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...
by admin | Jul 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Last night it was payback time, and the RPA-3, bolstered by a flip-flopping Vice-mayor Myrick, voted in the most rigorous form of rent control seen yet in the Bay Area. The measure will require a second reading on July 28, to actually become law. However, it will be...
by admin | Jul 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Dear Berkeley Global Campus at Richmond Bay Stakeholders, Thank you for your interest in the Berkeley Global Campus at Richmond Bay. Key updates and reminders follow: Due to many Community Working Group (CWG) members being unavailable, there will be no July meeting of...
