by admin | Mar 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
This is a good article that validates a lot of what I have been saying but until now with little support. First Bates and then Booze have been the City Council liaisons to the Housing Advisory Commission for years. The Commission’s duty is to bring issues to the City...
by admin | Mar 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, April 1, 2014, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx
by admin | Mar 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
While I probably would have supported some version of the minimum wage ordinance, I voted against it because the City Council made an 11th hour decision to change it from a ballot item to an ordinance and to waive the staff evaluation. I asked for a little more time...
by admin | Mar 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday, March 26, 2014, the WCCUSD Board of Education awarded a $7.6 million contract to Arntz Builders for repairs and improvements of the Richmond Swim Center located on the Kennedy High School Campus. The project is expected to be completed in June 2015. The...
by admin | Mar 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Although I have been concentrating on finding a way to abate the illegal LED sign at Pacific East Mall, the proposed sign at Hilltop looms in the future. It would require either a variance or an amendment to our existing ordinance to incorporate LED into it. I haven’t...
by admin | Mar 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Richmond calls on Congress to halt crude oil transport through Bay Area By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 03/25/2014 11:38:51 PM PDT1 Comment | Updated: 50 min. ago Related Stories · Mar 25: · Berkeley: Council votes to oppose rail shipments of crude oil...