Free Fruit Trees
230 peach and nectarine trees, all bare root, have arrived. To pick up trees, go to 1251 E. Victoria Court, San Pablo. Ask for Linda Schneider of Self-sustaining Communities (www.self-sustainingcommunities.org). Want to receive TOM BUTT E-FORUM and other action alerts...
Candidates for City Council Appointment
There are 18 candidates. Click here for the applications. The City Council will hear presentations on February 10 and may or may not make an appointment at that time. Want to receive TOM BUTT E-FORUM and other action alerts on Richmond political and community issues...
February 3, 2015, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, February 3, 2015, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx Want to receive TOM BUTT E-FORUM and other action alerts on Richmond political...
CBE-Chevron Settlement Agreement
Click here for a copy of the Chevron-CBE Settlement Agreement. Want to receive TOM BUTT E-FORUM and other action alerts on Richmond political and community issues delivered to your email address? Email your name and email address and/or the names and email addresses...
Rumrill Blvd/13th Street Complete Streets Plan
The cities of Richmond and San Pablo and partners Contra Costa Health Services and Local Government Commission would like to invite you to a workshop for the Rumrill Blvd/13th Street Complete Streets Community Visioning. The workshop will cover three different...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending January 30th, 2015
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending January 30th, 2015. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting will be on Tuesday, February 3rd beginning at 6:30 PM. There are no closed sessions scheduled in conjunction with that...
Report on Missing Thanksgiving Turkeys from Nevin Plaza
This may be the most important piece of City information you will ever receive. Please read it carefully Attached is a comprehensive investigative report prepared by Tim Jones, Executive Director of the Richmond Housing Authority, regarding the issue of missing...
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Bike Path Plans Moving Forward
Bay Bikers: The Bay Area's bicycle blog Richmond-San Rafael Bridge bike path plans moving forward By Brian Coyne on January 31, 2015 6:49 PM After not just years but decades of advocacy, advances, and frustrating near misses, bicycle and pedestrian access to the...
CBE-Chevron Settlement
CBE and Chevron have reached a settlement regarding the Chevron modernization project approved by the City in July 2014. This settlement is another step towards resolving outstanding issues relating to the modernization project. In the settlement agreement, CBE has...
New Richmond App for your Smartphone
To download the Free City of Richmond smartphone app to your Android phone, Apple iphone or ipad, open the Apple App Store for your IOS devise or the Google Play Store for Android smartphones. Enter Richmond California to search for the app. It will have the City's...
Kamikaze Pelicans – New Video
From Michael Bukay: New video about the herring run currently happening in the San Francisco Bay at Richmond: http://youtu.be/IRB9IVDM7Ns?list=UU_vg98d0dkWGUjroSxFuf9w Michael Bukay & Associates Phone: 510-508-6629 Training Video Benefits & Examples Industrial...
For Richmond to Host the Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr. During Black History / For Richmond
I was asked by Chevron-funded 4Richmond to publicize a visit by Willie Brown to Richmond hosted by 4Richmond to celebrate Black History Month. We will be honoring a number of African-American Richmond residents at our next City Council meeting to recognize Black...
State of the City 2015
Click on State of the City 2015 for a copy of the presentation I made at last night’s City Council meeting. Want to receive TOM BUTT E-FORUM and other action alerts on Richmond political and community issues delivered to your email address? Email your name and email...
Jesse Jackson Speaks at Richmond Church
http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_27392336/jesse-jackson-speaks-at-richmond-church Jesse Jackson speaks at Richmond church By Jennifer BairesCorrespondent Posted: 01/25/2015 06:04:07 PM PST | Updated: 70 min. ago Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson...
This is Robert Rogers Last Dispatch as a Contra Costa Times Journalist. Monday, He Goes to Work for John Gioia
http://www.mercurynews.com/my-town/ci_27388704/eye-east-bay-richmonds-rattlesnake-plays-second-fiddle Eye on the East Bay: Richmond's rattlesnake plays second fiddle to Newsom Contra Costa Times Posted: 01/25/2015 12:00:00 AM PST Relegated to second fiddle: Hours...
UC Berkeley Proposes a Global Educational Hub – in its Own Backyard @insidehighered
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/01/22/uc-berkeley-proposes-global-educational-hub-its-own-backyard Want to advertise? Click here The site for the planned Berkeley Global Campus at Richmond Bay. Courtesy of the University of California at Berkeley. A Global...
Ryse Youth Center a Safe Haven for Richmond Artists, Activists – San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/Ryse-Youth-Center-a-safe-haven-for-Richmond-6031210.php#/0 Ryse Youth Center a safe haven for Richmond artists, activists By Mary Ellen Hunt January 21, 2015 Updated: January 21, 2015 5:49pm Paul Chinn/The Chronicle...
Plan in Works to Add Third Eastbound Lane and Bike Path on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
The article copied below from Richmond Standard describes a project recently in the news that would add a third east-bound vehicle lane to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge as well as a bike lane crossing the bridge on the uper deck with the existing two west-bound...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending January 23rd, 2015
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending January 23rd, 2015. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting will be the on Tuesday, January 27th, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM and followed by a Special City Council...
January 27, 2015, Special Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, January 27, 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 I will be presenting the Annual State of the City address.