There appears to be a move to place a measure on the ballot to change to district elections in Richmond. I don’t think there is any compelling evidence that it would improve or accomplish anything. This issue comes up most often in cities with unrepresented or...

One of the top priorities I had coming in to office this year was to conduct a full scale branding and marketing. The study is underway and we are at a critical stage of the research. The goal of this study is to make sure that the way we represent ourselves as a City...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending October 16, 2015. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20th beginning with a closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the regular agenda at...

Richmond Businesses are invited to attend the Richmond Climate Action Plan breakfast workshop on Thursday, October 15th, at the Richmond Civic Center. The City is actively working on developing the Climate Action Plan, which will include policies and programs that aim...

Below is a story about bond restructuring in Richmond that was precipitated by the recent rating downgrade by Moody’s. People who are looking for a way to be critical of Richmond’s City Council or city manager have seized on this as evidence of poor management...

Point Richmond Acoustic kicks off sixth season October 9, with award-winning duo Reid Jamieson and Carolyn Mill plus Special Guest Jaspar Lepak Point Richmond Acoustic presents the award-winning songwriting duo Reid Jamieson and Carolyn Mill in concert, Friday,...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending October 2, 2015. 1. Meeting Notes The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the regular agenda at 6:30 PM....

Gov. Brown signs nation's toughest equal pay law Oct 6, 2015, 11:38am PDT Updated Oct 6, 2015, 11:48am PDT Women who work in California now have the strongest equal pay protection in the nation, after Gov. Jerry Brown signed new legislation into law in Richmond on...

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A healthy business climate in Richmond is essential to increase jobs, increase municipal revenue and increase economic diversity and opportunity. The Business Roundtable is an lunch gathering started by Richmond Mayor Tom Butt as a casual forum for businesses to come...

After starting a media frenzy by peremptorily writing a letter to the City of Richmond questioning its ability to “provide accurate and reliable information regarding required financial reports,” (See Letter to State Controller Better Yee, September 26, 2015, and...

Photos from the Golf Tournament have been uploaded to the Mayor’s Flickr page. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mayortombutt/albums/72157657027903083. Mayor Tom Butt's Community Fund will support community needs not otherwise met by the City or other funders. A steering...

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A healthy business climate in Richmond is essential to increase jobs, increase municipal revenue and increase economic diversity and opportunity. The Business Roundtable is an lunch gathering I started as a casual forum for businesses to come together to help identify...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, September 29, 2015, Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending September 25, 2015. Meeting Notes The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 29th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the regular agenda at 6:30...

Richmond: U.S. Attorney General Lynch meets with police, youth By Karina Ioffee kioffee@bayareanewsgroup.com Posted: 09/25/2015 09:45:51 AM PDT | Updated: about 13 hours ago The United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch, center, shares a laugh with Richmond Mayor...

After posting State Controller's Audit, September 23, 2015. I wrote the letter shown below to California State Auditor Betty Yee:

The media has been all over a request by the California State Controller’s Office (SCO) to “conduct an investigation of financial practices and reporting by the City of Richmond.” Without even giving the City a chance to respond, the letter is highly inflammatory,...