!
Our members not only volunteer to support many worthy organizations, in 2025-26 we were able to contribute a total of $54,650 in grants to the following: The Redwoods Redwoods Alzheimers Walk The Kern Project (Dog Rescue) Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery Rotaplast (Child Cleft Palate/Lip Surgery) RYLA – Rotary Youth Leadership Painted Bins Next Steps Liaison…
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