Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending October 21, 2016. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 25th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the regular City...

Since hiring a new Business License Enforcer in September 2016, the City of Richmond has collected $26,437.63 in business license taxes that were either delinquent or would have gone unpaid under the previous passive collection system. New collections are averaging...

Pam Mirabella asked me to share this. I am supporting Pam for reelection to the Contra Costa County Board of Education as well as WCCUSD Measure T. Campbell~Governmental Access 807 Commodore Drive, Richmond, CA. 94804 510.236.5823 fax 510.236.9260| Capitol...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 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 Richmond Food Policy Council invites all youth to join them at the RYSE Center on Wednesday, Oct 26th in celebration of Youth Food Day! See flier below for more details.

Richmond Love Your Block Grants Now Available How would you use $2,000 to beautify your neighborhood? Richmond Love Your Block is now accepting applications for residents, local organizations, and community members to transform their blocks with up to $2,000! Take a...

Once again, Borenstein has it wrong. · It would not be the “highest property transfer tax in the state.” It would actually be less than either Oakland or Berkeley. · The incremental tax on a $500,000 sale would be $4,000 (.008 x $500,000), not the $8,050 that...

East Bay Times is welcome to its endorsement opinions, but I should point out errors its logic. The editorial states, “city officials propped up the latest one with revenues from a 2014 half-cent sales tax increase that they had suggested to voters would go toward...

The Human Rights Campaign released the Municipal Equality Index (MEI) for 2016. The City of Richmond is among 506 cities rated nationally on how inclusive cities’ laws, policies, and services are of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people....

Moving cynically from its underdog grass roots beginning, the new deep pockets Machiavellian Richmond Progressive Alliance is looking more and more like its archrival Chevron, running negative hit pieces on its rivals that are -- well not exactly truthful. The hit...

Richmond is a member of MCE, and I represent Richmond on the MCE Board as well as serving as vice-chair. MCE WINS EPA’s 2016 GREEN POWER LEADERSHIP AWARD SAN RAFAEL, CA— On Monday, October 17, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented MCE with a Green...

With 21 days left and anticipation building, it’s nice to be a spectator instead of a participant in the campaign. As a spectator, I provide the following thoughts as dispassionately as I can.. You wouldn’t necessarily know it from watching City Council meetings,...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the (long, but information-packed) weekly report for the week ending October 14, 2016. (It’s worth the read!) 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 18th beginning with a Closed...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, October 18, 2016, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

Take a break from the election season hustle and bustle! View this email in your browser Friday, October 14, 7:30 pm Bill and Kate Isles Plus special guest Bobby Jo Valentine! This Friday, Point Richmond Acoustic kicks off its 7th season, with Bill and Kate Isles, two...

Please RSVP today Please join us on Thursday, October 27, at the monthly luncheon of the Point Richmond Business Association for a detailed look at Measure L on rent control. We will be hearing arguments for and against the measure. Presenting arguments for Measure L...

In response to the RPA statement about a "corporate-free" Council-- Once again the Richmond Progressive Alliance is today repeating the disingenuous and insulting suggestion that their candidates are pure and literally everybody else in town is corrupt because they do...

​ You can read more event information here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/north-richmond-farm-ground-breaking-celebration-tickets-28444751016 You can read more about the farm here: http://www.urbantilth.org/?page_id=3032 For additional information, contact: Doria...

As soon as its new liquor license is delivered, the new Baltic Restaurant, at the same time Point Richmond’s oldest, will open under the ownership of Hector Hernandez and Heather Mervine with a new name, “Brezo at Baltic Square.” Both Heather and Hector have been...

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS WIDELY ON YOUR RICHMOND NEXTDOOR, NEIGHBORHOOD AND FACEBOOK POSTS. In the shadow of a nine-person City Council Race and the Measure L Rent Control initiative, Measure M is below most people’s radar but affects everyone and is arguably the most...