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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:

“Susan and Steve Chamberlin want every K-12 student in West Contra Costa County to get an excellent public education that will prepare them for college, career and life. They have invested broadly in the community to support teachers, school leaders, parents and...

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,...

All lives matter' a creed for Richmond, Calif. police Chris Magnus, police chief in Richmond, Calif., discusses the methods he and his force have used to reduce crime in the city. He also explains his controversial choice to hold a sign reading "#blacklivesmatter" at...

Our 2015 Summer Concert Series Concludes this Friday, 9/25, with Soji & The Afrobeats and SOL! So long, summer, we're sorry to see you go! Our 2015 season concludes this Friday, September 25th with Soji & The Afrobeats (Nigerian) and SOL (Latin) performing...

This addresses the two articles that are copied at the end of this email. The Richmond Police Commission plays an important role, but that role continues to be misunderstood by many, including even some police commissioners. The Police Commission has only three powers...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, September 22, 2015, Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

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eUpdate - August 27, 2015 Clean our Bay shoreline on September 19 Join thousands statewide for Coastal Cleanup Day September 19th is the annual California Coastal Cleanup, with events along the Richmond and Pinole shorelines. I hope you'll join us for a morning...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending September 18, 2015. Meeting Notes The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 22nd beginning with a Closed Session at 5:30 PM, followed by the regular agenda at 6:30...

Richmond’s Yellow Brick Road Projectappears to be heading for approval of $6.2 million grant. Out of 617 applications for the Active Transportation Program (ATP), Caltrans staff recommended 86 projects (or 13.9% of the total applications) for funding. Their...

On September 14, 2015, Felix Hunziker published an editorial, “Justice Denied in Richmond,” in the blog Radio Free Richmond, which is copied in its entirety at the end of this email. The RPA apparently shares Hunziker’s opinion, having subsequently published it in...

The following came from School Board Trustee Todd Groves. Note that WCCUSD school construction costs are below both the Bay Area average and the Los Angeles average. At our last meeting, I had opportunity to ask staff a question about our facilities construction...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, September 15, 2015, Successor Agency/Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx. Some highlights: Item I-23: Approves $23,200 expenditure for Council...

In the excitement about rent control in July, I neglected to comment on Richmond being recognized by San Francisco Magazine with a Smart City Award and a long article, copied below: From the 'Arm Pit of the Bay Area' to a Progressive Utopia on Earth Joe Eskenazi |...