From Chief Chris Magnus: Especially during tough budget times, it may be tempting for some to look at Code Enforcement efforts as an easy place to make major cutbacks, but as you can see from the article below, even cities much larger than Richmond are figuring out...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending May 16th, 2014. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is a special meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 20th, 2014, beginning with Closed Session at 5:00PM and followed by a...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, May 20, 2014, Regular Successor Agency to the Richmond Community Redevelopment Agency and the Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

For Immediate Release: May 15, 2014 SAN RAFAEL, CA — PG&E implemented a rate increase on May 1, 2014, resulting in even greater cost savings for MCE customers. Projections indicate $5.9 million in savings for MCE customers in 2014. The City of San Rafael saved...

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Oakland-drops-the-ball-on-Little-League-showcase-5470087.php Oakland drops the ball on Little League showcase, A's say Phillip Matier And Andrew Ross Updated 3:01 am, Monday, May 12, 2014 Oakland Little League players...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending May 9th, 2014. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is a special meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 13th, 2014 beginning at 6:30 PM. The purpose of the meeting is to clear...

2014 Historic Preservation Awards Winner Announced! Every year, the City of Richmond recognizes a number of individuals, organizations, businesses, and agencies whose contributions demonstrate outstanding commitment to excellence in historic preservation, local...

Upfront: The green light MCE model inspires a Sonoma agency to form What does green energy mean for Marin? Posted: Friday, April 25, 2014 9:00 am | Updated: 11:17 am, Fri Apr 25, 2014. by Peter Seidman Marin Clean Energy (MCE), which is marking the start of its fourth...

Political theater rules Richmond City Council meetings By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 05/10/2014 03:51:50 PM PDT0 Comments RICHMOND -- The Green Party matriarch of a mayor sits poised with gavel in hand, watching for any colleague who crosses the line of...

See http://earthjustice.org/sites/default/files/files/2014-03-27-CBR-Richmond-Petition-Complaint.pdf for a copy of the complaint. Martinez Gazette: Background on lawsuit against BAAQMD and Kinder Morgan April 4, 2014 Roger Straw Repost from The Martinez Gazette...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, May 13, 2014, Special Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

The minimum wage will be back on May 6, with the latest proposal to raise it from the current state minimum of $9.00/hour (effective July 1, 2014) and $10.00/hour (effective January 1, 2016) to a stepped level of $12.30 in 2017 and indexed by the CPI thereafter. The...

I am prepared to support the proposed Minimum Wage Ordinance tomorrow night with the inclusion of seven amendments designed to mitigate potential adverse impacts on jobs and employment in Richmond. At least one councilmember, Jim Rogers, agrees with me. The proposed...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, May 6, 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 Want to receive TOM BUTT E-FORUM and other action alerts on Richmond political and...

Campbell~Governmental Access 807 Commodore Drive, Richmond, CA. 94804 510.236.5823 fax 510.236.9260 Capitol 916.442.9243 fax 916.442.1492 cmgovacs@pacbell.net Politically Speaking Bob Campbell, Assemblyman, retired April 16, 2014 The Case for Measure C; the funding...

Q&A: Mayoral Candidate Charles Ramsey April 22, 2014 Interview by Edgardo Cervano-Soto Ed. Note: Charles Ramsey, 52, is currently Board President of the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD). He spoke to Richmond Pulse reporter Edgardo Cervano-Soto...

The Breaking of a Power Monopoly: Community Choice? Thursday, 20 March 2014 09:27 By Dina Rasor, Truthout | Solutions Pacific Gas & Electric has had a monopoly on the energy needs of the northern two-thirds of California since 1905. But a new state government...

On Tuesday, the Richmond City Council voted to back a resolution opposing Assembly Bill 2145, which would fundamentally change the way Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) works. AB 2145 is being carried by Assemblymember Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, a former longtime...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending April 25th, 2014. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 6th, 2014. Enjoy the week off. 2. Business Community Meeting and Survey Regarding the...

A $7.6 million major rehabilitation of the Richmond Swim Center is under contract with Arntz Builders and is underway. The scope of work was derived from a series of public outreach meetings that began in 2010 and concluded with a presentation to the Richmond City...