RPA Takes Victory Lap on Point Molate

The Point Molate Alliance, essentially the RPA, bragged about the ill-advised vote of the RPA Four to reject a resolution of intent to establish a Community Facilities District or Point Molate, a contractual requirement between the City and Winehaven Legacy LLC. See...

RPA Four Selects District Map to Their Advantage

In another classic battle of the RPA Four against the rest of Richmond, they powered through on a 4-3 vote selection of Map 201, deemed by the RPA to provide the best chance of preserving their power structure. Most everyone else in Richmond, including the...

Back to Yosemite

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, CivicWell (formerly the Local Government Commission) held its traditional Yosemite Policymakers conference this past weekend. I have been a member of this organization of city council members and county supervisors ever since I...