Category: General News

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…

The developers are starting the Wetland restoration portion of the project today. Their environmental consultant has flagged the edge of the wetland plants so they can remove the non-native plants from outside the wetland area. They will be replanting the area with native vegetation. The removal of the non-native plants is standard procedure for a wetland project and part…

There will be a hearing before the San Rafael Design Review Board regarding the lighting and landscaping plans for the Village at Loch Lomond (The Strand). It will take place at the regular meeting of the DRB on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 7:00pm in the City Council chambers. The following is the notice that will…

The company that owns and operates Bayside Marin, CRC Health Group, has been acquired by Acadia Healthcare. According to Joe Tinervin, Executive Director of Bayside Marin, there are no plans to change the operations or administration of CRC in general or Bayside Marin in specific. Joe stated that he plans to continue his role at…

Light pollution impact on neighbors and work to begin on the wetlands….. Lighting Issues The Coalition’s Loch Lomond Marina Committee continues to work with the developer to resolve light pollution issues resulting from the temporary parking lighting recently installed while the permanent parking areas are under construction. In addition, the committee has begun review of the…