COME SEE HOW AFFORDABLE HOUSING WORKS!
Affordable Housing Week
May 14-21
Saturday, May 14, 10 a.m. - noon
New Beginnings Birthday Brunch
A special invitation to neighbors and friends
to celebrate New Beginnings Center's 5th Birthday!
Activities for all ages, food, music, birthday cake and ice cream
1399 North Hamilton Parkway
May 14, 12-4 p.m.
Hamilton Fair
Tours, Displays, Food, Salsa Music Direct from Puerto Rico, featuring Jose Lopez y su Gran Orquesta!
Co-sponsored by Marin Family Action, Novato Housing Coalition, Northbay Family Homes, Homeward Bound, Mercy Housing and the League of Women Voters
Amphitheatre, Hamilton
May 19, Noon
Celebration of the Marin Community Foundation's Contribution to Affordable Housing
New Beginnings Center
Advanced ticket purchase required
Sponsored by The Continuum of Housing and Services and their members
May 19, 8 a.m.
San Rafael Leadership Institute looks at affordable housing
Maria B. Freitas Senior Housing Community
Sponsored by the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce
May 21, 9:30-2:30
Affordable Housing Showcase
Downtown Plaza, Mill Valley
Sponsored by the Mill Valley Interfaith Housing Committee
Pre-week events:
THE FIGHT OF OUR LIVES
A rally on Federal Budget Cuts
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, local leaders
April 30, 1 p.m, The Redwoods, Mill Valley
May 10, Novato Farmers Market
May 12, Farmers Markets, Civic Center and Downtown San Rafael
For Information, call 415 258-1800, ext. 30
bpagett@eahhousing.org
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County of Marin -- General Plan
City of San Rafael
To get on a mailing list to be notified of what is happening, e-mail jberces@aol.com with your e-mail, snail mail and phone number.
County Planning Commission:
To stay informed, register at www.future-marin.org
General Plan hearings before the Planning Commission:
Housing Element discussions are ongoing.
See www.cityofsanrafael.org/generalplan/
Housing is the second element
For more information and comments on Housing Elements, contact the Housing Element Coalition at 258-1800, ext. 30.
If you have questions or concerns, contact Betty Pagett, Marin Housing Council, at bpagett@eahhousing.org.