From SPUR – Why New Housing Construction Matters for Low-Income Households
Why New Housing Construction Matters for Low-Income Households By Kristy Wang, Community Planning Policy Director February 18, 2016 image courtesy of Christopher Ulrich For decades, San Francisco and other high-cost California cities have added fewer homes than needed...
Initiative Fever Seizes Richmond
In addition to the two initiatives that have already qualified for the June 7, 2016, election (Compensation Levels Initiative and General Plan 2030 Amendment – Riviera Project), backers of four other initiatives are circulating petitions, hoping to get enough...
UN Conference on Climate Change Presentation at Richmond Rotary
On March 25, 2016, at the Richmond Rotary Club meeting Richmond Country Club, 12:00 noon, I will be presenting a show and tell of our trip to Paris for the UNFCC COP21 and what it means for the City of Richmond and MCE. You can preview the PowerPoint at United Nations...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending February 19, 2016
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending February 19, 2016. 1. Meeting Notes The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 23rd beginning with a Closed Session at 5:30 PM followed by the regular...
Beacon Economics Report Concludes Rent Control Does Not Help Low-Income Households
The Beacon Rent Control Study, just released in January 2016, made the following findings: · Beacon Economics did not find strong evidence that rent control helps to reduce the number of low – income households spending 30% or more of their income on rent. · Rent...
Point Richmond Jazz – February 26 @ 7:30 – 201 Martina Street
This month at Point Richmond Jazz, we have a FABULOUS February concert that is truly one of the MOST exciting concerts we have EVER hosted. Richmond’s own Kit Eakle is taking part as well, appearing with the finest group of string quartet musicians BAR NONE in the Bay...
February 23, 2016, Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:30 P.M.
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, February 23, 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 PLEASE NOTE: - CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:30 P.M. - REGULAR CITY COUNCIL BEGINS...
Anti-Police Bias on City Council Continues
Most of last night’s City Council meeting was taken up by items involving the Richmond Police Department driven by the Richmond Progressive Alliance’s current higest priority to cripple law enforcement. I get a lot of requests from Richmond residents for more police...
Legislative Analyst’s Office encourages construction not rent control to fix housing crisis
The report Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing published by the Legislative Analyst’s Office, the California Legislature’s Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor, concludes that “…the key remedy to California’s housing challenges is a...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Two Weeks Ending February 12, 2016
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for a very busy two weeks ending February 12th, 2016. 1. Meeting Notes The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 16th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:30 PM, the...
How to Be Healthy and Live Longer – Health in All Policies
The final speaker at New Partners for Smart Growth in Portland was Dan Buettner, a National Geographic Fellow and multiple New York Times bestselling author. He has discovered, through multiple expeditions with teams of research scientists specializing in population...
Next Business Roundtable February 25
Statement from Mayor on Killing of Officer Vegas
N E W S Release Office of Richmond Mayor Tom Butt For Immediate Release February 11, 2016 Contact: Lieutenant Felix Tan – Richmond Police Dept. Phone: (510) 621-1204 Mobile: (510) 672-1147 Ftan@richmondpd.net Alex Knox – Dir. of Policy and Strategy Mayor’s Office...
Ben Therriault: On the Role of the Police Officers Association
Ben Therriault: On the Role of the Police Officers Association By: Radio Free Richmond The Richmond Police Officers Association (RPOA) is the union for the entire rank and file of the Richmond Police Department (Sergeants and Officers). The union is elected by the...
The Police Commission Debate Goes On
My E-FORUM posts, We Need to Support the Richmond Police Department, Not Bash It. February 7, 2016 and Chris Magnus - "A Huge Step Backwards for a City That Could Do So Much Better" February 5, 2016, have drawn lengthy responses from Mike Parker of the RPA and...
2016 Historic Preservation Award Nominations Due March 24
2016 Historic Preservation Awards The City of Richmond and the Richmond Historic Preservation Commission invites nominations for the 2016 Richmond Historic Preservation Awards. The purpose of the Historic Preservation Awards program is to increase public awareness of...
On Valentine’s Day, Show Your Love for the Environment With MCE
A Guide to an Eco-Friendly Valentine's Day and Clean Energy Economy Having trouble viewing this email? Click here What's Inside? Valentine's Day is Sweeter if it's Eco-Friendly Contribute to a Clean Energy Economy Celebrating Presidents' Day Meet Deep Green Champion:...
Beckles Weighs In
Following is Councilmember Beckles response to my “inflammatory” E-FORUMS, The Police Commission Debate Goes On, February 10, 2016, We Need to Support the Richmond Police Department, Not Bash It., February 7, 2016 and Chris Magnus - "A Huge Step Backwards for a City...
We Need to Support the Richmond Police Department, Not Bash It.
I don’t understand the recent antipathy being shown to the Richmond Police Department by four of my six City Council colleagues. We ask the community to trust and cooperate the men and women who risk their lives daily to make Richmond safe, then they send a message...
Chris Magnus – “A Huge Step Backwards for a City That Could Do So Much Better”
Here we go again. The vast majority of Richmond residents have no interest in an unprecedented, expensive and time-consuming expansion of the mission of the Richmond Police Commission to investigate incidents that have not even resulted in a complaint. But the...