Coal and Other Pollution Sources in Richmond

by | Nov 22, 2017 | Uncategorized

In recent long Facebook strings, there have been discussions of coal trains passing through Richmond. I should point out that the City Council has already banned coal operations at any City-owned port facilities, but because of federal law preemption, we have no...

North American Climate Summit

by | Nov 21, 2017 | Uncategorized

In December, I will be representing Richmond at the North American Climate Summit in Chicago. Mayor Emanuel, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, and C40 Cities Leadership Group Announce Chicago Will Host Inaugural North American Climate Summit and 2017...

Homelessness in Richmond

by | Nov 20, 2017 | Uncategorized

What can we do and what should we do to address homelessness in Richmond? On October 24, 2017, the City of Richmond Homeless Task Force created by the City Council in April 2017, provided a presentation you can view here. The presentation concluded that there is an...

Richmond Needs a Sidewalks Policy

by | Nov 20, 2017 | Uncategorized

The recent announcement by the police chief that the laws against parking on sidewalks will finally be enforced was met with almost universal appreciation. Many people wanted to know why it took so long and why even delay it until the middle of December?| Blocking...