REDF Newsletter

The Richmond Environmental Defense Fund is growing increasingly active in matters related to the environmental impact of land use decisions in Richmond and to the administration and enforcement of mitigation monitoring required for projects under construction. To view...

Rosies Converge on Richmond

On a beautiful day washed by warm breezes in front of Richmond”s interim City Hall at Marina Bay, perhaps a hundred or more Rosies proudly joined several hundred others in the ribbon cutting for the opening of the temporary Visitor Center for the Rosie the...

Battle of the Budget Begins

With a little over three weeks until the start of fiscal year 2004-2005, the preliminary General fund budget for FY 2004-2005, as well as forecast for the following two fiscal years, has been distributed to City Council members. A copy is attached to this email as a...

Dwelling on the Past or Embracing the Future?

Today is June 1, and 29 days from now on June 30, the City Council is supposed to adopt the budget for fiscal year 2004-2005. Usually, sometime in May, we start seeing the general outlines of a budget, and by early June, we are fighting over details. This year, we are...