by admin | Feb 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
On February 6, 2018, the parties to the federal court litigation relating to Point Molate participated in a Mandatory Settlement Conference with Chief Magistrate Judge Spero and reached an agreement in principle to resolve the litigation. The City Council has not made...
by admin | Feb 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
Here is what we know (based on information provided from various sources) about the Sims Metal fire on Tuesday night: The fire started about 5:00 PM Sims called 911 at 5:08 PM. “A spokesperson for Richmond’s Sims Metal Management says company workers called 911...
by admin | Feb 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued two notices of violation to Sims Metal Management for public nuisance and an illegal burning operation. There was no information about what penalties would be assessed. Meanwhile, a press release from the Contra...
by admin | Feb 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Both Richmond Fire Department and Contra Costa Health Services have now released their respective timelines for activities related to the Sims Metal fire of January 30. There may be an explanation, but what is remarkable are the discrepancies between the two timelines...
by admin | Jan 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
The mayor’s Office project to survey, map and evaluate the availaibity of healthy food to all residents has turned out to be complex and time-consuming project, but we are on the home stretch. Following is an article by a UC Berkley grad student who is one of more...
by admin | Jan 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
For most of the past week, I joined 250 mayors from across America, representing Richmond at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting in Washington, DC. These meetings are an opportunity to learn about the best practices in other cities so that we can bring back...
