Attorney General Opines on Alleged Conflict of Interest

by | Apr 1, 2005 | Uncategorized

In addition to serving on the Richmond City Council, I serve as a member of the Rosie the Riveter Trust board of directors. The Rosie the Riveter Trust is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation that serves as the non-profit partner to the Rosie the Riveter World War II/Home...

West County Cities, County, to Merge

by | Apr 1, 2005 | Uncategorized

In an unprecedented early morning secret meeting today, the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors, the San Pablo City Council and the Richmond City Council hammered out an agreement to combine the Cities of San Pablo, Richmond and the unincorporated area of North Richmond...

Open Government Laws

by | Mar 27, 2005 | Uncategorized

This week, the Institute for Local Government http://www.ilsg.org/ is mailing copies of its new pamphlet “The ABCs of Open Government Laws” to city clerks for distribution to elected officials in their cities. The packets should be arriving in a week or...

Street Sweeping Update

by | Mar 25, 2005 | Uncategorized

Questions or complaints about street sweeping are consistently high on the list of issues about which I hear from constituents. Examples of recent question include the following: I seem to recall that part of the street sweeping deal was that each block had to have a...

Have They No Shame?

by | Mar 24, 2005 | Uncategorized

As gasoline prices reach all-time highs and ChevronTexaco reports a 77% increase in profits, the owner of Richmond”s 3,000 acre refinery is pressing forward with an effort to have its property taxes cut by tens of millions of dollars, which would result in a...