by admin | Sep 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
At last night’s City Council meeting, the City Council voted 5-2, with Willis and Martinez dissenting, to adopt a resolution supporting the DTSC Alternative 3A remediation of the Zeneca site instead of the Alternative 6 previously endorsed by the City Council. The...
by admin | Sep 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
I spent both Thursday and Friday at planning retreats for two regional and statewide organizations on which I serve as a board member. Thursday, MCE Clean Energy convened at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium for an all-day planning retreat. MCE has grown from its...
by admin | Sep 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
On the afternoon of September 26, Chef Arnon Oren of Anaviv’s Table and Anaviv Catering and Events and I will be competing in the 10th Annual Contra Costa Mayor’s Healthy Cook Off at Todos Santos Plaza hosted by Mayor Carlyn Obringer of Concord. Ingredients will...
by admin | Sep 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending September 20th, 2019. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 24th. Closed Session begins at 5:30 P.M., followed by the Regular Meeting of the...
by admin | Sep 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
For at least 15 years, the clean up plan for the Zeneca site has been in play. The first major battle was getting it transferred from the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board jurisdiction to the Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC). The...
by admin | Sep 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
My current chief of staff in the Mayor’s Office, Alex Knox, will be leaving in October. He is currently in Spain on his honeymoon with his new bride, Alessandra Vejby. Alex managed my successful mayoral campaign in 2014 and joined the Mayor’s Office staff when I was...
