Your first Marin Briefing: San Rafael’s skyline
Published on March 26, 2026.
The first edition of this weekly newsletter by San Rafael, California, focuses on the city's skyline and the potential for a 17-story glass-and-steel apartment tower rising beside Highway 101. The project would replace a four-story structure with 200 new homes and become the tallest building in the North Bay by a wide margin. However, there are currently ten high-rise proposals across the city, aiming to add about 1,600 housing units and potentially reshape the city’s character within the next decade. The newsletter is edited by a human.
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