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    SMART Begins Service to Larkspur
    Friday, December 13, 2019
      Friday, December 13th, is the ribbon cutting ceremony for SMART’s Larkspur Extension. See more information below under “Events.” Commercial service to the Larkspur SMART Station will start on Saturday, December 14. The new service will connect the County’s largest transit center in central San Rafael to the Larkspur Ferry terminal which is only a short walk from the Larkspur SMART Station. The ...read more
    Categories: Chamber, Community
    Marin Sanitary Service Rates for 2020
    Friday, December 13, 2019
       At their Monday 7 p.m. meeting, the City Council will hold a public hearing and consider a rate adjustment proposal for 2020 for Marin Sanitary Service (MSS). MSS provides refuse, recycling, and composting for ratepayers in San Rafael. The proposed rate adjustment would increase rates by 4.85% over 2019 levels for all ratepayers. This increase includes adjustments based on an agreed-upon rate ...read more
    Categories: Community, Chamber, Economic
    Find a Roommate
    Wednesday, December 11, 2019
    On Tuesday, December 17th, from 12:30 to 1:30pm, at the San Rafael Community Center (618 B Street, San Rafael, CA 94901), the City of San Rafael will be hosting a first of its kind “roommate networking lunch.” With such expensive rents in our community, one creative strategy for increasing housing placements is to help people find potential roommates.   In partnership with a group of AmeriCorps ...read more
    Categories: Chamber, Economic , Community, Press Release
    Tributes to Bernard J. Tyson
    Wednesday, December 11, 2019
    As Kaiser continues to mourn its loss, national business and health care leaders acknowledge the widespread legacy of Bernard J. Tyson, Kaiser Permanente CEO and chairman, who passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on November 10. The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals board of directors has named Gregory A. Adams, executive vice president and group president, as interim chairman and CEO, ...read more
    Categories: Human Interest, Community
    2019 San Rafael Lighted Boat Parade 6:00 p.m. Saturday, December 7th
    Monday, December 02, 2019
     2019 San Rafael Lighted Boat Parade6:00 p.m. Saturday, December 7th  Lighted boats will again “launch” the holiday season for thousands of Marin families!  As they have for more than 50 years, Marin families will fill parking lots, businesses and private homes along the San Rafael Canal to enjoy the parade of brightly lit boats.  Thousands of spectators along the route will admire and shout ...read more
    Categories: Community, Press Release
    Reach over 200,000 readers in the 2020 Chamber Print Directory!
    Thursday, November 21, 2019
    Celebrate with the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce as it commemorates its centennial with an expanded edition. This year’s Special Commemorative Member Print directory will be distributed in the Marin Independent Journal and will be sent as a targeted e-book, through the Chamber reaching more than 80,000 homes and businesses in print and online. This keepsake centennial publication will be used ...read more
    Categories: Chamber, Press Release, Community
    News Release: 10/8/2019
    Tuesday, October 08, 2019
    BOOST KIDS’ TEST SCORES, CONFIDENCE AND SELF ESTEEM? THERE’S A RECIPE FOR THAT!  SAN RAFAEL, CA – “Teen Goes Blind After Existing On Pringles and French Fries.” “Girl’s Collapse Caused by Life-Long Diet of Chicken Nuggets.”    We’ve all read the headlines about kids eating at such unhealthy levels it threatens their well-being. Ted Smith, entrepreneur and restaurant owner had read them, too. And ...read more
    Categories: Education, Community
    Chamber to Recognize Cynthia Murray as Women of Industry Honoree
    Friday, August 09, 2019
    The San Rafael Chamber of Commerce will celebrate women in business at the Seventh Annual “Women of Industry” Luncheon and Marketplace, on Friday, November 15, at Embassy Suites in San Rafael.  Since 2013, the Chamber has annually recognized a Marin Businesswoman who exemplifies extraordinary leadership in her industry. This year, the Chamber will honor Cynthia Murray, Executive Director of the ...read more
    Categories: Community, Chamber, Press Release
    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

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