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

Mail Theft Solution

By now, everyone should have a locking mailbox. We got ours 10 years ago when people were regularly snagging bank and credit card statements from mailboxes in our neighborhood. They do it with such impunity they take the info off and put the statement back — the more to lull you into a false sense of security.

There are models approved by the Post Office so the mail can be put in without a key, but a key is required to remove anything. You can buy a locking insert for your existing mailbox, or a purpose-built one of varying price and quality. New ones come in post-mounted models, wall mount, etc. Top-of-the-line “architectural” or “designer” models are about $100 - $125, but you can get something workable for $20 and up. Amazon has a good assortment, and there’s www.mailboxes.com for the high end. 

http://www.mailboxes.com/departments/residential-mailboxes/locking-mailboxes/

http://www.seattleluxe.com/mailboxes-locking/?gclid=COSXuMG96L0CFYqIfgod0hYAIw#page/0

LH

If you would prefer a local, employee-owned hardware store:

Jackson's Hardware (415) 454-3740

Barbed Goat Grass Removal - Saturday, May 10. 9am to 1pm

Saturday, May 10. 9am to 1pm 

Save Springs Hill in Terra Linda!

Join Marin County Parks for a community meeting and volunteer day.

Natural Resources staff will discuss our Barbed Goat Grass Removal Project on the Terra Linda/Sleepy Hollow Preserve,share the results of our management efforts, and explain future plans to address this agricultural pest. Following the meeting, we’ll roll up our sleeves to pull goat grass.

Naturalist David Herlocker will provide environmental education throughout the day. Pulling goat grass is easy work but the site is located on a hillside and the terrain is uneven. Suitable for volunteers 7 years and older. Dress in layers that you can get dirty: long pants, long-sleeved shirt, and a hat.Wear sturdy shoes and bring water. Please bring gloves (if you have them).

Questions: Contact Volunteer Coordinator Greg Reza at (415) 473-3778 or GReza@marincounty.org.

Meet at the end of Wintergreen Terrace in San Rafael. DIRECTIONS: from Hwy 101 in San Rafael, take exit 455 for Freitas Parkway west.

Turn right onto Las Gallinas Ave, left onto Las Colindas Rd, and right onto Wintergreen Terrace (dead end).

San Mateo Highlands Eichler Home Tour - May 3rd and 4th, 2014

The San Mateo Highlands Eichler Home Tour is coming.  We hope our sister Eichler community of Terra Linda can join us for a really fun event.

Reservations available online at eichlerhometour.org

North San Rafael Oral History Project - Update to Donors

Latest project updates are here:
http://smna-online.com/files/north-san-rafael-oral-history-project-update.pdf

Single Use Carryout Bag Reduction Ordinance for Marin County Cities and Towns

From: Dave Green

I am the Chair of the Local Task Force (LTF) of the County JPA for Zero Waste Marin. Please see the following link http://zerowastemarin.org/zero-waste-101/single-use-carryout-bag/ for the Draft EIR for reducing (read eliminate) single use plastic bags. You can provide feedback to me or on the website zerowastemarin.org. Bottom line this project will ultimately produce an ordinance that can be used by all municipalities and the County.