by admin | Apr 2, 2004 | Uncategorized
Fighting the Richmond secrecy machine is not new. Both former Council member Donna Powers and I took the City of Richmond to court over access to public information in the early 1990″s. We both lost our court cases on technicalities, with laws and courts that...
by admin | Apr 1, 2004 | Uncategorized
For nearly eight years, citizens of Richmond have been working with four different planning directors, four city managers (including acting and interim), half a dozen public works (services) directors, two mayors, a dozen city council members, MTC, CCTA, Caltrans, the...
by admin | Mar 30, 2004 | Uncategorized
Today”s San Francisco Chronicle featured Richmond”s Rosie the Riveter Memorial in the Rosie the Riveter World War II/Home Front National Historical Park as a Women”s History Month special. The article, which also describes the park”s...
by admin | Mar 30, 2004 | Uncategorized
I inadvertently left one page out of the draft Layoff Plan attached to the 3/27 LAYOFF PLAN UNDER CONSIDERATION BY CITY COUNCIL. The entire draft plan, including the previously missing page, is attached. layoff_plan_033004.pdf
by admin | Mar 28, 2004 | Uncategorized
If you are interested in preserving the few pristine portions remaining of Richmond”s 32 miles of shoreline, you will want to join the Shoreline Alliance next Saturday, April 3, to check-in on the status of those efforts, and to imagine new ways to move...
by admin | Mar 27, 2004 | Uncategorized
On March 23, 2004, the City Council directed the City Manager to take certain actions to achieve $25 million in budget reductions and/or increased revenues for FY 2004-2005. An implementation plan for reductions of $12.5 million was to be reported on April 6, 2004....
