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White-Rodgers Recalls Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats Due to Fire Hazard

More than one million thermostats sold in the United States and Canada since 2006 are being recalled because the batteries can leak and cause a fire. Product: The thermostats are made by White-Rodgers, but some have different brand names printed on the front, including ComfortSentry, DICO, Emerson, Frigidaire, Maytag, Nutone, Partners Choice, Rheem, Ruud, Unico, Water Furnace, Westinghouse and Zonefirst. Hazard: The alkaline batteries used in the thermostat can leak onto the circuit board posing a fire hazard. Remedy: Consumers should check thermostats for battery icon on the left side of the blue lighted screen, if the battery icon is not shown, contact White-Rodgers to receive a free repair or a replacement thermostat. Consumer Contact: White-Rodgers toll-free at (888) 624-1901 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or click here.

The Point San Pedro Road Coalition Candidates’ Night - May 13

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

6:30 Meet and Greet

Candidates' Forum 7 to 9 pm

St. Luke Church

10 Bayview Dr., San Rafael

Featuring Candidates for:

• Marin County Board of Supervisors, District 1
• California State Assembly, District 10
• California State Senate, District 2

Candidates will present opening statements 

followed by questions from the audience

Join Us!

Coffee and snacks courtesy of 

Sandy Mahoney, Madison Co. Realtors

City Survey

Dear Community Member,

Please take 3 minutes to respond to this important community survey for the City of San Rafael. During the month of May we are conducting a community survey to better understand how we can engage with our residents and promote the type of community-city dialogue we all want. The survey is available in English and Spanish. This survey is a vital first step towards better communication, we appreciate your help.

Please help us spread the word to your neighbors and other members of the community.

§  The English survey can be found online here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GC39CKR 

§  The Spanish survey can be found online here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GJJ3VRL

Hard copies are available in the City Manager's Office at City Hall as well as the Downtown and Pickleweed Libraries. Deadline is May 31.

Also, if you are interested in receiving my bimonthly newsletter Snapshot, click here to sign up.

Kind regards,

Nancy Mackle, City Manager