Population: 12,000

Size: 3.05 square miles

Annual operating budget: $13.2 million

Number of housing units: 6,413

Median home price, October 2007: $1,289,000

City Council: Mayor Larry Chu and council members Dan Hillmer, Ron Arlas, Joan Lundstrom and Kathy Hartzell. The council meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at City Hall at 400 Magnolia Ave.

City Hall: City Manager Jean Bonander, 927-5110; City Clerk Cynthia Huisman, 927-5002; Planning Director Nancy Kaufman, 927-5025; Public Works Director Hamid Shamsapour, 927-5017; City Attorney Sky Woodruff, 927-5110; Recreation Director Dave Wilkinson, 927-6746. City Hall, at 400 Magnolia Ave., is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. The main number is 927-5110.

Police: Twin Cities Police Chief Phil Green oversees a 44-member department that also serves Corte Madera. The police headquarters, at 250 Doherty Drive in Larkspur, can be reached at 927-5150. Fire: Fire Chief Robert Sinnott, who is the deputy city manager, oversees a 19-member department with two fire stations. The headquarters, at 420 Magnolia Ave., can be reached at 927-5007.

Library: The library, which is in City Hall at 400 Magnolia Ave., can be reached at 927-5005. Its hours are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Chamber of Commerce: P.O. Box 315, Larkspur, 94977. Phone, 838-0038.

Schools: The Larkspur School District includes Hall Middle School and Neil Cummins Elementary School. The district headquarters is at 230 Doherty Drive. The phone number is 927-6960. Redwood High School, part of the Tamalpais Union High School District, is at 395 Doherty Drive.

Garbage: Marin Sanitary Service, 1050 Andersen Drive, San Rafael. 456-2601.