Seeking General Plan Steering Committee Members

Each City Council member has been requested to recommend three or four individuals who are wiling to serve on the General Plan Steering Committee. Nominees should have a strong commitment to assimilate new information to present to the consultant during the course of...

Point Molate Surprises

Five days from the time that the second installment of $2 million is due to renew the option by Upstream Point Molate LLC to purchase the former Point Molate Naval Fuel depot for $50 million, there will be flurry of activity that may change some of the original terms...

The Richmond Way

The Contra Costa Times took editorial recognition today of the municipal general fund comparison I distributed a couple weeks ago. The Times rightly characterized the survey as not being conclusive. I agree that it is a beginning place for introspection, not a...

What Can We Fix in 2006?

Happy New Year, Richmond! This year”s 2005 year-end issue is in both MSWORD (to ensure you can access the hyperlinks, should you so desire), and a PDF file. NewYear2006e-forum.pdf New Year 2006 e-forum.doc

Richmond’s Bay Trail Gets Christmas Gift from EBRPD

08-01-05_TRAC_map.pdf Forwarded from TRAC (Trails for Richmond Action Committee): Great Holiday News! Today, the Board of Directors of East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) voted to amend the proposed 2006 Budget to appropriate $350K for developing Bay Trail access...

Last Call for Richmond Nominations

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...