EAST BAY EXPRESS September 24, 2014 Election 2014 The Battle for Richmond's Soul This year's mayoral election features two major candidates — Nat Bates and Tom Butt — who have polar-opposite visions for the city's future. By John Geluardi Tom Butt. Richmond voters...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending September 19th, 2014. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 23rd, beginning with Closed Session at 5:45 PM, followed by the regular Council...

This BAPAC E-News blast (copy following this email) entitled “Why BAPC is supporting Corky Booze,” is so ridiculous, it is worth sharing. BAPAC’s endorsement of Booze is quite a turnaround from 2010, when BAPAC wrote...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, September 23, 2014, Special Richmond Housing Authority and 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...

A late start has kept us scrambling, but the TOM BUTT FOR MAYOR 2014 Campaign is in full swing. · Thousands of hand cards (see below) have been available for the last two weeks and have been distributed at candidates forums. Some canvassers will be walking with them...

Governing, a magazine for states and localities, featured Richmond in its September 2014 issue, excerpt below: http://www.governing.com/topics/public-justice-safety/gov-cities-new-way-gun-violence.html Shortly after gun legislation stalled in Congress last year, a...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending September 12th, 2014. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 16th, 2014, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, the Richmond Housing...

Point Richmond Music today starting at 5:30 PM Point Richmond Music September 12 - American Nomad 6:45-7:45 Point Richmond Music September 12 - Times 4 6:45-7:45 Spirit & Soul Tomorrow at 1:00 PM Spirit and Soul – 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM September 13 Want to receive TOM...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, September 16, 2014, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

September 10, 2014 When Liberals Take Control of Police Cops stop shooting people. Political protests end peacefully. And crime drops dramatically. Just ask Richmond. By Robert Gammon @RobertGammon Joseph Schell/File photo Chris Magnus. For the past century, moderates...

Setting the record straight Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/07/2014 04:33:30 PM PDT| Updated: about 13 hours ago Tom Barnidge's column in Sunday's Local section incorrectly stated that Richmond mayoral candidates Nat Bates and Tom Butt had run unsuccessfully for that...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: Richmond Housing Authority Executive Director Tim Jones has provided the following update concerning the Hacienda Demolition/Disposition Application: A draft of the Hacienda Disposition Application has been completed and...

Marin Clean Energy will lease land from Chevron for solar power project By Richard Halstead rhalstead@marinij.com @HalsteadRichard on Twitter Posted: 09/05/2014 03:47:49 PM PDT1 Comment Marin Clean Energy's board of directors has approved a plan to lease land from...

My favorite journalistic curmudgeon, Tom Barnidge of the Contra Costa Times, suggests that Richmond isn’t doing so well and might benefit from the election of a mayor with no record and no prior experience. This is not a bash of Uche Uwahemu, who is a polite and...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending September 5th, 2014. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is currently scheduled for Tuesday, September 16th. 2. City Offices Closed in Observance of Admission Day City of...

Dear Council Members and others, Several folks have recently requested an update on our year to date (YTD) crime stats, so I wanted to give you an update as of 9/1. These stats are compared to the same period (YTD) last year. As you can see, even after a very good...

Use of deadly force by police disappears on Richmond streets By Robert Rogers and David DeBolt Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/06/2014 05:03:28 PM PDT0 Comments | Updated: 91 min. ago Richmond police officer Michael Brown, right, and detective Mauricio Canelo...

Eye on the East Bay: Richmond Pride Contra Costa Times Posted: 08/31/2014 12:00:00 AM PDT0 Comments RICHMOND PRIDE: Beware to those who dare report flaws in Richmond's housing market, for such scalawags must face the wrath of the city's most powerful family. This...

This is an interesting piece but lacks opinions or conclusions. From what I have experienced, the anti-gay rhetoric that often dominates parts of City Council meetings comes from a small group of always-present audience members aided and abetted by Bates and Booze. I...

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