City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending October 23, 2015
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending October 23, 2015. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 27th beginning with a closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the regular agenda at...
October 27, 2015, Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:00 P.M.
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, October 27, 2015, Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx
Meeting of the Minds Continues Today in Richmond – Watch Live Amazing Presentations
Watch the live stream here: http://cityminded.org
Vote for Office of Neighborhood Safety
Greetings Richmond Residents, Have you noticed crime has gone down in Richmond, California? Some say it’s due to DeVone Boggan and his innovative idea to develop the Office of Neighborhood Safety and the Operation Peacemaker Fellowship Program. Under the passionate...
San Jose, Richmond chiefs are finalists to head Tucson police
San Jose, Richmond chiefs are finalists to head Tucson police By Robert Salonga and Karina Ioffee Bay Area News Group Posted: 10/20/2015 07:06:52 AM PDT | Updated: 19 min. ago Richmond Chief of Police Chris Magnus stands with demonstrators along Macdonald Ave. to...
Richmond Bayway
This is an amazing presentation assembled by Tom Leader Studio for presentation Thursday at Meeting of the Minds in the Craneway. Here is a link to booklet - http://tomleader.com/issue3D/richmondbayway/index.html. The presentation will be short Ted talk but there will...
Hundreds of volunteers expected to help turn an aging neighborhood park into a community gem
NEWS Advisory City of Richmond – Excellence Serving Community CLICK HERE for a downloadable PDF For Immediate Release October 16, 2015 Contact: Rochelle Monk – Chief Service Officer Office 510-620-6511; Cell 510-459-2524; Rochelle_monk@ci.richmond.ca.us HUNDREDS OF...
District Elections
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...
Your Input Needed for Branding and Marketing Richmond
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...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending October 9, 2015
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 Climate Action Plan – Invitation to Business Breakfast Workshop – 10/15, 8:30AM, City Hall
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...
Moody’s Throws Richmond into Debtor’s Prison
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...
Pt Richmond Acoustic Kicks Off Season Oct 9 with Reid Jamieson and Carolyn Mill
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,...
Read This – Library Commission Members Needed!
City Manager’s Report for the Week Ending October 2, 2015
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 in Richmond at Rosie the Riveter
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...
9th Annual Home Front Festival is October 10th, 2015!
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Register Now for the Mayor’s October Business Roundtable
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...
State Controller Cancels Threat of Richmond Audit
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 Mayor’s Golf Tournament Fundraiser for Richmond Youth Sports and Activities
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...