Budget Comparison Project Underway

cor_budget_summary.pdf Last week, I hired Kevin Morsony to undertake the General Fund Budget Comparison project that will compare Richmond to 15 other cities for revenue and expenditures. Kevin is a recent graduate of U.C. Berkeley with a BA in Political Science. He...

Shoreline Festival at Point Pinole Park

I have received notice of the following events tomorrow at Point Pinole Regional Park: Richmond Shoreline Festival — Celebrate and Protect Breuner Marsh: Open Space or Multi-Story Housing? The North Richmond Shoreline Open Space Alliance invites you to the...

Under the Radar Businesses in Richmond

I routinely read about businesses in Richmond that I didn”t know existed or I am reminded of businesses I know but which seldom show up at Chamber of Commerce mixers or City events. There is a whole universe of Richmond businesses that hire lots of people, pay...

City Manager Hires Chief of Staff

City Manager Bill Lindsay has hired Janet Schneider to be the Administrative Chief in the City Manager’s office following interviews with a pool of truly outstanding candidates for the position. Janet is currently the Executive Director of the Central Contra...

Community Meeting on Violence

Recreation_Resolution_60-97.pdf There will be an all day community meeting this Saturday, October 15th, 2005, 8:30am ” 4:30pm, Richmond Auditorium, (Click on RICHMOND RISES UP AGAINST VIOLENCE for more information), In response to the homicides that have plagued...