May 16, 2017, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:30 P.M.
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending May 12th, 2017. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16th, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:30 PM, followed by the regular meeting at 6:30 PM. The...
May 23, 2017, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:30 P.M.
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, May 23, 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
MCE Quarterly Update
As we enter the spring season, we would like to provide a few powerful updates from MCE. Customer Participation Rates As of March 14th, 81.31% of customers in Richmond are served by MCE and 1.36% have chosen MCE’s Deep Green 100% renewable energy service. The attached...
Richmond Commercial Real Estate Rental market Continues Upward Trend
The cost to rent warehouse space has risen 50% in the last nine months, something many attribute to illegal marijuana cultivation in laissez faire Richmond, driving out legitimate and traditional warehouse users. Vacancies are at 2.2%, essentially a closed market....
KPIX Covers the Hunt for Owsley’s Lab
“On the Hunt For The LSD Lab That Changed The World - The Summer of Love didn't just fall from the sky, it took just the right chemistry. Now a Bay Area mayor wants to declare the former site of a drug lab a historic landmark. Wilson Walker joins the search for Owsley...
MCE – Community Choice Energy for a United Contra Costa County
MCE - Community Choice Energy for a United Contra Costa County On May 2, the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors will choose between MCE (originally known as Marin Clean Energy) and East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), the Alameda County-based startup, to serve...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending April 28, 2017
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending April 28, 2017. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 2nd beginning with Closed Session at 5:15 PM, followed by the Regular Meeting of the Richmond...
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:...
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...
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...
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
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...
The Battle for Veterans’ Health Care – May 12
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...
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