by admin | Feb 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
With a little over three weeks since my forced retirement from politics, I am enjoying life. No more evening meetings, no emails or phone calls from irate residents, no suits and ties, and best of all, no City Council meetings. Although I am retired from politics, I...
by admin | Jan 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
A failed primary clarifier that has been out of service since Monday at the City’s wastewater treatment plant on Canal Boulevard is responsible for multiple spikes in H2S, (also known as sewer gas, swamp gas, stink damp, and sour damp) a colorless gas known for its...
by admin | Jan 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ended a fight about a voter-approved initiative that increased tolls on the seven state-run bridges over San Francisco Bay by $3.00 in part to support climate change projects. Regional Measure 3 (RM3) was planned and passed in...
by admin | Jan 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
You can view the current City Manager’s Weekly Report here: City Manager’s Weekly Report 01/20/2023
by admin | Jan 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Today, we filed a request for a writ of mandate from Contra Costa Superior Court to vacate, set aside, and/or rescind the Land Development Agreement (LDA) entered into between the City of Richmond and Terminal One Development LLC on December 29, 2022. Click here for...
by admin | Jan 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
The City of Richmond’s access to Highway Users Tax Account Funds has been suspended because the City is delinquent in filing is Annual Street Report (ASR) for the Fiscal Year 2021-22. See HUTA Suspension Letter. This is the kind of thing we are likely to see more of...