Richmond Leads Meeting Low Income and Very Low Income Housing Goals
I’m not normally a big fan of the Haas Institute, and they typically don’t have anything good to say about Richmond, but in the report “Unfair Shares: Racial Disparities in Allocation of Bay Area Housing,” Richmond is highlighted as the third best performing...
Marilyn Langlois for City Council and September 11, 2001
It is ironic that tomorrow, one day after today, the 16th anniversary of the World Trade Center destruction, the Richmond Progressive Alliance is putting forward Marilyn Langlois as their preferred candidate for appointment to the City Council. I have to tell you that...
Marilyn Langlois on Peaceful North Korea
If you enjoyed my previous history of Marilyn Langlois, you will also appreciate this article she wrote for Transcend Media Service about her visit to North Korea. In a Jane Fonda-like moment, she recalled: The most moving moment for me occurred outside the Korean War...
‘Nat Bates for Mayor’ airs on KQED this Friday.
The acclaimed documentary film 'Nat Bates for Mayor' is airing this Friday at 8pm on KQED channel 9. Richmond audiences will want to watch this colorful chapter of City of Richmond history. A trailer is available at<https://youtu.be/uc361fv3bsc>. Richmond,...
Summer is Over
Remember when you were in high school, or even junior high, the last day of school before summer vacation? I don’t think I will ever forget that feeling of euphoria and freedom – looking forward to those long summer days, warm nights, sleeping late, swimming, playing...
The City as an Entrepreneur
Back in May of 2017, Intren, an electrical contractor approached Bobby Winston with a proposal to rent some laydown space at Point Molate for $10,000/month for up to 10 months. Members of the Point Molate Citizens Advisory Committee and RPA members of the Richmond...
Tonight: Free Concert & Street Festival w/ Evie Ladin Band & Lucky Losers!
Point Richmond Music's summer-long concert series continues this evening with the Evie Ladin Band (neo-trad folk) & The Lucky Losers (Americana)! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Tonight Only: Evie Ladin Band & The Lucky Losers...
Point Molate is Coming Alive – and with Wine!
Despite being routinely pilloried by overly suspicious and obstructionist members of the Point Molate Citizens Advisory Committee and members of the Richmond Progressive Alliance, Bobby Winston of Bay Crossings has succeeded in doing what no one else has been able to...
US Conference of Mayors Letter to Congress on DACA
As a member of the US Conference of Mayors, I joined over 80 mayors across the country yesterday by signing on to the following letter to Congress: Dear Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate: We write on behalf of the nation’s mayors to urge...
Remembering James Edward (“Jimmie”) Ryland Born 100 years Ago Today
Shirley’s father, James Edward (‘Jimmie’) Ryland, who died in 2005, would have been 100 years old today. Jimmie was born on Labor Day, September 3, 1917, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the sixth child and fifth son of Algernon Porter Ryland and Tommie Brewer Ryland, who...
Anti-Democratic Forces at Play?
On the appointment to the City Council seat I vacated: Take nothing for granted. Anti-democratic forces are always at play! by Gayle McLaughlin Dear friends and supporters of the Richmond Progressive Alliance, By now it is clear to the Richmond progressive movement...
Richmond Marketing and Branding Study Completed
The Richmond Branding and Marketing Study is complete. Click here for The Final Presentation, which is a lengthy summary of how the process evolved and how the work products can be used by multiple organizations for multiple purposes. There are dozens of appendices...
RPA Confirms Langlois as First Choice to Fill Council Seat
I came as little surprise that the RPA has chosen Marilyn Langlois as its preferred candidate to replace Gayle McLaughlin following her July resignation to campaign for lieutenant governor. Although the endorsement does not assure support of the four RPA City Council...
Will Ben Carson Preside Over the Death of HUD?
This is a good article on the state of HUD from the New York Magazine at http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/08/ben-carson-hud-secretary.html?utm_source=digg&utm_medium=email. HUD was dysfunctional before Trump; Ben Carson put it out of its misery.. “As I...
Chevron CEO John Watson will step down by next month, new report says, with no successor yet named
Chevron CEO John Watson will step down by next month, new report says, with no successor yet named Aug 22, 2017, 10:49am PDT Updated Aug 22, 2017, 11:00am PDT Industries & Tags Riley McDermid Digital Producer San Francisco Business Times The chief executive...
Webcam at Point Molate
Check out the newest Richmond webcam at the end of the Point Molate per. Click here. This is a view at sundown last night.
Major Endorsement for 2018 Election
I’m excited to announce that I have been granted the endorsement of the Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council for my mayoral campaign of 2018. This is a very important and influential group. There are currently 1,500 members of the building and...
Public Housing Debacle — Follow the Money
HUD wants to blame it on mismanagement, but the challenges faced by the Richmond Housing Authority (RHA), as well as housing authorities across America are rooted in money, not management. Don’t take my word for it -- multiple HUD websites document the $26 billion...
City Manager’s Report for the Week Ending August 18th, 2017
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending August 18th, 2017. Meeting Notes The City Council is on meeting hiatus until Tuesday, September 12th. Enjoy the summer break! City Receives Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in...
The Face of HUD in Richmond
There is no better poster child for than The Hacienda for the neglect by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of public housing in the City of Richmond. In 2014, The Hacienda, operated by the Richmond Housing Authority (RHA) and funded by HUD, was...