Poplar Creek has 5,500 sq.feet of rolling hills, lakes, waterfalls, winding fairways and streams create a picturesque and engaging opportunity for a round of golf to different levels of expertise golfers. Tee time can be reserved on-line. Weekdays and weekends fees are available. City of San Mateo residents are able to participate in a VIP Rewards Program.
The Pro- Shop offers everything a golf enthusiast might need - apparel and gear - for sale or rent. Some of the brands available are: FootJoy, Titleist, Pride, Baffler, Morod and Pinnacle.
Poplar Creek Grill and banquet facility complete the services this complex provides.
Foothill Ranch Library is a 13,000-square-foot public library offering a huge selection of books, large-print materials, DVDs and CDs for people of all ages. There's a KidZone for toddlers, a young adult section, a used book store, a quiet study area and a community room that seats 100.
Programs at the library include seasonal story times for toddlers and preschoolers, craft programs, free Internet access at any one of the 26 public PCs, wireless connection and a summer reading program.
On land inhabited by the Coast Miwok as many as 12,000 years ago, Mill Valley spawned from a Mexican government land grant to set up Rancho Corte Madera del Presidio on a wide swath of Southern Marin. The grant was issued in 1834 to John Thomas Reed, who built the town's namesake sawmill in Old Mill Park to provide lumber for the new military post being built in the Presidio in San Francisco.
The town was incorporated in September 1900, and the first Town Hall was constructed seven years later. By 1910, the town's population was 2,500 and has only grown to 13,200, as of 2008. The current City Hall was built in 1937. Public buildings and facilities opened throughout the decades, but City Hall remained the hub for local government.
While the Public Safety Building, constructed in the 1970s, is home to the city's police and fire departments, most city agencies are housed at City Hall. City Manager Jim McCann coordinates all city departments through eight department directors, Police Chief, Fire Chief, Director of Planning and Building, Public Works Director, Finance and Human Resources Director, Parks and Recreation Director, City Librarian, and the General Manager of the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The Martha Riley Community Library is one of three city libraries serving area residents. It is located on Pleasant Grove Boulevard at the intersection of Woodcreek Oaks Boulevard, in the same building as the Roseville Community Television studios. The facility has three meeting rooms available for rent and a computerized system for checking out books. The library's collection includes a section on green technology.
Built in 1985, San Mateo City Hall houses the City Council chambers as well as the City Manager's office, the City Clerk's office and several other important administrative offices. San Mateo residents are welcome to drop in during normal business hours and file papers or gather needed information -- and they are encouraged to come to the council chambers on those evenings (generally the first and third Mondays of every month, beginning at 5 p.m.) where the people's business is discussed and decided.
The Fairfax Library, at the west end of town across from St. Rita's, is one branch of the Marin County Free Libraries. In addition to being connected to the other county-run libraries, such as the ones in West Marin, the Fairfax Library is connected to all other town libraries through a database. Library card-holders are able to reserve or check out books from any library in the county. The Fairfax Library also puts on a number of community and kid-focused events. There are reading clubs for adults and teens, as well as weekly children's groups. The library posts a blog on its website that keeps patrons up-to-date with the most current events. In addition, the library recently began a service, Overdrive, which allows card-holders to download books and audio on their computers.
This library offers a wide range of books and activities for neighbors in the area. Activities include storytime for toddlers and preschoolers, as well as "Read to a Dog" sponsored by the Marin Humane Society. Computers are available and one-on-one tutoring sessions can be arranged.
This is the headquarters of the Napa County Sheriff's Department. The upper level houses the Sheriff's office, the administration, patrol and training room. The lower level includes the coroner, property criminal lab and civil processing. Handicap access is available at the lower level. Located next to the Fire Department, the Napa County Sheriff's Department has occupied this location on Airport Boulevard for five years. Sheriff-Coroner, Douglas E. Koford is presiding on his second term.
Agoura Hills City Hall is the central building of Agoura Hills local government. The City Council holds its meetings here, and the planning department is also available here during normal business hours. Meetings are held in the Council Chambers at 6pm on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Meetings are streamed live through the city website and are also archived for future viewing.
The Louden Nelson Community Center is not named after a community icon named Louden. Through a typographical mix-up, so the story goes, the first "N" in Londen Nelson's name was transposed.
The center is in downtown Santa Cruz and provides free parking permits for the encircling block inside the center at the front desk. Louden Nelson houses a senior computer center, a teen center, and two rooms that can seat up to 127 people for various community and private events. Outdoors, a large playground is a popular spot for Santa Cruz children. An open field is often home to community events including the Juneteenth Celebration.
San Rafael Public Library is a full-service library serving the local community. It is overseen by a six-member board of trustees, which advocates for the library and helps to increase its visibility. It also provides support to the Library Foundation. Pickleweed Library is a branch of this library, located at Canal Street.
