Santa Venetia residents win former school property with lone bid

Santa Venetia residents win former school property with lone bid

San Rafael City Schools has accepted a $6 million bid from Santa Venetia residents to buy a 9.76-acre surplus property and turn it into a community center, park and nature preserve. Trustees unanimously voted Tuesday in favor of the bid from Pazala Inc., a nonprofit organization that raised the minimum offer for the former MacPhail School campus at 1565 Vendola Drive. “I am pleased that a thoughtful and transparent process led to an outcome wher…