by admin | Feb 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
I strongly disagree that the City of Rchmond is “the state’s most likely candidate for insolvency,” but it is true that $46 million (30%) of Richmond’s $151,923,081 General Fund goes for Pension and OPEB benefits, and these are headed nowhere but up. There are also...
by admin | Feb 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Who will police the press? It all started with a story on Richmond first published by the LA Times (Cutting jobs, street repairs, library books to keep up with pension costs, Generous retirement benefits for public safety employees could help push the Bay Area city of...
by admin | Feb 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
To see the most recent City Council Agenda use the following link: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/Archive.aspx?AMID=30
by admin | Feb 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Richmond Promise program is starting to attract a lot of attention, both locally and nationally. A couple of weeks ago, Richmond Promise Executive Director Jessie Stewart and I presented, at the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Saint Louis along with...
by admin | Feb 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
For video, see http://richmondstandard.com/2017/02/17/anti-policing-message-at-richmond-event-alarms-some-residents/. In case anyone wants more context, here is a longer version of the video of the event....
