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SF Chronicle Article For Shop Small
Bay Area lights up for the holidays: ‘You can’t Amazon Prime a festival’ A band of grade schoolers with glittering Santa Claus hats and electric guitars commanded the crowd Saturday that descended on Fourth Street in San Rafael. Businesses had flung open their doors to shoppers and children on a city-run scavenger hunt for the…
Read MoreChristmas Window Art Scavenger Hunt
The holidays are a magical time for Devlin Espeleta. It’s when the hand lettering and mural artist gets to display his hundreds of drum-themed ornaments on garlands around his San Rafael house and create imaginative window art — from joyful snowmen to vibrant candy canes — for Marin businesses and beyond for the holidays. This…
Read MoreBID Annual Assessment, Dec 7th
Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) Business Assessment Annual Renewal Resolution Confirming the 2022 Annual Report for the Downtown Business Improvement District and Levy of Assessments for Calendar Year 2023 (ED) Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution AGENDA SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL – MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2022 REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 P.M. READ STAFF REPORT In-Person: San…
Read MoreGrand Opening & Welcome Sweetly Cali Desserts!
We’d like to welcome Sweetly Cali Desserts to our Downtown District! Sweetly Cali is a woman-owned start-up dessert company and plans to have a long-term presence in the Bay Area market. They focus on simplicity, good quality ingredients, and flavors while providing healthy alternative desserts for everyone to enjoy. They provide catering and you can…
Read MoreParking Meter Citation Rate Increase
The City of San Rafael Parking Services is proposing that several citation rates be raised as part of the master fee schedule update. Citations for expired meters, red zones, abandoned vehicles and several others are recommended for increase. The current expired meter is $35, and a possible increase discussed would be $40. Other cities in…
Read MoreSan Rafael Economic Development Strategic Plan – Business Survey
The City of San Rafael has embarked on a collaboration for an Economic Development Strategic Plan. Economic Recovery is the Council’s #1 priority and the City is interested in hearing from you, the business community, about what you think are the most important issues. The survey on the following pages provides local businesses an opportunity…
Read MoreComedy Show at Thai Food Express on November 9th
Come down to Thai Food Express, 857 Fourth Street, on Wednesday, November 9th for a night of laughs! The FREE comedy show starts at 7 pm and will Mean Dave will be the headliner. Comedians Nina G & Alexia will also make you laugh the night away! See you there! Visit the website for more…
Read MoreWellness Event at Metta Yoga on November 10th
The San Rafael Chamber of Commerce Health and Wellness Resource Group invites you to join a Free Wellness Event! Come and enjoy an hour of functional movement with F45, yoga with Metta Yoga and meditation with Dr Linda Berry, followed by an open hour of socializing and getting to know each other. The class will…
Read More1st Saturday of the Month Herbal Pop Up Events at Gathering Thyme
HERBAL POP-UP LOCATION: Our herb store at 1332 4th St, San Rafael, CA 94901 from 11-4pm Come check out our local artisans and healers, sip herbal tea and browse our curated selection of goods. Enter our raffle to win an assortment of our custom-blended teas and a beautiful glass teapot along with our new recycled…
Read More2022 Slurry Seal Project In Downtown San Rafael
The Department of Public Works is planning a slurry seal project from Sunday, October 9th to Sunday, October 16th. Affected roads will be closed between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Parking will not be possible on the treatment day, but one-way traffic will be accommodated on most roads. These phases will focus on the Canal…
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