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Bret Harte Park Improvement Plan Updates

Updated December 7, 2018

Bret Harte Park is undergoing a major renovation by the City of San Rafael that will include the addition of a bathroom, new shade structure, new kiosk, and an improved entryway. Demolition and construction have begun.

December 7th Update
From the 12/7/18 Bret Harte Park Restroom Installation update from the San Rafael website: "The City’s contractor, McNabb Construction, has demolished the existing Arbor at Bret Harte Park and intends to begin trenching for the sewer line once the weather clears up. The shade structure should be installed by the end of the year and the long-awaited restroom should be placed and completed by the end of January 2019.

November 13th, 2018 Update

The contractor has decided for the residents safety to close the park while working. The City is anticipating on reopening the Park in early to mid-January 2019 depending on the weather. We were under the impression that the contractor was going to keep the park open during the shade structure installation but after further consideration he thought that it would be safer to close the park while work was happening. The shade structure will be installed while fabrication and testing of the bathroom occurs prior to it being shipped and installed.

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KPIX Coverage of Irwin Street Landslide, November 13, 2017
(After an unavoidable commercial)


From Marin IJ


Supervisor Rice Newsletter

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Supervisor Katie Rice is our District 2 representative on the Marin County Board of Supervisors. Please contact her with your ideas, questions or concerns. You can Subscribe to the District 2 Newsletter so you can receive monthly updates on current and long-term issues. 

Supervisor Katie Rice
3501 Civic Center Drive
Room 329
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: (415) 473-7331
Fax: (415) 473-3645
krice@marincounty.org

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District 2 Map

Register Your Cell Phone Now to Receive Emergency Alerts

You can now register your cell phone or VoIP (voice over internet protocol) phone to receive emergency alerts sent by call, text, or email from the County of Marin. Emergency situations may include flooding, wildfires, and subsequent evacuations; public safety incidents including crimes that affect your neighborhood; and post-disaster information about shelters, transportation, or supplies.

This service has been launched by the Marin County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services as a new important update of the Telephone Emergency Notification System (TENS). TENS is a high-speed communications system that can quickly notify members of the public by phone of critical emergency information in situations where property or human life is in danger.

Listed and unlisted/blocked Marin County landline phone numbers are already included in the emergency notification system. Cell phone and VoIP numbers are not included and require your registration. This service is available to you if you live, work or go to school in Marin County and are at least 18 years of age.

Register your phone at www.alertmarin.org.



In Memory of Bruce Scott

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Bruce at the 2002 Non Labor-Day Picnic
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Bruce, in earlier days
In Honor of Bruce we are posting some of his Bret Harte Beat Newsletters as well as a photo gallery from the 2002 Non-Labor Day Picnic. 
See the Photo Gallery Page

Bruce Scott died February 24th, 2015 of complications from his 12 year battle with Parkinson’s disease. Bruce was 80 years old.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Sue, three children Jessie, Bridget and her husband Paul and their children Kieran and Fiona, and John, with his wife Lucy and by their children Isabella and Olivia.

Bruce and Sue and their Children moved to San Rafael in 1973. There he was active in the Boy Scouts and the Bret Harte community, where he wrote the "Bret Harte Beat" newsletter for thirteen years.  Bruce and Sue hosted many BHCA meetings at their home near the park. He was elected to the San Rafael School Board, serving eight years, and served on the San Rafael city planning commission for eight years.

For those wishing to remember Bruce with a gesture, please make a donation to the Marin Abused Women’s Service (www.maws.org) which Bruce supported quietly over the years. A service will be held in June. 



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