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🌱 Patch AM: Marin County Underwater Amid Highest Tide In Decades: Photos
Coming up: Pretzel Making Class Pond Farm Brewing on the Mill Valley Patch calendar
What's up Mill Valley! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Record King Tides turn Mill Valley-Sausalito Path into a waterway
Also on today's calendar: Pretzel Making Class Pond Farm Brewing.
Find out what's happening in Mill Valleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Mill Valleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: On-and-off rain and drizzle, with a high of 54 and low of 49 degrees.
- Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, a shower, temps: high: 59, low: 48.
- Wednesday: Fog in the morning, with a high of 58 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Marin County Underwater Amid Highest Tide In Decades: Photos (patch.com) — Mill Valley residents saw the Mill Valley-Sausalito Path transformed into a temporary waterway as record King Tides and heavy rain flooded roads from Sausalito to San Rafael. Officials urged people to stay home, and some cars required rescues from several feet of water while others kayaked or waded through the inundated streets. 
📸 Around Mill Valley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mill Valley
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★ Featured events ★
- Pretzel Making Class Pond Farm Brewing
Pond Farm Brewing Co., 1848 4th St, San Rafael
6:30 pm
Wednesday January 14
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Other local events
- Spark Innovation Mill Valley: Entrepreneur Mindfulness & Accountability
The Depot Plaza , 87 Throckmorton Ave , Mill Valley
10:45 am - Grammy-winning violinist & harpist Carlos Reyes
549 Magnolia Ave , Larkspur
7:30 pm
Friday January 9
Saturday January 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Souper Monday Club
Campbell Hall , 70 Santa Rosa , Sausalito
11:30 am - No Chamber Morning Program Today. See You February 3rd for the First Chamber Morning Program of 2026!
San Rafael Chamber of Commerce , 817 Mission Ave , San Rafael - The Bay Area Figurative Movement Continues
Sausalito Center For The Arts , 750 Bridgeway , Sausalito
11:00 am - General Plan Advisory Committee
Town Council Chambers , 525 San Anselmo Avenue , San Anselmo
4:00 pm - Lawrence Hall of Science Event
Lawrence Hall of Science San Rafael, CA 94903
5:30 pm - Storytime at 10 AM
Larkspur Public Library - Larkspur CA 94939
10:00 am - Falkirk Cultural Center Winter Juried Show 2026: Opening Night
City of San Rafael , 1400 Fifth Ave , San Rafael
5:00 pm - Fully Booked, NAL — Camp Sylvester
Camp Sylvester , 28770 Dodge Ridge Rd , Pinecrest
10:00 am - Zone (B) Booked, BSA61 — Camp Sylvester
Camp Sylvester , 28770 Dodge Ridge Rd , Pinecrest
3:00 pm - Zone (A) Booked, CSUS — Camp Sylvester
Camp Sylvester , 28770 Dodge Ridge Rd , Pinecrest
3:00 pm
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Tuesday January 6
Thursday January 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- According to tidal predictions, Southern Marin and Marin County will continue to experience elevated high tides through January 6.
Use any breaks between storms to prepare for the next rounds of strong winds, heavy rainfall, and rising tides. Taking steps now can help protect… (Nextdoor ) - Tidal Inundation Alert – UPDATE Saturday, 1/3/26, 10:30 pm
Today, low-lying areas across Marin County experienced near record-breaking tidal inundation. Impacted locations in Southern Marin included Sausalito… (Nextdoor )
- McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Mill Valley. Apply here.
- Mixt posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Mill Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mill Valley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Corte Madera
- Significant flooding across Bay Area during 'near-record' king tides (mercedsunstar.com)
- Heavy rain and high tides cause flooding along a stretch of Northern California (thetrucker.com)
- Record-breaking King Tides flood San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California coast, U.S. (watchers.news)
Larkspur
- King tides raise flooding risk along San Francisco Bay shorelines (ktvu.com)
Marin City
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