by admin | Oct 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today, Charlotte Knox posted on Facebook that former Richmond Mayor David Pierce had died in Thailand. Pierce was 86. David Pierce was, hands down, Richmond’s most colorful mayor. The following post s from my September 11, 2016, E-FORUM, “They Don’t Make Mayors Like...
by admin | Oct 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
I just finished three days at the League of California Cities Annual Conference in Long Beach. The high point was representing the City to receive a Helen Putnam Award for Excellence for “Camp Achieve.” I was joined by Troy Porter of the Recreation Division. “Camp...
by admin | Oct 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending October 18th, 2019. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 22nd. Closed Session begins at 5:00 P.M., followed by the Special Joint Meeting of the...
by admin | Oct 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Lots of excitement in next week’s meeting: Item I-1: District Elections – switch or fight? Item J-1: Proposed reorganization of City government by Interim City Manager Steve Falk. Item K-1: New comprehensive Cannabis regulations The agenda/packet for the Tuesday,...
by admin | Oct 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
October 17, 1989, I was in my Point Richmond office talking to a client in a high rise in San Francisco. All of a sudden, he yelled, “holy shit,” and I heard crashing in the background (It was his bookcases falling over). The phone went dead. A few seconds later, it...
