Did You Receive This Mailer?
Recently, MCE customers in Richmond and elsewhere received the mailer shown below from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1245, encouraging opting out of MCE. Just to remind you, MCE is the source of choice for most Richmond residents for...
Following Richmond’s Lead, For a Change
COUNTERPOINTS: FOLLOWING RICHMOND'S LEAD, FOR A CHANGE By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor CounterPoints is made possible by your donations. Checks can be made payable to Jesse Taylor and sent to P.O. Box 43629, Oakland, CA 94624-0629. Or visit our PayPal page at...
Bringing Back a Downtown
Bringing Back a Downtown posted by Alicia Gallo April 15,2015 in Articles Richmond, CA – Macdonald Avenue, the historic main street of this San Francisco Bay Area city, is on the verge of a renaissance. Residents and workers are hungry for the return of amenities that...
Vice-Mayor Jael Myrick Statement on Space Weapons
On May 19th I voted for a resolution that at the time seemed a fairly harmless statement of opposition to federal policies that militarize space. In the weeks since it has become apparent that the passage of this resolution was a mistake and has had a tangible...
Richmond Police Swamped by Calls from “Targeted Individuals”
If you find the Richmond Police Department slow to respond to calls for service these days, it may be because they are tied up taking police reports from the nation’s “targeted individuals,” for whom Richmond has become the last great hope. On May 29, Police Chief...
Mayor’s Second Richmond Business Roundtable
The second Mayor’s Business Roundtable was held on Thursday, May 28, 2015. The Courtyard Richmond/Berkeley hosted the event. The three speakers were NanoPower, Riggers Loft and D&D Designs and Screen Printing. NanoPower Rashaad El, founded and operates NanoPower,...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending May 29th, 2015
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending May 29th, 2015. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the Richmond City Council is Tuesday, June 2nd, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:30 PM, and the regular agenda convening at 6:30...
Richmond Promise Information and Next Steps
There will be two community meetings on June 8 in the Richmond Auditorium and June 18 at the DeJean Middle School from 6:00 PM – 8:00 pm as part of a larger community engagement process to solicit the community's input. Information and Richmond Promise materials are...
Notice of Vacancy on the WCWD Board and Intent to Appoint Director
It Would Be Nice to Have a Film Like This About Richmond
This is a new film about the town where I grew up, Fayetteville, Arkansas (narrated by Bill Clinton): http://www.fayettevillehistory.org/2015/05/up-among-the-hills.html
Ideas to Action: Philanthropy and the Future of Our Region
On Wednesday, May 27, 2015, I participated along with Mayor Libby Schaff of Oakland and Mayor Lisa Yarbrough-Gauthier of East Palo Alto in a panel constituting the Lunch Plenary of the Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) Annual Conference “Ideas to Action:...
Open Letter to Richmond Community from Chancellor Dirks
Click here for open Letter to Richmond Community from Chancellor Dirks on the Berkeley Global Campus.
Juried Art Exhibition Opens at Richmond Art Center June 14
NEWS FROM: Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond CA 94804 FOR RELEASE: Thurs., May 28, 2015 CONTACT: Kim Kellogg, 510-325-3195 Juried Exhibition of Clay, Glass and Enamel Artists is One of Three June 14 Openings at Richmond Art Center “California Now”...
Contra Costa County Sheriff Livingston Expected to Attend Richmond City Council Meeting To Discuss Proposed Expansion West County Prison
------------------------------------ N E W S Release Office of Richmond Mayor Tom Butt For Immediate Release May 25, 2015 Contact: Terrance Cheung – Chief of Staff; Office 510-620-6502; Cell 415-990-2087 David Gray – Director of Projects & Programs; Office...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending May 22nd, 2015
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending May 22nd, 2015. 1. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the Richmond City Council is Tuesday, May 26th, beginning with a Closed Session at 6:00 PM, and the Special Meeting convening at...
Memorial Day in Richmond
Apparently the only Memorial Day event in Richmond today was sponsored by the De Anza High School Junior ROTC (Air Force). I was invited by cadet leader Cecilia Del Rio to attend the event, which began with a breakfast, and say a few words. The program has been...
Response to Guest Commentary “How Richmond Could Become Baltimore or Not”
The Guest Commentary on May 17, 2015, “How Richmond could become Baltimore or not,” (copied at the end of this email) by Alice Huffman is grossly and embarrassingly inaccurate and is a disservice to both the City of Richmond and UC Berkeley. Trying to make a case that...
Point Richmond Music Announces Summer Concert Season Line-up
Point Richmond Music announces summer concert season line-up May 19, 2015 Get ready for another summer of free live music in Point Richmond. On Tuesday, Point Richmond Music (PRM) announced the dates and line-up for its free 2015 summer concert series that attracts...
March Against Monsanto, Real Food For All May 23
It's almost time!! Please remember to invite your friends and share this event with everyone you know! In solidarity with the global movement to take back our food, that is... REAL FOOD FROM REAL SEED as Mother Nature and human evolution intended... Please save the...
May 26, 2015, Special Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 6:00 PM
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, May 26, 2015, Special Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx