Marin Independent Journal, Letters to the Editor, February 16, 2022 Kudos to Supervisor Katie Rice for her strong Marin Voice statement outlining her commitment to the homeless and to the neighbors of the Project Homekey site in Larkspur (“Supervisor reinforces commitment to South Eliseo Homekey proposal,” Feb. 8). Her analysis is compelling and the Marin…
Marin Independent Journal, Letters to the Editor, February 9, 2022 Providing housing for people is an essential step to addressing the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The proposed Project Homekey site in Larkspur near MarinHealth Medical Center is an important part of this process. If purchased, this vacant skilled nursing facility will be renovated to provide housing…
Marin Independent Journal, Letters to the Editor, February 3, 2022 An article published in the Marin IJ on Jan. 20 heralded “growing resistance” to the proposed Homekey site at 1251 South Eliseo Drive. However, comments at the Jan. 18 forum on this project were split evenly between supporters and skeptics. This project has been endorsed…
By Linda Haumann and Robert Pendoley | February 2, 2022 The Marin Organizing Committee has a long history of advocating for those experiencing homelessness. For more than a decade, MOC’s Rotating Emergency Shelter Team program provided nightly meals, shelter and community during the winter months at its member churches and synagogues — transforming all participants…
Multicultural Center of Marin continues its work with the Canal Community Resilience Council, supporting Canal residents in project development and advocacy to meet the community’s needs. CCRC’s focus is on climate resiliency, deep democracy, and Covid relief. Affordable housing, neighborhood safety, and adaptation to sea level rise are important topics in the community. In the…
Last year at this time, we suggested you could help the cause by showing your support at a public meeting, in a letter to the editor, or in an email or phone call to a public official or board. We’ve honed our strategy to make it easier to make your voice heard, and you have…
This exciting new proposal would provide 115 units of workforce housing for teachers and school support staff and 115 units of affordable housing for low-income households. The state is making five acres of land it owns between the prison and the Larkspur ferry terminal available to the developers at no cost. The developers selected to create this…
Marin County is applying for a second round of Project Homekey funding. Homekey is a statewide program which provides funding to purchase and renovate existing buildings for permanent supportive housing, especially during the COVID-19 shelter in place order. During round one, Marin was able to purchase two buildings for this purpose—one in Corte Madera, and…
At its June 1st meeting, the Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD) Board of Directors considered banning all new water hookups due to the historic drought facing California and the west. While acknowledging that pending new construction projects would account for just 0.1% of the District’s current annual water use, many board members still felt the…
Marin Independent Journal, Letters to the Editor, June 10, 2021 Members of the Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative (MEHC) attended the June 1 Marin Municipal Water District meeting. The report in the Marin IJ (“Marin Municipal Water District delays decision on hookup pause, June 3) described the meeting well. One key fact about MMWD’s proposed moratorium…