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    Chamber Endorses Housing Project Proposal at 703 Third Street
    Wednesday, August 28, 2019
    On Tuesday night, the Planning Commission voted 5-2 to make a positive recommendation to the San Rafael City Council to support the housing  project proposed at 703 Third Street in San Rafael. The San Rafael Chamber, which represents nearly 625 Marin County employers with over 26,000 employees across 25 industry sectors, also supported the project. Last August city staff presented a “Barriers ...read more
    Categories: Advocacy, Chamber
    Chamber Spurs Unanimous Planning Commission Approval of Northgate Walk Project
    Thursday, July 25, 2019
    On Tuesday night, the Planning Commission unanimously supported the Northgate Walk project located at 1005-1010 Northgate Drive in San Rafael.  This project will transform an underutilized site that is zoned for multi-family by replacing an existing gas station and surface parking lot with a unique mix of 136 senior, affordable, and market-rate homes.  Several supporters spoke including Chamber ...read more
    Categories: Advocacy, Chamber
    Chamber Collaborates with other Advocates on Housing Summit
    Thursday, July 25, 2019
    The San Rafael Chamber participated in a Housing Summit on June 27th at the Marin County Office of Education with over 30 other housing advocates in an effort to build a coalition and propel joint efforts for housing. Each organization alone is focused, and strong but together we could truly make a difference. The Housing Crisis Action Group (HCAG) and the Marin Environmental Housing ...read more
    Categories: Advocacy, Chamber, Community, Economic
    City Design Review Board Agrees with Chamber on BioMarin/Whistlestop Project
    Thursday, June 20, 2019
    On Tuesday night, the Design Review Board unanimously supported the BioMarin/Whistlestop project on the 3-acre site at 999 Third St., a former Pacific Gas and Electric Co. property. The project calls for two four-story laboratory and office buildings for BioMarin use, and a six-story, 67-unit senior housing and activities building for the nonprofit Whistlestop. Several supporters including ...read more
    Categories: Advocacy, Chamber

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