Richmond Rents decrease by Nearly 10%
Click here for PowerPoint slides from last night’s State of the City presentation. Richmond: Trimming budget, reducing homicides top mayor’s priority list City’s pension and retiree healthcare obligations could require further cuts in services Richmond has to trim...
Financial Aid Workshops TODAY & TOMORROW!
The Cal Grant deadline for financial aid is tomorrow, March 2! We will be hosting financial aid workshops TODAY, tomorrow, and next week for students and families who may need additional support to get across the finish line!. Richmond Promise Financial Aid Workshops...
Wendell Park – Come Build With Us
Come Build a Park in ONE Day! Join Richmond volunteers on March 17th as they transform Wendell Park with all new play structures, fun activities, and more! Refreshments provided. You’re invited to help us make Richmond more playful by creating a new place for kids to...
Mailbox Sample After Impeachment Investigation Resolution
Following the unanimous decision of the Richmond City Council to adopt a resolution to support an investigation by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary to investigate “…whether sufficient grounds exist for the impeachment of Donald J. Trump,” I...
City Council Agenda – Tuesday, February 28, 2017, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting
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
Revision – February 28, 2017, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda
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
Cities, counties and schools feel sharply increasing pension costs
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...
Fake News and Alternative Facts Right Here in Richmond
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...
Time With Tom, February 23, 5-7 PM, Nerd Crossing
City Council Agenda – Tuesday, February 21, 2017, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting
To see the most recent City Council Agenda use the following link: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/Archive.aspx?AMID=30
Getting Out There with the Richmond Promise
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...
Anti-police message at Richmond event alarms residents
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....
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending February 17, 2017
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...
$50 Million for Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Congestion Solutions
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 to Celebrate New Two-Megawatt Freethy Industrial Park Solar
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,...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Two Weeks Ending February 10, 2017
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...
City Manager Bill Lindsay’s Response to Richmond Bankruptcy Articles
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...
Notice of WETA Board of Directors Meeting, Thursday, February 16, 2017, IN RICHMOND!
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
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 PAL Annual Luncheon March 8 – Save the Date
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...