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Greetings Mill Valley! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Mill Valley's Planning Commission just approved for a steep Cascade Canyon lot.
  • Will Mill Valley finally get access to the growing Redwood Bikeshare network?
  • Why Léa Seydoux's gold-button look turned heads in Mill Valley.

Also on today's calendar: The Great Closet Cleanout and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Fog in the a.m., then breezy, with a high of 84 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 78, low: 54.
  • Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 72 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. In Your Town for Oct. 5, 2026 (marinij.com) — Mill Valley's Planning Commission has approved a variance for a hillside lift and pedestrian bridge serving a steeply sloped home on Summit Avenue in Cascade Canyon, allowing encroachment into the front setback. In nearby San Anselmo, police are investigating antisemitic graffiti at Brookside Elementary, while San Rafael police secured a major state grant to bolster traffic safety enforcement.
   

2. Marin-Sonoma bike-sharing program extended for 3 years (pressdemocrat.com) — Mill Valley leaders are pushing to bring the expanding Redwood Bikeshare program into Southern Marin, arguing current funding leaves little for connections serving Mill Valley, Sausalito, Tiburon and the Mill Valley–Sausalito path. While more than $2 million will extend and grow the SMART corridor e-bike network for three years, officials want future money steered toward a triangle linking Mill Valley and nearby ferry hubs.
   

3. Gold Buttons Link Léa Seydoux Utility Separates at Mill Valley Film Festival • CelebMafia (celebmafia.com) — Mill Valley's film scene gets a style spotlight as actor Léa Seydoux appears at the 49th Mill Valley Film Festival, where she received the MVFF Award for Fearless Performance on Oct. 5. Her visit, tied to a Gentle Monster screening, brings international red-carpet attention to the local festival and downtown Mill Valley.
   

4. Little Bit of This, Lots of That (northbaybiz.com) — A long-debated plan for the former seminary site in Strawberry, just next to Mill Valley, has been approved, clearing the way for 337 homes plus senior care, preschool and fitness facilities. The column also touches on Mollie Stone's buying United Markets, Novato's Costco gas station fight, and Tiburon's noisy pickleball dispute, all shaping daily life around southern Marin.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Mill Valley Community Center is having their Closet Cleanout this Friday.
    It's free and open to all!!! Go clean out your closet! I've been volunteering and it's unbelievable what people have donated!!! There is also a HUGE… (Nextdoor Homestead Valley)
  • Chipotle posted a job opening for Kitchen Leader in San Rafael. Apply here.
  • Cozymeal, Inc. posted a job opening for Sushi Chef, San Rafael, CA in San Rafael. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mill Valley here.

Ok Mill Valley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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