San Rafael project opponents offer $4M buyout to developer

Opponents of a proposal to build 64 homes in San Rafael have offered the developer $4 million to purchase the property for open space.

The forested parcel of nearly 21 acres in the Dominican Valley neighborhood is on the northern edge of the Dominican University of California campus. The development plan calls for removing 542 trees.

Dominican Valley LLC purchased the land from the college in 2023 along with another 3-acre parcel. The price was $3.1 million.

“We’re hopeful...