by admin | Feb 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the two weeks ending February 9, 2018. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 20th. Enjoy the week off! Community Warning System Alerts Unfortunately, the Richmond...
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 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 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...
