Richmond considers litter tax on city businesses

by | Jun 22, 2016 | Uncategorized

Richmond considers litter tax on city businesses Richmond Standard Jun 22, 2016 Richmond City Council may ask voters in November to decide on a proposal to impose a litter tax on city businesses. On Tuesday, the council voted 6-1 to have city staff prepare a measure...

And Another Thing

by | Jun 22, 2016 | Uncategorized

It was after 11:00PM at last night’s City Council meeting, and the RPA3 + Myrick insisted on presenting a proposed Rent Control Moratorium that required six votes to pass. They knew the votes weren’t there, but they insisted on making the entire City Council and City...

From Space Weapons to Space Age Transportation

by | Jun 22, 2016 | Uncategorized

If space weapons weren’t enough the RPA is now promoting a space age transportation system that has never been tried, never been built (not even a working model) and has no major backers other than the City of Richmond. There are no employees, no jobs, no...

MCE Announces 9% Rate Reduction

by | Jun 21, 2016 | Uncategorized

As Vice-chair of the MCE Board of Directors, I’m pleased to announce that MCE’s Board of Directors voted to reduce energy rates by an average of 9%, effective September 1, 2016. This means the cost of MCE Light Green 50% service will be slightly less than the cost of...

Pass a Balanced Richmond Budget Tomorrow Night

by | Jun 20, 2016 | Uncategorized

Tomorrow night, the City Council will consider a structurally balanced budget of $147,854,516 presented by the city manager (see Item 1 below) and Agenda Item I-1, REVIEW, DISCUSS, and ADOPT the proposed Fiscal Year 2016-17 Annual Operating Budget and the Fiscal Years...