May 2, 2017, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:15 P.M.
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, May 2, 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 One piece of really good news. The city manager projects a budget that is very close...
Proposed Oakland Program Modeled on Richmond Office of Neighborhood Safety
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/04/21/oakland-department-proposed-to-try-to-reduce-violence/ Can a new Oakland department reduce violence? Dinyal New, holds photos of her two sons Lee Weathersby III, 13, and Lamar Broussard, 19, during a vigil for homicide victims of...
Trashing Richmond
People wonder why the weeds are so high in medians, trash and graffiti go unabated and why it takes so long to demolish abandoned buildings. The truth is that, unfortunately, people treat Richmond like a public dump, and just keeping up with the daily onslaught of...
The Search for Owsley’s Lab Goes On
Listen to the three-part audio story by Richmond Confidential Reporter Catherine Schuknecht on the hunt for Owsley’s Lab in Richmond: Episode 1: https://soundcloud.com/j-school-talks/lsd-part-1-fine-cut Episode 2:...
Che Rodgers and Jillian Meeker New Keepers of East Brother Light Station
Che Rodgers and Jillian Meeker will succeed Bryan & Stephanie Wesolek as keepers of East Brother light Station on April 28. After two years of extraordinary service, Bryan and Stephanie are off to sail around the world. Che and Jillian were interviewed via Skype...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending April 21, 2017
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending April 21, 2017. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 25th beginning with Closed Session at 6:00 PM followed by the regular meeting at 6:30 PM. The...
April 25, 2017, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 6:00 p.m.
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, April 25, 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
The Battle for Veterans’ Health Care – May 12
RPD UPdate on 2017 Homicides
I appreciate Chief Brown’s response copied below to http://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/In-Richmond-many-murders-go-unsolved-11055724.php by Joaquin Palomino and Kimberly Veklerov, April 7, 2017 Updated: April 8, 2017. Sometimes I think journalists just sit...
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts – Performances of The Wiz this Week
Upcoming performances of "The Wiz (Mostly)" this Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening at 7:00pm (running time is about one hour) in our Iron Triangle Theater. The production features students from our Iron Triangle Theater Company, as well as student musicians....
Laurie Lewis at Point Richmond Acoustic this Friday, April 21 at 7:30 pm
The Bay Area’s own bona fide Bluegrass legend, Laurie Lewis (and her band) come to Point Richmond Acoustic this Friday, April 21 at 7:30 pm. Laurie is a quintuple threat Grammy-winner, and she always brings stellar musicians along - including musical partner Tom...
MCE and Cenergy Announce Local Hire and Union Labor Plan for New Solar Construction in Richmond
MCE AND CENERGY ANNOUNCE LOCAL AND UNION LABOR PLAN FOR NEW SOLAR CONSTRUCTION Subcontractors Shortlisted to Provide Jobs to Build MCE Solar One RICHMOND, CA – MCE has partnered with solar developer Cenergy Power to build the largest publicly-owned solar project in...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending April 14, 2017
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending April 14, 2017. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18th at 6:30 PM. The agenda may be found by clicking this link: Richmond City Council...
From the Bay Monitor: Creosote Cleanup: The San Francisco Bay’s Piling Problem
Creosote Cleanup: The San Francisco Bay’s Piling Problem http://bayareamonitor.org/creosote-cleanup-the-san-francisco-bays-piling-problem/ The San Francisco Bay shoreline is rife with old wood pilings that contain creosote, which is toxic to marine life. Photo by Alec...
April 18, 2017, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – NO CLOSED SESSION
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, April 18, 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
Got Wine and Paint?
Ciy Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending April 7, 2017
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending April 7, 2017. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18th. Enjoy next week off! 2. Great Tomato Sale this Saturday (Tomorrow) at the Richmond Library...
Cops Nab taggers at Historic General Warehouse
For months, vandals and taggers have been systematically trashing and defacing two of the iconic historic buildings of Shipyard 3, the Cafeteria and the General Warehouse. The buildings were broken into repeatedly, the meager contents trashed, and the wall covered...
John T. Knox, longtime Contra Costa Assemblyman, dies
John T. (Jack) Knox was not only the author of some of the most iconic legislation in California history (CEQA, BCDC and LAFCO), but he did it in a time when bipartisanship thrived, and Democrats and Republicans worked together to shape today’s California, the sixth...
Trump Tweets Dire Threats to Richmond
Incensed by Richmond’s resolution calling for his impeachment and its lawsuit challenging his authority to reduce federal funding for so-called “sanctuary cities,” President Trump fired off a series of Tweets aimed directly at the City of Richmond. It seems that Trump...