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Mill Valley City Council Adjourns August 1, 2022 Meeting in the Memory of Former Mayor Dick Swanson

It is with regret that we share the news of the passing of former Mayor Dick Swanson. Dick served on the Mill Valley City Council for eight years, from 1999-2007, including one year as Mayor. Prior to that, Dick served on the Planning Commission for two t...

Councilmember Sashi Sabaratnam Announces Resignation from Mill Valley City Council

Councilmember Sashi Sabaratnam (McEntee) announced this week her resignation from the Mill Valley City Council, effective August 2, 2022. Sabaratnam was elected to the City Council in November 2015 and again in 2020. Her announcement was necessitated by r...

Mill Valley Community Engagement Coordinator, Michelle Terrell

Please join us in congratulating Michelle Terrell for becoming Mill Valley’s Community Engagement Coordinator.The Community Engagement Coordinator is responsible for assisting residents, schools, faith-based organizations, and businesses to prep...

Improvements Planned for the Mill Valley Golf Course to Provide a Top-quality Experience

On the heels of a community-driven selection process and unanimous Council approval, the City has partnered with Touchstone Golf LLC to protect, preserve, and revitalize Mill Valley’s historic and beloved 9-hole municipal Golf Course. Touchstone...

Fire Smart Landscaping Tip – August

When it comes to water, use these important fire-smart landscaping strategies: 

• Utilize compost and the right mulches appropriately to sustain soil moisture and plant health; healthy plants are resilient plants. Select water wise, drought tolerant...

Paved Road Fuel Reduction Program for August 2022

With your continued support, we have removed approximately 480.5 tons of flammable vegetation in Southern Marin and Mill Valley right of ways and private property this fiscal year. This has not only improved emergency response times, but it has also reduc...

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) Unscheduled Vacancy

The Mill Valley City Council is seeking to fill an unscheduled vacancy on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC). Applications are due back to the City Clerk's Office by 5:00 P.M. on Friday, August 12, 2022. Apply today!

Housing Element Environmental Review: 30-day Public Comment Period

30-day Public Comment Period on Scope of Environmental Analysis Initiated. The City of Mill Valley invites interested parties and the community to comment on the Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the environmental review of the 2023-2031 Housing Element thr...

DEI Initiatives Update - July 2022

July 18, 2022

The City of Mill Valley commits to act and encourage community action towards eliminating racial disparities, both inside government and in the community. The City Council has identified Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives as th...

Celebrate National Night Out with MVPD on Tuesday 8/2/2022!

The Mill Valley Police Department is inviting you to join us on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022, for National Night Out at Depot Plaza in downtown Mill Valley. The event will take place from 5-7 PM.

National Night Out was initially created as an opportunity for ...

Aiming to Protect Housing, City Considers Soft Story Retrofit Program

July 12, 2022

Join us

We invite you to learn more about the proposed Soft Story Retrofit Program at an informational presentation at the City Council meeting on Monday, July 18 at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be in-person and also webcast so that community mem...

Hands-Only CPR – FREE Training

Join Marin County EMS System and Southern Marin Fire District for the 12th Annual County-Wide Sidewalk CPR / Stop the Bleed / and Spray Narcan in three convenient locations, Saturday, Aug 13, 2022 from 10am–2pm.

This FREE Hands-Only CPR Training ...

Grant Funding for Hwy 1 Vegetation Management for Healthy Forests and Safe Community Evacuation

With support from California Assemblymember Marc Levine, the Southern Marin Fire Protection District, in partnership with the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority, was notified of a successful direct benefit budget allocation for FY 2022/2023. The 1 millio...

Mayor Jim Wickham Announces Appointment of Effective, Experienced Administrator to Lead City

Todd Cusimano Unanimously Chosen to Serve as Mill Valley City Manager

After a highly competitive search, the Mill Valley City Council unanimously chose Todd Cusimano to serve as City Manager of Mill Valley. Cusimano has served as the Town Manager of Corte ...

After Over 15 Years of Service, Mayor John McCauley Retires from Council, Mayor Jim Wickham Elected

June 22, 2022

Mayoral Transition and Swearing In

At their June 21, 2022 meeting, the Mill Valley City Council conducted their annual mayoral transition and unanimously elected Jim Wickham as Mayor and Urban Carmel as Vice Mayor. 

Newly-elected Mayor...

Mill Valley Police Department Bicycle Registration

The Mill Valley Police Department offers a bicycle registration program to help deter theft and to help law enforcement reunite bicycles with their owners. The best way to track a stolen bike or to identify the owner of a found bike, is through the bicycl...

PG&E Vegetation Safety Work in Mill Valley

5/31/2022

This week, and in upcoming weeks, PG&E will conduct vegetation safety work in high fire-threat areas of Mill Valley to keep trees, limbs and branches away from powerlines and electric equipment.

Link to this week's Lane and Road Closu...

Call us First if you See a Sewer Spill

Time is of the essence when there is a sewer spill. Please watch this video on what do do when you see a sewer spill.

Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin (SASM)(415)305-7854 

California Laws Pertaining to E-Bikes

Electric bicycles, otherwise known as E-Bikes, have become increasingly popular in recent years and the City of Mill Valley has seen an influx in ridership. The Mill Valley Police Department continues to receive complaints regarding unsafe riding of E-Bik...

Council to Consider Public/Private Partnership for Golf Course Management

In order to protect, preserve and revitalize Mill Valley’s historic and beloved 9-hole municipal Golf Course, the City Council will consider a Management Agreement with Touchstone Golf LLC at their upcoming meeting on February 22, 2022. The proposed Manag...