The mayor’s State of the City presentation will be a part of this meeting. The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, February 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

Please be advised that the February 28, 2017, agenda was revised to include a “Report from the City Attorney of Final Decisions Made During Closed Session.” All other information and items remain the same. http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

I strongly disagree that the City of Rchmond is “the state’s most likely candidate for insolvency,” but it is true that $46 million (30%) of Richmond’s $151,923,081 General Fund goes for Pension and OPEB benefits, and these are headed nowhere but up. There are also...

Who will police the press? It all started with a story on Richmond first published by the LA Times (Cutting jobs, street repairs, library books to keep up with pension costs, Generous retirement benefits for public safety employees could help push the Bay Area city of...

To see the most recent City Council Agenda use the following link: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/Archive.aspx?AMID=30

The Richmond Promise program is starting to attract a lot of attention, both locally and nationally. A couple of weeks ago, Richmond Promise Executive Director Jessie Stewart and I presented, at the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Saint Louis along with...

For video, see http://richmondstandard.com/2017/02/17/anti-policing-message-at-richmond-event-alarms-some-residents/. In case anyone wants more context, here is a longer version of the video of the event....

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending February 17, 2017. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 21st beginning with Closed Session at 6:00 PM, followed by the Special Meeting of...

As one of 11 commissioners, I was elected last night as board chair for 2017 of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA), which oversees a budget of $209.9 million of transportation projects in Contra Costa County. I represent the West Contra Costa...

MCE, JHS PROPERTIES, AND CITY OF RICHMOND CELEBRATE NEW TWO-MEGAWATT FREETHY INDUSTRIAL PARK SOLAR 11 A.M. – Noon, Elmar Court at Goodrick Ave., Richmond RICHMOND, CA – Today MCE and JHS Properties unveil Freethy Industrial Park Solar, a new, two-megawatt,...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the two weeks ending February 10, 2017. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 21st. Enjoy the week off. 2. Miraflores Senior Housing Construction Loan...

Following is City Manager Bill Lindsay’s response to http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/02/11/richmond-cutting-jobs-street-repairs-library-books-to-keep-up-with-pension-costs/, which has been widely published. Mayor Butt and Members of the City Council: In a recent...

4:30 PM at Craneway Skyway & Conference Center, Richmond, CA Notice of Board of Directors Meeting The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, February 16 at 4:30 p.m. at Craneway...

Appeals court rules against Trump immigration ban Feb 9, 2017, 3:16pm PST Updated Feb 9, 2017, 3:30pm PST The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco has ruled against an executive order from President Donald Trump temporarily barring entry to the...

Richmond has been awarded a $500,00 Coastal Conservncy grant shared by the Trust for Public Lands, Groundwork Richmond and the Watershed Projects for tree planting and sustainable stormwater management in the Iron Triangle neighborhood and the Richmond Greenway’s...

The stories below from the LA Times are getting a lot of play. The fact is that Richmond is not significantly more affected than most other cities in California, it’s just that the media likes to use Richmond as an example. In the spirit of “any publicity is good...

View this email in your browser On Thursday, March 8, 2017, the Richmond Police Activities League (RPAL) will host its Annual Luncheon at the Richmond Convention Center. RPAL will use this occasion to recognize our outstanding contributors, supporters, staff, and...

Exciting work vital to promoting good government Having trouble viewing this email? Click here February 1, 2017 Volunteers needed for County Grand Jury! Work is essential and vital in promoting good government Citizen participation is essential to the success of our...

You are invited to the Business Roundtable Luncheon on February 15, 2017 from Noon – 1:30 pm at East Brother Beer Company (1001 Canal Blvd, Richmond, CA 94804). Next week’s Business Roundtable will feature presentations from: Omni Movement Food Service Partners That’s...