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Digital Marin KWMR Interview

Executive Steering Committee member Liza Massey was interviewed on KWMR's Epicenter program on February 16, 2021. KWMR's Jeffrey Manson talks with Liza about the Digital Marin project and the recently released Residents' Survey. Listen to the segment

Digital Marin Executive Steering Committee meeting - February 18, 2021

The Digital Marin Executive Steering Committee held a meeting on February 18, 2021. Each community gave an update on their progress while reminding the community leaders that we are looking for leads and issues, and will find solutions as the outreach wraps up. Government Emergency Management will be starting analysis soon and will share their...

Education Working Group launches

On February 17, 2021 the Education Working Group met, facilitated by Digital Marin Executive Steering Committee member Ross Millerick, and project sponsor Liza Massey. The Education working group includes members from Marin Promise Partnership, Marin County Office of Education, College of Marin, and city school districts. The agenda included introductions, an orientation to the project,...

Education Work Group Meeting Notes - Feb 17, 2021

Marin City Free Internet project

Collaboration continues to bridge the digital divide in Marin's most under-served communities. The Marin Community Foundation, County of Marin, and Sausalito Marin City School District (SMCSD) partnered to provide free Comcast Internet Essentials service to 300 households for two years. The partnership is also planning public outdoor Wi-Fi access at three locations in Marin City....

Resident Working Group gets update on project, survey, and more

On February 10, 2021 the Residents Working Group met and received a status update on the project in terms of the other work groups, the asset inventory, and the community survey. Marin County CIO Liza Massey provided information about the outreach strategies being used for the different sectors. She shared that the asset inventory being...

Residents Work Group Meeting Minutes 2-10-2021

Government and Emergency Management Working Group provides feedback on outreach

On January 14, 2020 the Government and Emergency Management Working Group met, facilitated by Michael Frank of Marin General Services Authority. Michael, along with Marin County CIO Liza Massey and Digital Marin volunteer Rebecca Woodbury, shared an overview of the Digital Marin project, the project’s goals, the role of the working group, and the approach for seeking outreach...

Government and Emergency Management Work Group Meeting Minutes 1-14-2021

Are you online? Digital Marin surveys public on internet access

Thousands enjoy strong internet access in Marin County, and thousands more don’t. Digital Marin, an effort to develop a countywide roadmap to achieve digital equity for all, seeks feedback from the community about internet access. Officially launched in December 2020, Digital Marin has set the following goals: Everyone in Marin has access to high quality,...

2020 CPUC Broadband Study 253

25Mbps Download and 3Mbps Upload

2020 CPUC Broadband Study 2525

25Mbps download and upload

Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Awards

Digital Marin Executive Steering Committee meeting - January 21, 2021

The Digital Marin Executive Steering Committee held a meeting on January 21, 2021. The group discussed: Public outreach Surveys Transparency Draft table of contents Questions for Magellan Advisors about data collection Watch the meeting https://youtu.be/0ZUBrlkGY6M Read the meeting notes and slides Executive Steering Committee meeting – Jan 21, 2021 About The Executive Steering Committee was...

Residents Working Group convenes to learn about Digital Marin

On December 22, 2020 the Residents Working Group met, facilitated by Bruce Vogen. Bruce, along with Marin County CIO Liza Massey shared an overview of the Digital Marin project, the project’s goals, the role of the working group, and the approach for seeking outreach from residents. The working group asked questions about the project and...

Digital Marin on KWMR Epicenter

Executive Steering Committee members Liza Massey and Rebecca Woodbury were on air with Amanda Eichstaedt's Epicenter to talk about the Digital Marin project. Listen to the segment (KWMR website)

Residents Work Group Meeting Minutes 12-22-20

Digital Marin in the Marin IJ

On December 31, 2020 the Marin Independent Journal published an article by Will Houston where he interviews Digital Marin Executive Steering Committee members Liza Massey, Rebecca Woodbury, and Bruce Vogen. The article does a splendid job summarizing the Digital Marin objectives for their readers. Mr. Houston also described the digital divide and gave the Canal...

2020 Q4 Status Update

Digital Marin continues to have good momentum as 2020 draws to a close. The Executive Steering Committee (ESC) is working to establish teams to lead community outreach, the consultants, Magellan Advisors, are collecting data on current assets, and the GoDigitalMarin.org website is live. The project is about a month behind the original schedule, but we...

Collaboration to identify and eliminate gaps in ‘Digital Divide’

The County of Marin is part of a new cross-sector effort to develop a countywide strategic plan to address local internet access and digital equity gaps. The project, called Digital Marin, will look beyond infrastructure needs and identify opportunities for data sharing, efficiencies, resiliency, and digital service improvements. The plan will outline projects and initiatives...

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