Click here for the Notice of Preparation (NOP) from the EBRPD regarding the Land Use Plan Amendment for the Miller/Knox park. The comment period for the NOP closes on July 28 and there is a public meeting on July 19 (details in NOP).

I serve on the Executive Committee of Resilient by Design. View this email in your browser Overwhelming interest from designers! We are excited to report that we received 51 stellar applications to take part in the Resilient by Design Bay | Area Challenge from local,...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, July 11, 2017, Special Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx Items of particular interest: I-1: Establish a 1% fee for arts on private...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: As you may recall, City staff has been working with our finance team on a $35.4 million debt financing to fund capital improvements for the wastewater enterprise. As part of this project, we sought a credit rating from S&P...

If you are a property owner, you are responsible for the condition of the sidewalk abutting your property. You may be sued if someone is injured on that sidewalk. At last weeks’ City Council meeting we had a study session on sidewalk issues – Repair, maintenance and...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending June 30, 2017. Meeting Notes City offices will be closed on Tuesday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 11th. Enjoy the...

At the Kate Wolf Music Festival last week, I polished off a couple of books, both of which were gifted to me. The first, “Venetian Blood,” came from local Richmond author Christine Volker, who asked me to road test it. It turned out to be a perfect read for drinking...

What the Heck Does the Richmond Mayor Do? Figure 1 - 2017 Richmond City Council Introduction A lot of people don’t know what the mayor does or even what the mayor can do. Many think the position is like a czar (“You’re the mayor, aren’t you; make it happen!”). Many...

Join us for the annual 3rd of July Fireworks show! This will be a free, family-friendly event featuring live music by the Oakland Symphony, food, and spectacular fireworks across the San Francisco skyline! Please call (510) 620-7693 for more information.

Many people are contacting me about the untended growth of grass and weeds in street medians and along the edges of major streets. Richmond’s Department of Infrastructure and Operations is equally frustrated about this. After four years of severe drought,...

Richmond | Oakland East Bay Symphony & Independence Eve Fireworks | 2017 Monday, July 3, 2017 - 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE Craneway Pavilion | 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond, CA Add to Google Calendar Photo | Craneway Pavilion Celebrate Independence Day a...

Some time on Sunday, a large EBMUD water main under West Cutting Boulevard at Wine Street in Point Richmond burst, severing an adjacent conduit carrying the only Comcast fiber optic cable that provides some 3,000 people and hundreds of businesses Internet, telephone...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending June 23, 2017. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 27th, beginning with Closed Session at 5:30 PM, followed by the regular meeting at 6:30 PM. The...

Richmond Councilmember and former mayor Gayle McLaughlin announced her resignation effective July 18 to pursue her campaign for California Lieutenant Governor. Her full statement was read at last night’s City Council meeting and is copied at the end of this email.....

Deep Green is the MCE choice for 100% renewable electricity. Based on 2016 electricity usage for all MCE member communities, MCE has determined that customers in the City of Richmond have the most Deep Green electricity usage in the entire MCE service area. Richmond...

I am forwarding this, not to embarrass EBMUD or anyone else, but so that everyone can understand how a project got delayed for days because no one involved in the repair knew or was concerned about the scale of inconvenience it was causing to thousands of people. I...

The Contra Costa Transportation Authority has released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the 2017 Countywide Transportation Plan (CTP). The Draft EIR can be downloaded by clicking on the following link: www.2017ctpupdate.net. Attached please find the...

As mayor, I serve on the Executive Board of Resilient by Design | Bay Area Challenge, a yearlong community-based research and design challenge that is kicking off with an open call for residents around the Bay Area to help them identify sites vulnerable to the impacts...

June 24 | 10am-1pm | Community Green Space Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Come One, Come All to Healthy Village Festival! Kick off summer and Celebrate Downtown at Healthy Village Festival happening TOMORROW, Saturday, June 24! Saturday, June 24 | 10am...