Wear a Mask As positive cases and hospitalizations continue to increase, we continue to promote critical information to the community about the importance of wearing masks, staying 6-feet away from others, and limiting interactions that carry a risk of exposure to COVID-19. We worked with Vice-Mayor Colin on a new “Wear a Mask” graphic and … Continued
GovTech Magazine Highlights Canal WiFi Project GovTech Magazine featured an article this week covering the Canal WiFi network project. This project would not be possible without the cross-sector collaboration and funding from the County of Marin and Marin Community Foundation. It also highlights the impact of the amazing community volunteers who are helping make this … Continued
Find an Open Restaurant To support restaurants who want to use the public right-of-way, we worked with Economic Development, Public Works, Community Development, and the City Attorney’s office to create an automatic temporary encroachment permit. We asked businesses who got the permit about their experience and here’s what they had to say: The process was … Continued
Canal WiFi Project Update We continue to make great progress on building a WiFi network in the Canal neighborhood. The latest project update is that we are fully funded thanks to a $125K contribution from the County and another $125K donation from the Marin Community Foundation. DC Electric also told us this week they will … Continued
At this Snack and Learn, the Digital team talks about how to use Trello to manage tasks and projects. This video covers: Kanban and Trello How to build a Trello board Using Trello for collaboration and teamwork
Snack & Learn: How to Get Stuff Done with Trello Do you manage projects in your head? STOP. Trello makes managing tasks and projects easy, and, it’s collaborative too, so you can keep your team in the loop (and delegate). Join us virtually on Tuesday, May 12 from 3-4 p.m. This training will be provided … Continued
Digital Forms Over the past couple of weeks Digital worked with volunteers from the U.S. Digital Response to tackle the challenges that paper-based processes cause when the City’s workforce moved to work remotely in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the City’s internal departments including Human Resources and Finance operate with paper-based processes … Continued
Remote Work Digital continues to support a largely remote workforce, while still providing critical onsite support for our safety personnel. We are now supporting a stable and secure remote desktop environment with multifactor authentication, that allows employees to access software and files on the City network. We’ve also seen an exponential increase in usage of … Continued
The City of San Rafael has now had two employees featured on the Engaging Local Government Leader (ELGL) “GovLove Podcast“! Most recently, San Rafael City Clerk Lindsay Lara joined the show to discuss how her office teamed up with Digital Services to set up public meetings in an age of social distancing. She also talked … Continued
Getting Information Out During COVID-19 Team Digital has been leading the City’s public information efforts in response to COVID-19, working in close coordination with the County of Marin. Serving in the role of Public Information Officers, we are working alongside the Emergency Operations Center team to develop resources for residents, businesses, and staff adapting to … Continued