Red Hill Dog Park Steering Committee · meeting of September 30
Dog park panel sets spring granite project, flags parking crunch
The Red Hill Dog Park Steering Committee has spent the past few months working through a punch list for the well-loved but muddy park, and its September 30 meeting moved the biggest item forward: a decomposed granite surfacing project slated for spring to fix the park's uneven, often soggy ground.
That follows a summer of smaller fixes — new signage, a gate-hinges repair, and a 2026 community survey on park use, all taken up at the committee's July 29 meeting. With those housekeeping items largely handled, attention has shifted to the two issues residents actually feel on a Saturday morning: weekend parking impacts around the park, still unresolved, and a wayfinding sign tied to the fire district that the committee is coordinating on.
No votes were taken and no parking fix was adopted at the September meeting; fundraising to pay for the granite work continues in the background. The committee's November meeting is expected to bring more detail on both the surfacing project and a parking plan.
Town Council · meeting Tuesday, Oct 13, 7 pm
Council to open discussion on new tobacco sales rules
Tucked into Tuesday's council agenda, between a checks-issued report and a library-week proclamation, is the first council-level discussion of new regulations on tobacco sales in San Anselmo.
Staff have labeled it a discussion item, not an ordinance vote, and note it is not subject to CEQA review since a policy conversation doesn't meet the legal definition of a 'project.' The agenda doesn't preview what's actually being considered — whether that's a flavored-tobacco ban, new licensing fees, or retailer-spacing rules remains unstated.
Residents looking for specifics will have to show up or watch Tuesday's meeting; this is the start of the conversation, not the end of it.
Climate Action Commission · meeting of September 30
Climate panel briefed on EV enforcement, grid tech, plan progress
The Climate Action Commission spent its September 30 meeting absorbing information rather than making decisions, starting with a presentation from Will Messinger on enforcing the town's EV parking rules — a persistent gap between policy and practice around town.
Kurt Johnson followed with a briefing on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, which would let parked EVs feed stored power back into the grid, a concept commissioners are watching as a future piece of the town's climate toolkit. Bridget Wipfler then updated the commission on Climate Action Fund projects and the town's Climate Action Plan.
The session closed with a discussion of how often the commission itself should meet — a housekeeping question with no resolution yet, but one that could reshape how frequently these updates reach the public.