Happy Birthday Richmond!

The City of Richmond celebrates its 117th birthday today, August 7, 2022. Like last year, I will be offering a toast at the Factory Bar at noon today. The Factory Bar opened on this same date in 2020. Richmond has been my home for nearly 43% of its life as an...

Skinner Stiffs Richmond to Funds Oakland Ball Park

Last year, Senator Nancy Skinner quietly slipped a $279.5 million appropriation into the State 2021-22 budget ostensibly to improve the Port of Oakland, but it is becoming clearer that the real intent was close funding gaps for infrastructure to serve the proposed new...

RPA and Fossil Fuel Hypocrisy

I am no fan of fossil fuels, and I know we must transition to renewable energy as soon as possible, if we are not already too late. In the building energy sector, Richmond has been a leader – going back nearly 10 years ago by joining MCE, which delivers mostly...