Let the Race Begin

There will be two candidates for Richmond Mayor and 13 candidates for Richmond City Council, listed below: Mayor Tom Butt, Mayor Melvin Lee Willis Jr., Richmond Vice Mayor City Council Cesar Zepeda, Benefits Broker Carole Johnson, Community Volunteer Demnlus Johnson...

Justice for Najari?

While it appears that the Alameda County District Attorney will not pursue charges against Najari Smith for resisting arrest, he is still due in court today at 9:00 AM at the Wiley M. Manuel Courthouse, 661 Washington Street, Oakland, for the infraction citation...

Gone South

If you wonder why the E-FORUM went dark for a week or more, it was because I finally got to squeeze in a vacation between the last City Council meeting and ramp up of campaign forums. The week was dominated by the Fayetteville Roots Festival, a growing celebration of...

On the Campaign Trail

The campaign is in full swing. We completed our second candidates forum last night at the Shops at Hilltop. It was attended by about 50 or so people, half of them staff or devoted supporters of the various candidates. Rogers, Rivers and Bates were missing, and Pimple...

Goodbye!

Mayor Butt and Members of the City Council: Thank you for providing me with the opportunity to serve as the city manager for Richmond. In addition to the task of clearing out my office, I took the opportunity today to thank the city staff and community members for...