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...
Richmond Rent Board Meeting Agenda – April 5, 2017
This is what everyone has been waiting for – convening of the Richmond Rent Board! View this in your browser * * * * * * * The next Richmond Rent Board Meeting will be Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 4:00 pm. Access the agenda using the link below. Meeting Agenda...
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...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Two Weeks Ending March 31, 2017
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the two weeks ending March 31, 2017. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 4th at 6:30 PM. The agenda may be found by clicking this link: Richmond City...
Announcing MCE Rate Reduction
MCE, California’s first operating community choice program, is pleased to share a press release announcing our rate reduction, which will take effect on April 1, 2017. This is the second year in a row that MCE has reduced rates. Today MCE is serving more than 255,000...
April 4, 2017, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – NO CLOSED SESSION
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, April 4, 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
Preview of Assembly Member Tony Thurmond Op-Ed on Freeway Cams
The following was submitted by Assembly Member Tony Thurmond to the East Bay Times in response to “Editorial: Blood on hands of state officials for freeway killings.”
March 28, 2017, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:30 p.m.
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, March 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
Questions About Chevron Refinery Safety?
Telephone Town Hall on refinery safety will be held on Thursday, March 30th at 6:30pm. Registration is required. Please visit www.richmondtownhall.com or call 510-242-4115.
My Father Would Have Been 100 Years Old Tomorrow
Tomorrow, March 26, 2017, my father, Thomas Franklin (Tom) Butt, who died at the age of 83 in 2000, would have been 100 years old. His father (my grandfather) lived to be 97. I think my father inherited the family genes, but it was lung cancer that ended his life...
Court Decision May Void Relocation Provisions of Richmond’s Rent Control and Just Cause Ordinance
Court strikes down S.F. law governing how much landlords must pay to relocate tenants Mar 23, 2017, 7:33am PDT Riley McDermid Digital Producer San Francisco Business Times A San Francisco court has struck down a 2015 city law that allows payments of up to $50,000 in...
Air District hosts workshops on draft emission reduction rules
Air District hosts workshops on draft refinery emission reduction rules The Air District invites Bay Area residents to participate in a workshops to learn about and provide input on three draft regulations that would reduce toxic health risks, cap facility greenhouse...
WE Have a Rent Board
Nearly three months after Measure L: Richmond Fair Rent, Just Cause for Eviction, and Homeowner Protection Ordinance went into effect, the City Council unanimously approved the five individuals I appointed to Richmond’s first Rent Board. Until I read the RPA’s dark...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Two Weeks Ending March 17, 2017
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the two weeks ending March 17, 2017. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21st beginning with a Closed Session at 5:15 PM, followed by the regular meeting at...
March 21, 2017, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:15 p.m.
Some highlights: H-2: Grant from Caltrans to install trash catching devices at storm water outfalls, including Meeker Slough H-7: Rent Board Appointments I-1: Extension of Northshore moratorium The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, March 21 2017, Regular Richmond City...