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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 "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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...