Last night, I made my fourth State of the City presentation since I took office as mayor of Richmond.

If you haven’t yet seen it, here are the links and our webpage for the presentation:

Slides only: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/3539/State-of-the-City Link straight to presentation document – slides only: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/45899 Link to presentation with notes: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/45903 (This has all the detailed narrative I provided in my presentation)

It was by far the most positive and optimistic report yet. Some highlights include:

City finances in best shape in decades Record low unemployment Rents stable; home values up Ferry service starting this fall Hilltop Mall being renovated Branding and marketing study completed Second lowest homicide rate ever; zero homicides in 2018 Richmond Promise awarded 361 scholarship worth $2.2 million More money for street maintenance Solar1 completed and on line

I am always interested to hear how things are going in your neighborhood, what the issues are and how the Mayor’s Office can help you.