11.14.24 RGM EMAIL: Join SR City Council Public Hearing at 6PM in City Hall this Monday.

11.10.25 RGM EMAIL: Northgate Town Square Updates directly from Merlone Geier.

10.21.25 RGM EMAIL: The City plans a ‘tiny home’ to permanent home program in Terra Linda.

8.19.25 RGM EMAIL: Join the SB 79 Protest at Larkspur Landing Ferry Terminal on Saturday @10AM

7.15.25 RGM EMAIL: Meet Rachel Kertz our City Representative on Thursday July 24th at 7PM.

4.29.25 RGM EMAIL: New 200 Unit Project Proposed at 555 Northgate Drive

Nov/Dec Newsletter

12.11.24 RGM EMAIL: ATTEND: LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON NORTHGATE: MONDAY, DEC 16th

11.29.24 RGM EMAIL: REMINDER – ATTEND MONDAY DEC 2ND CC MEETING on NORTHGATE

11.20.24 RGM EMAIL: Attorney’s Letter to the City of San Rafael re: the Northgate Project

11.11.24 RGM EMAIL: NORTHGATE UPDATE- SAVE THE DATE: DEC 2ND CITY COUNCIL MEETING

10.25.24 RGM Email: REMINDER TUES 10/29@7pm  IMPORTANT PLANNING COMM MEETING ON NORTHGATE

10.19.24 RGM Email: TUES. OCT. 29TH, 7PM IMPORTANT PLANNING COMM MEETING ON NORTHGATE

10.15.24 RGM Email: SEATS still AVAILABLE for RGM SUPPORTERS MEETING this Thursday at 7-8PM

10.12.24 RGM Email: SAVE THE DATE: RGM SUPPORTERS MEETIING THURS. OCT 17th 7-8 PM

10.02.24 RGM Email: Save the Dates and update on the Northgate Redevelopment Project

09.19.24 RGM Email: Attend Planning Comm Meeting re: Northgate

08.19.24 RGM Email:  Attend Northgate Open House Meeting 

08.05.24 RGM Email: RGM meets with San Rafael Fire Chief to discuss Fire Safety

07.25.24 RGM Email: Revised Northgate Town Square Project

06.03.24 RGM Email: Updates to Northgate and other related topics

03.25.24 RGM email: Alternative Plan for Northgate Submitted by the Developer on Mar. 19th

03.18.24 RGM email: Update on Northgate Redevelopment Project DEIR

02.21.24 RGM email: URGENTLY needed LETTERS to the City on Northgate DEIR

02.12.24 RGM email: Feb. 13th, 7 pm attend Planning Commission meeting on Northgate DEIR

02.2.24 RGM email: Northgate DEIR Public Comments Extended to 3.5.24

01.20.24 RGM email: Save the Date: 2/13 @7pm Planning Commission meeting on Northgate DEIR

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12.10.24 RGM Letter to City Council re: Artificial Turf

12.1.24 RGM Letter to City Clerk re: Minutes Correction 

11.29.24 RGM Letter to the City Council re: Northgate Entitlements

11.14.24 RGM Letter to the City & Planning Comm.re: Northgate FEIR and Planning Comm. meeting

10.29.24 RGM Letter to the Planning Comm. re: Northgate Entitlements

10.22.24 RGM Letter to the City & Planning Staff re: Northgate FEIR and Noise Element

10.20.24 RGM Letter to the Mayor and City Council re: Northgate

06.24.24 RGM Letter to the PC re: DRB Consolidation

05.28.24 RGM Expert Letter re: Northgate Mall DEIR Suppl Comments

05.12.24 RGM Expert Letter re: Northgate Density follow-up

04.11.24 RGM Ltr to Marin Supervisors re Development Code Amendments

03.05.24 RGM Letter to the PC re: Northgate DEIR Visual Resources

03.05.24 RGM Letter to the PC re: Northgate DEIR Noise Impacts

03.05.26 RGM Attorney Letter to the PC re: Preliminary Comments on the DEIR

03.04.24 RGM Letter to the PC re: Northgate DEIR Solar and Battery

03.03.24 RGM Engineer Expert Letter to the PC re: Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Report for Northgate Mall Redevelopment (project)

03.01.24 RGM Environmental Expert Letter re: Northgate DEIR

02.28.24 RGM Letter to the PC re: Northgate DEIR Evacuation Fire Risk

02.26.24 RGM Attorney Letter to the PC re: Concerns with Planning Commission Public Process

02.26.24 RGM Environmental Expert Letter re: Northgate DEIR RGM Environmental Expert Letter re: Northgate DEIR

02.07.24 RGM Letter to the PC re: Northgate DEIR Recreation

02.07.24 RGM Letter to the PC Re: Northgate DEIR Reduced Residential Alternative

02.07.24 RGM Letter to the PC Re: Northgate DEIR Pedestrian Impacts Comments

• 12.16.23 RGM Letter to Mayor and City Council re: Proposed Design Review Board dissolution

• 08.30.23 RGM Letter to the DRB re: 09.06.23 meeting on Northgate Town Sq. Project, Residential Aspects

• 08.20.23 RGM Letter to the Design Review Board re: 07.18.23 DRB meeting on Northgate Town Sq. Project

• 03.07.23 RGM Letter to Comm. Devel. Dir re: Development Agreement

• 02.20.23 RGM Letter to the City of San Rafael City Council re: Proposed Rules and Procedures for San Rafael Boards, Commissions, and CommitteeRGM Letter to Comm. Devel. Dir re: Development Agreement

2022

• 11.29.22 RGM Letter to the City of San Rafael City Planning Comm. re: Northgate Town Square Study Session

• 11.23.22 RGM Letter to the City of San Rafael City Council. re: Northgate Town Square Study Session

• 11.11.22 RGM Endorsement Letter. Support for North San Rafael Multi-Modal Projects

• 04.13.22 RGM Letter to the City of San Rafael City Council. re: Merrydale Road Segment of the North San Rafael Promenade

• 04.11.22 RGM Letter to the City of San Rafael Planning Commission re: Analysis of Open Space for Northgate Project

• 04.11.22 RGM Memo to Tricia Stevens re: Revised Merlone Geier Town Square Plans

• 02.24.22 RGM Letter to the City of San Rafael City Council. Re: DRAC Pilot Criteria

• 01.23.22 RGM Letter to the City of San Rafael Planning Comm. re: DRAC-1-Year Pilot Program

• 01.13.22 RGM Letter to the City of San Rafael Planning Commission re: Follow up to the Planning Commission Northgate Development Project EIR scoping session meeting

• 01.11.22 RGM Letter to the City of San Rafael Planning Commission re: Final EIR scoping session for the proposed Northgate Mall Redevelopment Project

2021

• 11.26.21 RGM Letter to the City of San Rafael, Community Development Department re: RGM Priorities for City/Merlone Geier Development Agreement

• 09.09.21 RGM Letter to the Planning Commission and Design Review Board re: Comment on Northgate Town Square Development

• 04.15.21 RGM Letter to Senior Planner re: Merlone Geier Northgate Square General Application Package

• 03.31.21 RGM Letter to City Council re: Traffic Guidelines

• 02.17.21 RGM Letter to Design Review Board re: Re: Design Review Advisory Committee Pilot Program

• 01.11.21 RGM Letter to Planning Commission

2020

• 02.04.20 Letter Design Review Board

• 12.04.20 Letter Design Review Board

• 10.22.20 Letter to Planning Commission

• 06.12.20 Letter to B. Miller re: LOS

05.08.23 Letter to San Rafael Dir. of Public Work re: Support for Multi-Use Path Under Hwy 101

2022

• 12.15.22 Marin Voice: ‘Responsible growth’ group would support an improved Northgate plan Marin IJ

• 07.06.22 Marin IJ - Marin Voice: Northgate density, height concerns must be addressed.

• 01.23.22 Marin IJ - Marin Voice: True Northgate mall plans must be revealed.

2020

• 03.06.20: Marin IJ-Marin Voice: Northgate owners should learn from recent mall trend

2019

• 11.17.19: Marin Independent Journal-Marin Voice: Hidden facts, hidden costs in Costco’s Northgate plan

10.20.24 RGM Letter to the Mayor and City Council re: Northgate

10.17.24 RGM Supporters Meeting PPT

07.18.23 - Highlights of the DRB Meeting

11.29.22 RGM FLYER-Study Session

11.28.22 SAMPLE LETTERS

10.19.22 RGM FLYER

05.17.22 DESIGN REVIEW BD Meeting

11.09.20 Artificial Turf

10.15.25 Marin IJ San Rafael, Marin County to provide small dwellings for homeless

12.03.24 Marin IJ San Rafael approves Northgate housing plan

11.13.24 Marin IJ Northgate theater closes

11.11.24 Northgate Update re: Movie Theater

11.5.24 Marin IJ City resets hearing on major housing project

10.31.24 Marin IJ Planners support Northgate overhaul

10.27.24 Marin IJ Planners urged to support mall EIR

09.27.24 Marin IJ Mall overhaul revisions don’t end concerns

09.22.24 Marin IJ, Revised mall plan, set for review

07.07.24 Marin IJ Northgate housing plan revised again

06.06.24 Marin IJ Marin revises building limits on environmentally sensitive areas

06.02.24 Marin IJ San Rafael poised to repeal gas ban for new construction

05.09.24 SF Chronicle Stonestown Devel wins approval

03.24.24 Marin IJ San Rafael mall submits expanded redevelopment proposal

02.20.24 Marin IJ Critics of housing project rap environmental study

01.13.24 Environmental concerns raised in Northgate plan

• 09.11.23 Marin IJ: SR panel advances Northgate Redevelopment Plan

• 07.24.23 Marin IJ: San Rafael Panel: Northgate redevelopment plan short on community space

• 07.17.23 Marin IJ: City sets next hearing on Mall Redevelopment Plan

• 06.21.23 County of Marin: State Approves Marin Housing Element

• 02.23 Marin IJ: Realtors funding lawsuits to speed housing in Marin

• 02.03.23 Marin IJ: San Rafael gets development grants

• 01.28.23 Marin IJ: Marin’s mandated housing: Much planned, little ‘affordable’

• 01.26.23 Marin IJ: Plan allows thousands of homes

2022

• 12.13.22 Marin IJ: San Rafael Set to Send Draft

• 12.03.22 Marin IJ: San Rafael Board Seeks Revisions

• 11.21.22 Marin IJ: San Rafael Draft Housing

• 09.28.22 Marin IJ: Marin County allocates $7 million to preserve and create affordable housing

• 09.02.22 Marin IJ: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | Northgate housing plan too dense to be approved

• 07.27.22 Marin IJ: San Rafael seeks views on housing sites

• 07.27.22 Marin IJ: San Rafael PC Summary

• 07.04.22 Marin IJ: Marin Grand Jury on Housing

• 04.24.22 Marin IJ: North San Rafael path project gains momentum

• 04.18.22 Marin IJ: Marin critics of housing mandates tout auditor’s findings

• 03.30.22 Marin IJ: Editorial: Northgate planners continue commitment to listening

• 03.19.22 Marin IJ: Developer revises Northgate housing plan

• 03.11.22 Marin IJ: SR Roundabout faces resistance

• 01.15.22 Marin IJ: Northgate Overhaul Review Begins

2021

• 09.18.21 Marin IJ: San Rafael residents vet Northgate Mall housing plan

• 09.12.21 Marin IJ: Marin prepares for housing element overhaul with lofty goals

• 06.02.21 Marin IJ: Marin-municipal-water-district-delays-decision-on-hookup

• 05.31.21 Associated Press: California eyes shuttered malls, stores for new housing

• 05.30.21 Marin IJ: Marin housing mandate prompts $1.6 million outlay for consultants

• 03.12.21 Marin IJ: New plan for San Rafael’s Northgate mall: 1,356 apartments, no Costco

• 03.20.21 Marin IJ Northgate owners must continue listening to Terra Linda neighbors

• 03.21.21 SF Chronicle: Marin County mall could be converted into 1,345 housing units, movie theater

2020

• goodjobsfirst.org: Harms of Big-box Retail on Local Communities

• 06.30.20 Bloomberg News: The dying mall’s new lease on life: Apartments

• 02.12.20 New York Times: Never mind the Internet. Here’s what’s killing malls.

2019

• 12.11-17.19 Pacific Sun Thinking outside the big box keeps Your dollars in the local economy

• 11.04.19 SF Chronicle Stonestown Galleria’s next makeover: housing on its sprawling SF site

• 10.23.19 Marin IJ: Costco plan needs ‘wholesale rethinking’: San Rafael board

• 10.22.19 Marin IJ: Costco bid for Northgate mall spot is troubled by Marin housing issues

• 10.13.19 Marin IJ: Terra Linda neighbors slam Costco proposal

• 10.13.19 Marin IJ: Big-box stores like Costco were never part of North San Rafael Vision plan

• 09.22.19 Marin IJ: Costco offers peek at Terra Linda Plans

• 09.17.19 Marin IJ: Stop Costco’: Terra Linda petitioners protest store proposal

• 08.19.19 Business Insider: Over 1500 people signed a petition to stop Costco from coming to their neighborhood

• 06.28.19 SF Chronicle Stonestown Galleria loses a big anchor tenant, but quickly backfills space

• 05.25.19 Marin IJ: City Officials: Costco considers new store at San Rafael’s Northgate mall

2018:

• 01.11.18 Marin IJ: Housing should be in future of Northgate mall