Judge Rules Against Chevron Motion in City of Richmond Lawsuit
Superior Court Judge Barry Goode just denied Chevron's motion to strike the City's claims for lost property tax revenue as a result of the fire. Click here for the 38-page opinion that analyzes this issue at great length, ultimately allowing the City's claim to go...
Richmond One of Seven Cities to Win $30,000 Cities of Service Grant
CITIES OF SERVICE ACTIVATES CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. TO ENGAGE RESIDENTS IN “Love Your Block” NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION Seven Cities Win City Hall AmeriCorps VISTA “Love Your Block” Award of $30,000 and Human Capital; Additional Cities to Join New Cohort of "Love Your...
Richmond City Council Adjourns Without Filling Vacant Seat
Richmond City Council adjourns without filling vacant seat Marilyn Langlois, Sheryl Lane and Ben Choi, from left to right, are three of the 18 candidates vying to fill the empty seat on the City Council. (Photo by Larry Zhou) By Larry Zhou and Bonnie ChanPosted...
A Few Good Men or Women Needed for Housing Advisory Commission
One of the mayor’s jobs is appointing members of boards and commissions. Right now, our most urgent need is to fill three vacancies on the Housing Advisory Board, which provides advice to the board of the Housing Authority, which is the Richmond City Council. The...
Another Milestone for Bay Trail Link with Point Molate and Marin County!
Today, the Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee voted unanimously to authorize an agreement with Caltrans and $4.65 million for final design of the I-580 Access Improvement Project. This project includes the Point Molate Bay Trail section between Marine Street...
Richard Poe Files Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition Limiting City Manager Compensation
NOTICE OF INTENT TO CIRCULATE PETITION Notice is hereby given by the persons whose names appear hereon of their intention to circulate a petition within the City of Richmond for the purpose of amending the Richmond Municipal Code in order to establish a mechanism by...
City Manager Compensation
Mr. Lindsay’s compensation is well within the range of comparable cities, ranking third. The city manager oversees a staff of 767 employees and a General Fund Budget of $140 million plus an equal amount in capital projects. Add another $25 million for the Richmond...
Chronicle’s Chip Johnson – 18 Vie for Hot Vacant Seat Dividing Richmond Council
Chip Johnson 18 vie for hot vacant seat dividing Richmond council By Chip Johnson February 9, 2015 Updated: February 9, 2015 4:22pm Eighteen people are jockeying to fill an empty seat on the Richmond City Council, a vacancy created when Tom Butt was inaugurated as...
Eye on the East Bay: Early Bedtime for Richmond City Council
Eye on the East Bay: Early bedtime for Richmond City Council By Contra Costa Times Posted: 02/06/15, 8:58 PM PST | Updated: 1 day ago EARLY BEDTIME FOR RICHMOND COUNCIL: The Eye has spent many a long night at Richmond's City Council chamber, watching what at times...
TellTheMayor.com?
Earlier this week, in what seemed like a flashback to the November 20914 campaign and left people shaking their heads and wondering what is going on, Richmond residents received a large fold-out, full color mailer entitled “Call the Mayor,” which can also be partially...
For Immediate Release: Author Elizabeth Escobedo to Discuss the Lives of Mexican American Women on the World War Two Home Front
Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park News Release For Immediate Release: February 3, 2015 Event Date: Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 10 AM Contact: Lucien Sonder Phone: (510) 232-5050 ext. 6622, lucien_sonder@nps.gov Author Elizabeth Escobedo to...
Downtown Richmond Annual Stakeholders Meeting
Annual stakeholders' meeting on Wednesday, February 18. We are seeking the community's feedback on our work in revitalizing Downtown. We would greatly appreciate it if you would share the below invite and/or attached jpeg in one of your e-forum messages: Richmond Main...
Richmond Police Chief Magnus ‘celebrity star struck’ by Katie Couric’s Visit
Photo of Katie Couric and Richmond police Chief Chris Magnus provided by the Richmond Police Department. Richmond police Chief Magnus ‘celebrity star struck’ by Katie Couric’s visit February 2, 2015 by Mike Aldax A statement from Richmond police Chief Chris Magnus:...
Media Coverage of Hacienda Announcement
Link to the KPIX news story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nbPLfFXX68 Hacienda housing complex Residents of ‘uninhabitable’ Hacienda to relocate after Section 8 vouchers approved February 5, 2015 by Mike Aldax Residents of Richmond’s long-troubled Hacienda housing...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending February 6th, 2015
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending February 6th, 2015. 1. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the Richmond City Council is a special meeting on Tuesday, February 10th beginning at 6:30 PM. The purpose of the meeting is...
February 10, 2015, Special Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – NO CLOSED SESSION
It turns out that the procedure for appointment of a City Council member is prescribed by ordinance and cannot be modified without amending the ordinance, a process that would take longer than we have. Tuesday night’s meeting will be a late one. The agenda/packet for...
Today’s Events in Richmond
The Richmond Art Center is hosting one of our must-attend free events being held Saturday in Richmond. Don’t-miss events Saturday: Education Fair, peace summit and Richmond Art Center winter reception February 6, 2015 by Mike Aldax Rain or shine, there are important...
News Conference Announcing HUD Approval to Relocate Hacienda Housing Complex Residents
Click of Hacienda News release for a copy. N E W S Release Office of Richmond Mayor Tom Butt 450 Civic Center Plaza │ Richmond, California 94804 │ 510-620-6503 │ www.RichmondCaMayor.org For Immediate Release February 5, 2015 Contact: Terrance Cheung – Chief of Staff │...
Empty City Council Seat Has 18 Contenders
Empty city council seat has 18 contenders "Chair" by: Stefan Bucher is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. See link below: http://bit.ly/1vuxcmt By Larry ZhouPosted 2 hours ago With former councilmember Tom Butt’s ascent to the mayor’s office after last November’s...
City Council Appointment – Get Ready for a Long One
What was I thinking in 2007 when I voted for an ordinance prescribing City Council appointments? Following procedures described in RMC 2.16.090, the February 10 City Council meeting could go on all night. At a minimum the ordinance provides for: · 8-minute...