by admin | Dec 4, 2007 | Uncategorized
The sun made an appropriate and perfectly scheduled morning appearance, shining brightly through the south-facing windows of the 40,000 square foot craneway of the historic Ford Assembly Building as mayors of four waterfront cities, UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert...
by admin | Dec 2, 2007 | Uncategorized
I have requested that the matter of franchise taxes from utilities be placed on the City Council agenda for discussion and possible direction to staff to find out if Richmond is receiving the revenue it is due. I stumbled onto the murky world of franchises while...
by admin | Dec 1, 2007 | Uncategorized
Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending November 30th, 2007. 1. Meeting Notes The next regular City Council meeting is Tuesday, December 4th. It will begin at 2:00 PM with a Study Session on the General Plan, followed by a short recess...
by admin | Nov 30, 2007 | Uncategorized
Congratulations to Chief Magnus and the Richmond PD for raising their public records response from an “F+” to an A-” in 10 months. Hopefully, this trend will apply to other Richmond departments. One thing the City is still struggling with is a policy...
by admin | Nov 30, 2007 | Uncategorized
As the hearing on Chevron”s property tax appeal gets underway, Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia has written to the $100 billion company requesting they drop the effort to recover nearly $60 million in taxes already spent by various public agencies and...
