Marin City families receive $725,000 in rent relief as their aging apartment complex is renovated

Dozens of families living in Marin County's only public housing development for families are receiving financial assistance to help eliminate unpaid rent as their community undergoes a major renovation.The Marin Community Foundation is providing approximately $725,000 in rent relief for 64 households at Golden Gate Village in Marin City. The assistance averages more than $11,000 per household and comes as residents prepare to temporarily relocate during renovations.For Capri Price, a single mother raising two children at Golden Gate Village, the rising cost of everyday necessities has made it increasingly difficult to stretch her budget."I'm literally shopping half at one store and the other half the first two weeks of the month," Price said. "Then I'm penny pinching for the rest of the month."Golden Gate Village has approximately 300 apartments. As the aging complex undergoes extensive renovations, some residents have worried that falling behind on rent could jeopardize their housing