by admin | Dec 26, 2006 | Uncategorized
Mayor-elect Gayle McLaughlin will be sworn in on the evening of January 9, 2007, and that moment will mark the beginning of the next great race ” for the City Council seat she instantly vacates. According to the City Charter, the City Council has 60 days to...
by admin | Dec 25, 2006 | Uncategorized
Last week the first six of 24 freeway exit signs marking Richmond points of historical interest were installed. To see one of the six Point Richmond Historic District signs, Click here. In 2004, I found out that a city could obtain Caltrans approval for freeway signs...
by admin | Dec 23, 2006 | Uncategorized
On December 19, 2996, the City Council accepted a report from Planning Director Richard Mitchell, who presented a summary of potentially broad-based changes to the process of discretionary review of development projects. Mitchell took his authority from the following...
by admin | Dec 23, 2006 | Uncategorized
For several years, I have prepared detailed year-end evaluations of City of Richmond services, problems challenges and wishes. Originally, these were conveyed only to my City Council colleagues and the city manager as a way of providing input into the annual city...
by admin | Dec 23, 2006 | Uncategorized
On December 19, 2006, the Richmond City Council set into motion the largest public works project in Richmond history, a $104.9 million makeover of the Civic Center. In what is being called Phase 1A, the City Council authorized a fee of $10.4 million to be paid to...
by admin | Dec 20, 2006 | Uncategorized
While editorials and columns from two leading newspapers serving West County have found little sympathy for a threatened lawsuit alleging racism by Chief Magnus, the City Council has moved to retain a highly qualified investigator to do a thorough and fair job of...
