by admin | Jul 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last week, I attended the US Conference of Mayors Youth Summit in Los Angeles with two young ladies from Richmond and Mayor’s Staff Member Ruben Hernandez Story. Below is a description of the event from the US Conference of Mayors: First-Ever Conference of Mayors...
by admin | Jul 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
On July 23, 2019, the Richmond City Council followed the cities of Livermore and San Francisco in adopting a ban on the sale of e-cigarettes under certain conditions. The vote was on the first reading of an ordinance amendment that will have to be voted on a second...
by admin | Jul 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
August 1969, the war was still grinding away in the Central Highlands and I Corps, but the southern part of South Vietnam was eerily quiet. The Engineers were concentrating on land clearing and road building. I directed the installation of a pontoon bridge to replace...
by admin | Jul 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today, in a special City Council meeting, the Richmond City Council unanimously appointed Henry Gardner as acting city manager for a limited time until a more permanent solution evolves. Henry Gardner facilitated a City Council retreat in February where strategic...
by admin | Jul 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
Point Molate Mixed Used Project Public Scoping Meeting The City has scheduled a Public Scoping Meeting to receive input on the appropriate scope of the environmental review for the Point Molate Mixed-Use Project. The City will consider all comments, written and oral,...
by admin | Jul 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
From 2011 to 2016, I was project manager for Interactive Resources on a project for BART to repair extensive leaks into the BART Powell Street Station that had plagued BART for decades and had stymied continuous previous repair attempts. The solution ultimately...
