We need to stop displacement and the loss of affordable housing now. This is both a humanitarian issue and a climate issue. The life of every displaced person is disrupted in very profound ways, impacting schooling, employment options, transportation, health and housing. Every displaced worker forced to commute adds to our traffic and emissions challenges. …
The Marin County housing cost crisis continues, and renters are faced with ever increasing rents. Marin County needs to implement anti-displacement policy and rent stabilization. Read more here.
We are in a housing crisis now in Marin County. High rents and low inventory are forcing our neighbors and friends either out of the county or into homelessness. The pandemic demonstrated that many of our low income workers are essential workers. We need them to have a home here. Older residents on fixed incomes…
This is a project that is badly needed and will help address our housing crisis. It has been 30 years since Mill Valley has built an 100% affordable project. This is a great location. It’s flat, and near transit with schools and grocery stores within walking distance. It is a project with a diversity of…
This specific project would create 175 new residences, and would help to reach the Housing Element’s and RHNA goals for Fairfax. It is a great way to expand housing in Marin, and height and density is a way to be environmentally conscious as well as provide more housing for the city. We support retaining the…
This is the type of project that San Rafael and Marin County needs to solve its housing crisis and to reduce car dependency and greenhouse emissions. It will provide 162 housing units to local workers who are currently forced to commute long distances, and it is in a walkable area near transit. This project will…
Magnolia Village is an excellent opportunity to provide badly needed homeownership opportunities – including for lower income households. This project is a model for redeveloping underutilized commercial properties into mixed-use development that includes affordable homeownership. The housing benefits of this project are obvious. Condominiums are a rare and highly desirable product in Marin, offering the…
The Magnolia Village proposal is to redevelop an existing run-down strip commercial property at 1169 – 1133 Magnolia Ave in Larkspur into an attractive mix of 20 for-sale condominiums and neighborhood-serving commercial, including Rustic Bakery. Please use our handy email link to tell Larkspur City Council to approve Magnolia Village! This project will bring outstanding…
Lack of affordable housing impacts our children’s education Recognizing that lack of affordable housing was a major cause of employee turnover in schools, resulting in disruption throughout the educational system, the California State Legislature passed the The California Teacher Housing Act of 2016. This law allows the use of state and federal funds to build affordable…
Marin Independent Journal, Letters to the Editor, February 27, 2022 Novato officials are starting to review an application to redevelop the long-vacant Fireman’s Fund property. As a member of the Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative, I can say we believe this site can be a model for sustainable development. Adjacent to the SMART train station and…