City Manager’s Weekly Report

Sent on behalf of City Manager Carlos Martinez Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending December 21st, 2018. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 15th, 2019. Enjoy the upcoming weeks...

Coal Dust in Richmond?

Item L-7 on tonights’ agenda is: DIRECT staff to review a draft ordinance for legality and language and craft an ordinance for a first reading that is as strong or stronger in its ability to protect our community from coal and petroleum coke – Councilmember...

Point Molate Back on Track

Reason miraculously but barely prevailed at last night’s City Council meeting as the City Council on a 4-3 vote, with Willis, Beckles and Martinez voting no, reversed its previous decision to add restrictions to development proposals that would essentially make...

Serial Campaign Violations by RPA

For the second time in the 2018 campaign, the Richmond Progressive Alliance and/or its surrogates were found in blatant violation of Richmond campaign laws. The first violation occurred on October 2018 by East Bay Working Families, a supposedly independent committee...