Local Government Commission Retreat

When I was first elected to the Richmond City Council, former Mayor Rosemary Corbin advised me to become active in the Local Government Commission (LGC), a statewide nonprofit supporting local elected officials – city council members and county supervisors. It was the...

New Life for Hacienda

On Thursday of this week, I joined Deputy City Manager Shasa Curl and Richmond Housing Authority Director Nannette Beacham in a tour of the under construction Hacienda Housing project. Some eight years ago, the Hacienda became the poster child for underfunded public...

Visit to U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco

With 32 miles of shoreline (more than any other city on San Francisco Bay), the Port of Richmond, the highly secured Chevron Refinery and the Coast Guard-owned East Brother Light Station, the Coast guard has a lot of interest in Richmond. I was invited to meet the new...

Marin Water Pipeline Update

I will not be at the CCTA meeting tonight; I have a conflict, and my alternate Paul Fadelli will represent WCCTAC in my place. Item 4 on the Agenda is “Presentation on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge – Representatives from the Transportation Authority of Marin,...

Comment on MMWD Intertie Project

Here is information about how to comment on the MMWD Intertie Project. Click here for the agenda report. Marin Municipal Water District Public Meeting Tuesday, October 19, 2021 7:30 PM This meeting will be held virtually, pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 361. To...

RPA City Council Members Take Nuclear Option

As announced by the city attorney regarding action taken during closed session tonight, the four RPA City Council majority members, McLaughlin, Jimenez, Martinez and Willis, voted to instruct the city attorney to file a brief in the lawsuit SPRAWLDEF et al v. the City...