Marin City Has Long Felt Its Flooding Woes Were Neglected. That’s About to Change

Marin City is one step closer to a solution for the floodwaters that often block the neighborhood’s only entrance and exit after the federal government formalized a partnership with local advocates to completely fund a potential fix of up to $13.5 million.

Residents in the unincorporated Marin County community — a bowl of a town sandwiched between steep mountains and Highway 101, just 5 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge — have advocated for solutions for decades. But with a historic Black population and generations’ worth of concerns over racial inequities, many have long felt neglected by government officials.

“Things are lining up, and all I know is that too many folks have to walk through all of this contaminated water,” said Terrie Harris-Green, executive director of Marin City Climate Resilience and Health Justice.

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