Category: General News

This is a to inform you that effective September 1, 2016 the speed limit on most parts of Point San Pedro Road will be increasing from 35 mph to 40 mph. The section of the Roadway between Mooring Road and Aqua Vista Road will remain at 35 mph. The speed limit in front of San…

I’ve scheduled our 2016 Spartina treatment in your area (Chicken Point) for next Tuesday August 9, beginning around 7am in the areas away from the houses. Efficacy was pretty good from last year but the repeated backcrossing between the native and invasive out there sure makes identification and thorough detection of all the targets very challenging. On…

Homeowners – Need Help Fixing Leaks?  Did you know that around 35% of homes in Marin have an undetected leak? Many of these are silent but simple to fix, like toilet leaks, which can waste up to 200 gallons a day! Help the City of San Rafael by taking this very short 2 question survey, then…

On June 14 and 15, at least 5 fires of suspicious origin ignited in and around the China Camp watershed area above the Loch Lomond, Bayside Acres and Glenwood subdivisions. There may have also been a similar fire near San Pedro School. The Arson Investigation Division of the S. R. Fire Department is still investigating…

The Bayside Marin residential addiction treatment center has just finalized a lease for 168 Bayview Drive and will take occupancy June 1st. They plan to have that residence remodeled and obtain licenses for operation by September. They intend to design a walkway adjoining their existing facility at 180 Bayview Drive. They plan to reduce street traffic by eliminating some of the current daily operations with the other Bayside Marin facilities…

Tomorrow (Tuesday February 9, 2016) the intersection at Pt. San Pedro Road, Lochinvar and Loch Lomond Drive will be a 4-way stop from approximately 8:00 am to 5:00 pm while work is done on the signal system changeover to install new equipment.

Board member Barbara Saxby has had to resign recently due to business requirements (she will be out-of-town for a significant period). Abbie Urban (30 Bayview Dr.) has agreed to fill out her term (one more year) and was appointed to that position at our recent Board meeting.

The  Point San Pedro Road Coalition’s Roadway Committee in response to requests from East San Rafael residents, has been exploring with Marin Transit the feasibility of creating some public transit service to serve the Point San Pedro Road Peninsula. The first step in this process is to assess the current demand for public transit to…

At the previous DRB meeting, the proposed exterior lighting plan and the residential landscaping and irrigation plan presented by the developers was reviewed. As a result, several suggestions for changes were proposed by the DRB members as well as by citizens (including the Coalition) during the public portion of the meeting. The developers were asked…

From: Drew Kerr Treatment Program Manager San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project State Coastal Conservancy I’ve scheduled our 2015 Spartina treatment in your area for Thursday August 6, beginning around 7am in the areas away from the houses in the Chicken Point area. As you will remember, the target of our efforts is a hybrid, and the cove…