by admin | Mar 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Mayor and City Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending March 14, 2014. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 18th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:30 PM, followed by the regular agenda at 6:30 PM. South...
by admin | Mar 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
The latest on California politics and government March 16, 2014 California energy official says state wasn’t aware of crude by rail facilities A California Energy Commission official Friday said the agency wasn’t aware that the state had become a...
by admin | Mar 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Since I published Richmond Residents Overwhelmingly Reject LED Billboards, March 11, 2014, another 28 people have weighed in. Twenty-five are against LED billboards while three favor them, at least at Hilltop. One reader remarks about how you don’t see them across the...
by admin | Mar 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
In an election year with everyone on the City Council but me campaigning for something, I suppose it’s not surprising that the fear of losing an election has overtaken the satisfaction of making rational choices. The entire City Council seems to have adopted the “The...
by admin | Mar 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
The agenda item referred to in Mr. Lindsay’s email below was placed on the agenda by Nat Bates (F-2 Vote of no confidence in the performance of: (1) Tim Jones, RHA Executive Director, and (2) Kathleen Jones, RHA Administrative Staff – Commissioner Bates). Mayor...
by admin | Mar 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
So far, I have received 98 responses to my invitation to weigh in on LED billboards in Richmond (LED Billboards Coming to Richmond Highways and Byways?, March 10, 2014). Eighty-seven persons are opposed, and nine persons support, most with conditions. The biggest...
