San Rafael flood risk prompts Canal insurance project
Activists and researchers have teamed up to seek an affordable flood insurance program for residents in the low-lying Canal area of San Rafael. Stephanie McNally of Canal Alliance said she is working on a pilot program with Jeffrey Rhoads of Resilient Shore; Kathleen Schaefer, a researcher for the University of California, Davis; and Stuart Spiegel, interim manager of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. Their idea is in its early stages, and the team has submitted a grant proposal to set up the program and find an insurance funding source.