by admin | Jul 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
We have the run up to tonight’s vote on the second reading of the Rent Control and Just Cause Ordinance. Below are two articles, one by the San Francisco Chronicle and the other by RPA leader Mike Parker rebutting my E-FORUM posting Open Season on Landlords, July 26,...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Read the Process Report for Neighborhood Safety, an endorsement of the success of the Office of Neighborhood Safety. One City Tried Something Radical to Stop Gun Violence. This Report Suggests It’s Working. From 45 homicides to 11 in seven years. —By Tim Murphy...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
The draft Rent Control Second Reading of the Rent Control Ordinance continues to be tweaked by City Staff, as they discover typos, errors and inconsistencies. In order to be legally adopted, the Second Reading has to exactly match the First Reading, except for typos...
by admin | Jul 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
The adoption of rent control and just cause in Richmond seems to be driven by more than simply trying to help out people struggling with rents. There is a visceral hate of landlords shared by the RPA-3, ACCE and others pushing rent control and just cause. I don’t know...
by admin | Jul 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending July 24th, 2015. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the Richmond City Council is scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, 2015, beginning with a Closed Session at 6:00 PM, followed by Housing...
by admin | Jul 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Richmond is an intense and ultra-dramatic place. You have to get out once in a while to maintain sanity. This past weekend, we packed up our two dogs, Rosie and Tess, and headed for the Sierras in Plumas County. Friday night we spent in a campground just west of...
