Meet and Greet Your New City Council

The public is invited to attend the Swearing-In Ceremony for the re-elected and newly-elected City Council members on Tuesday, January 11, 2005, at 6:00 PM in the Richmond City Council Chamber, 1401 Marina Way South. Light refreshment will be served following the...

Changing the Development Review Process

On January 22, 2005, in the City Council Chamber, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, the Richmond Planning Department will host another Planning Retreat to present proposed changes to limit public participation in the discretionary review of proposed development projects. The...

2004 Year-End Review

New_Year_2005_e-forum.pdf For several years, I have prepared detailed year-end evaluations of City of Richmond services, problems challenges and wishes. Originally, these were conveyed to my City Council colleagues and the city manager as a way of providing input into...

New Code Enforcement Police Officer

As of Monday, December 13, 2004, Sergeant Lori Curran succeeds Dick Tak as head of Code Enforcement for the Richmond Police Department. She can be contacted at 510/621-1282, email lori_curran@ci.richmond.ca.us. Sergeant Curran is the person to contact for code...

EBRPD Joins Point Molate Litigation

According to today”s West County Times, the East Bay Regional Parks District has mimicked Citizens for the Eastshore State Park in another lawsuit aimed at blocking an option agreement between the City of Richmond and Upstream Point Molate LLC that would result...

To Audit and Audit Again

On December 14, 2004, the Richmond City Council approved a new ordinance providing for an independent auditor who will be hired by and report directly to the City Council. This move is a direct result of the recent budget fiasco that will continue to plague Richmond...