Bridge Storage Upgrades Art Space to Code
Here is a shout out to Bridge Storage, which, instead of whining and moaning about abused and displaced artists discriminated against by public agencies, took safety seriously and upgraded their facility to conform to building and safety codes. Hopefully, Burnt Ramen...
Town Hall with Newly Appointed DA Diana Becton
Richmond Bond Rating Gets a Boost
I am happy to report that, after its regular periodic review of the City’s financial condition, S&P Global Ratings has raised the City of Richmond’s issuer credit rating (ICR) to “A-“ from “BBB+”. By definition of its rating categories: An obligation rated 'A'...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending December 8, 2017
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending December 8, 2017. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 19th. Enjoy the next week off! City of Richmond Receives an Upgrade to its S&P Credit...
Mayors’ Letter on Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality letter from Mayor Walsh, other local leaders December 7, 2017 Published by: Innovation and Technology Fifty-eight mayors and county elected officials signed a letter addressed to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The letter opposes a recent...
North American Climate Summit in Chicago
Monday through Wednesday of this week (December 4-6) I joined 51 other mayors from ten countries (mostly Canada, Mexico and US) at the North American Climate Summit in Chicago, hosted by Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago, Mayor Anne Hidalgo of Paris and Vice-chair of the...
TOMORROW! Shop and Celebrate This Sunday at the Holiday Arts Festival!
Shop and Celebrate This Sunday at the Holiday Arts Festival! View this email in your browser Holiday Arts Festival Sunday, December 3 Members' Preview Hour: 10am to 11am Festival: 11am to 5pm The Holiday Arts Festival is an annual tradition at the Richmond Art Center!...
Santa Needs a New Sleigh
Greetings! Save the date to eat, drink, be merry, and help us get Santa to the annual Downtown Holiday Festival! Santa Needs a New Sleigh a Super FUN(draiser) Holiday Party Thursday, December 7 | 4pm - 8pm East Brother Beer Company, 1001 Canal Blvd, Richmond CA 94804...
World Aids Day Vigil Tonight at City Hall
December 1 is World AIDS day and there will be a special candle light vigil at City Hall sponsored by Richmond Rainbow Pride and supported by the Mayor’s Office. Here’s the event on Facebook: Event Link Join the community to raise awareness of the HIV/AIDS epidemic...
more days to comment on Resilient by Design ideas!
View this email in your browser Resilient By Design Bay Area Challenge Four more days to comment on design ideas! This is a reminder that the Design Opportunities Public Comment period is ending soon. We will be accepting public comments online via Neighborland...
Sandi Genser-Maack
Sandi was one of the most community-involved volunteers I have ever known. She set the standard. And where Sandi was, Lynn was generally there too. The organizations she was involved in listed in her obituary below are just the tip of the iceberg. I will miss her...
Be My Guest at the Richmond Rotary Holiday Auction December 8
This is my personal invitation for you to be my guest at the Richmond Rotary Holiday Auction on December 8, 2017, 12:00 noon, Richmond Country Club, 1 Markovich Ln, Richmond, CA 94806. If you participate in the auction, I’ll buy you lunch! I will also listen to all...
City Manager’s Report for the Two Weeks Ending November 22, 2017
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the two weeks ending November 22, 2017. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 21st beginning with Closed Session at 5:45 PM, followed by a Special Meeting of the...
Nighttime Light Pollution in Richmond
Chapter 15.04.604 of the new Richmond Zoning Code adopted in 2016 has detailed restrictions on outdoor lighting, such as, “Shielding. All nonexempt outdoor lighting fixtures shall have shielding as shown in Table 15.04.604.050-D.” I don’t believe this is being...
Open Season on Greedy Landlords
I get a lot of inquiries these days, like the one below, from people who own rental property in Richmond wanting to know what I, as mayor, am going to do about the exorbitant fees they are being billed for Richmond’s rent program. I advise them that I opposed Rent...
RPA Dominated City Council Leaves the Rails
If the Brown Act would allow me to discuss these issues with every City Council member personally, I would do it. But it won’t, so I am using the E-FORUM for one of its intended purposes, to editorialize and inform in the public in the media vacuum in which Richmond...
Coal and Other Pollution Sources in Richmond
In recent long Facebook strings, there have been discussions of coal trains passing through Richmond. I should point out that the City Council has already banned coal operations at any City-owned port facilities, but because of federal law preemption, we have no...
November 28, 2017, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, November 28, 2017, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx
North American Climate Summit
In December, I will be representing Richmond at the North American Climate Summit in Chicago. Mayor Emanuel, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, and C40 Cities Leadership Group Announce Chicago Will Host Inaugural North American Climate Summit and 2017...
Richmond Needs a Sidewalks Policy
The recent announcement by the police chief that the laws against parking on sidewalks will finally be enforced was met with almost universal appreciation. Many people wanted to know why it took so long and why even delay it until the middle of December?| Blocking...