Resources

RGM Newsletters, links to the city of San Rafael, GP2040, RGM Letters and Editorials and Press. This page is updated regularly.

2022:

RGM Newsletter
May/June 2022

RGM Newsletter
March/April 2022

RGM Newsletter
January/February 2022

2021:

RGM Newsletter
November/December 2021

RGM Newsletter
September/October 2021

RGM Newsletter
July/August 2021

RGM Newsletter
May/June 2021

RGM Newsletter
March/April 2021

RGM Newsletter
January/February 2021

2020:

RGM Newsletter
November/December 2020

RGM Newsletter
September/October 2020

RGM Newsletter
July/August 2020

Why RGM supports North San Rafael/Northgate as a Priority Development Area
June 24, 2020

RGM Newsletter
May/June 2020

• City Council (CC)

Meetings and Agendas

• Design Review Board (DRB)

Meetings and Agendas

• Planning Commission (PC)

Meetings and Agendas

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2022:

• 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 Letter to the City of San Rafael Planning Commission re: Follow up on the Jan. 11th Planning Commission Northgate Development Project EIR scoping session meeting

• 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

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

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

• 3.31.21 RGM Letter to City Council re: Traffic Guidelines

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

• 1.11.21 RGM Letter to Planning Commission

2020

• 12.12.20 Letter to City Council

• 12.4.20 Letter Design Review Board

• 10.22.20 Letter to Planning Commission

• 6.12.20 Letter to B. Miller re: LOS

RGM EDITORIALS  

2022:

• Marin Voice: True Northgate mall plans must be revealed

  Marin Independent Journal, 1/23/22

2020:

• Marin Voice: Northgate owners should learn from recent mall trends
  Marin Independent Journal, 3/6/20

2019:

• Marin Voice: Hidden facts, hidden costs in Costco’s Northgate plan
  Marin Independent Journal, 11/17/19

2022:

• San Rafael panel seeks revisions to Northgate overhaul

  Marin Independent Journal, 5.20.22

• Marin critics of housing mandates tout auditor’s findings

  Marin Independent Journal, 4.18.22

• Developer revises Northgate housing plan

  Marin Independent Journal, 3.19.22

• Northgate Overhaul Review Begins

  Marin Independent Journal, 1.15.22

2021:

• San Rafael residents vet Northgate Mall housing plan

  Marin Independent Journal, 9.18.21

• Marin prepares for housing element overhaul with lofty goals

  Marin Independent Journal, 9.12.21

• Marin-municipal-water-district-delays-decision-on-hookup

  Marin Independent Journal, 6.2.21

• California eyes shuttered malls, stores for new housing

  Associated Press, 5.31.21

• Marin housing mandate prompts $1.6 million outlay for consultants

  Marin Independent Journal, 5.30.21

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

  Marin Independent Journal, 3.12.21

• Northgate owners must continue listening to Terra Linda neighbors

  Marin Independent Journal, 3.20.21

• Marin County mall could be converted into 1,345 housing units, movie theater

  SF Chronicle, 3.21.21

2020:

• Harms of Big-box Retail on Local Communities

• The dying mall’s new lease on life: Apartments
  Bloomberg News, 6/30/20

• Never mind the Internet. Here’s what’s killing malls.
  New York Times, 2/13/20

2019:

• Thinking outside the big box keeps Your dollars in the local economy
  Pacific Sun, 12/11-17/19

• Stonestown Galleria’s next makeover: housing on its sprawling SF site
  San Francisco Chronicle, 11/4/19

• Stonestown Galleria loses a big anchor tenant, but quickly backfills space
  San Francisco Chronicle, 6/28/19

• Costco plan needs ‘wholesale rethinking’: San Rafael board
  Marin Independent Journal, 10/23/19

• Costco bid for Northgate mall spot is troubled by Marin housing issues
  Marin Independent Journal, 10/22/19

• Terra Linda neighbors slam Costco proposal
  Marin Independent Journal, 10/16/19

• Big-box stores like Costco were never part of North San Rafael Vision plan
  Marin Independent Journal, 10/13/19

• Costco offers peek at Terra Linda plans
  Marin Independent Journal, 9/22/19

• Stop Costco’: Terra Linda petitioners protest store proposal
  Marin Independent Journal, 9/17/19

• Over 1500 people signed a petition to stop Costco from coming to their neighborhood
  Business Insider, 8/19/19

• City Officials: Costco considers new store at San Rafael’s Northgate mall
  Marin Independent Journal, 5/25/19

2018:

• Housing should be in future of Northgate mall

  Marin Independent Journal, 1/11/18

• Terra Linda’s Northgate owners plan ‘town center’ concept
  Marin Independent Journal, 1/5/18