Tomorrow’s City Council Packet
The Tuesday, September 24, 2013, Successor Agency to the Richmond Community Redevelopment Agency/Richmond City Council Special Agenda/ Packet is on the web. Follow the link to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx Tomorrow’s meeting is largely...
Help Find Fletcher
The last time I published a lost dog plea on the E-FORUM, he was miraculously found and returned to his guardian. Hope this works again. Incidentally, the newest gadget out there is a GPS tracking system for your dog. It will alert you if your dog leaves your yard and...
For Immediate Release: 7th Annual Home Front Festival by the Bay: Kids Can Do It
FREE ADMISSION! The Festival Entertainment and Activities Our Sponsors Vendors and Volunteers Entertainment Schedule: 11AM National Anthem & Welcome 11:15AM Mariachi Nueva Band 12:10PM The Contra Costa Chorale 12:45PM The Elite Jazz Band 1PM Rosie Reunion photo...
Eye on the East Bay: Richmond City Council Members Pull the Race Card
Eye on the East Bay: Richmond City Council members pull the race card Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/22/2013 12:00:00 AM PDT RACE CARD IN RICHMOND: Richmond City Council meetings have a well-deserved reputation for trashy antics. Police prowl the chamber, ready to...
Newshour: Richmond, CA Government Uses Eminent Domain to Solve Its Foreclosure Crisis
This is an extensive interview on PBS of Mayor McLaughlin and others. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/09/20/1240246/-PBS-Newshour-Richmond-CA-Government-Uses-Eminent-Domain-to-Solve-Its-Foreclosure-Crisis#
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Two Weeks Ending September 20th, 2013
Mayor and City Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the two weeks ending September 20th, 2013. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 24th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the regular agenda at...
Conversation with LBNL Director and Chief Operating Officer
Mayor and Members of the City Council: I wanted to advise you that I was on a conference call this morning with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Director Paul Alivisatos and Chief Operating Officer Glenn Kubiak. In light of recent media reports, the Lab Director stated...
Mayor Pursues Chevron in Ecuador
Incidentally, Mayor McLaughlin is not on City business in Ecuador, nor is the City paying any of her expenses. Take a good look at the photo below of Mayor McLaughlin in Lago Agrio, Sucumbios, Ecuador, at one of the 880 unlined, pit dumping sites in the Ecuadorian...
City Manager’s Update on Richmond Bay Campus Project
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This email is to provide you with some information regarding the Richmond Bay Campus project in the context of the recent San Francisco Chronicle Matier and Ross column...
Mayor Gayle McLaughlin Live from Ecuador on KPFA at 8:00 AM Today
You can listen live at KPFA 94.1 FM at 8:00 AM, or you can listen on-line at http://www.kpfa.org/listen.
Richmond Organizations Seek Support for We Give 2013 Donation Event
Richmond organizations seek support for We Give 2013 donation event By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/17/2013 04:26:56 PM PDT RICHMOND -- More than 90 community nonprofit organizations are participating in We Give 2013, a concentrated 24-hour donation...
Media Coverage of Eminent Domain Lawsuit Dismissal
Judge declines to keep eminent domain case on tap blog.sfgate.com/ontheblock/2013/09/16/judge-declines-to-keep-eminent-domain-case-on-tap A federal judge on Monday dismissed a bank lawsuit challenging Richmond’s eminent domain quest for underwater mortgages on the...
Contra Costa Board of Supervisors Votes Today on Chevron Property Tax Settlement
Chevron, assessor reach tentative deal to settle Richmond refinery property tax battles By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/16/2013 02:19:09 PM PDT | Updated: about 17 hours ago MARTINEZ -- An agreement to settle nearly a decade of property tax litigation...
East Bay Express – Mayor in Ecuador
Monday, September 16, 2013 Richmond Mayor to Tour Ecuadorian Region Devastated by Chevron John Geluardi — Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 10:10 AM Richmond Mayor to Tour Ecuadorian Region Devastated by Chevron Richmond’s Mayor Gayle McLaughlin departed Sunday for Ecuador to...
Richmond Confidential – State of the Streets
State of the streets http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/09/16/state-of-the-streets/ (Photo by: Sukey Lewis) By Sukey LewisPosted September 16, 2013 9:40 pm (Photo by: Sukey Lewis) The pavement buckles up into a mound directly in front of the house where Elizabeth...
East Brother Lighthouse Volunteers Needed for Special Project September 24
We are repairing a small leak in the 20,000 gallon wood water tank at East Brother on Tuesday, September 24. We will empty the tank and work from the inside using caulking, epoxy and wood patches. This work has to be done during the week when the lighthouse is closed...
Richmond Mayor Off to Ecuador
It appears that that Mayor Gayle McLaughlin has gone to Ecuador on a visit to the people affected by Chevron, invited by Rafael Correa, the President of the Republic of Ecuador. For a special treat, watch Vice-mayor Corky Booze preside over the September 10 City...
Richmond Greenway Among Top Ten California Trails!
Rails to Trails picked the Richmond Greenway as one of the Top 10 Trails in California! 10. Richmond Greenway Though only a short trail at three miles long, the Richmond Greenway represents the positive transformation of a railroad corridor that sat unused in the...
NEWSFLASH Wells Fargo v. City of Richmond
Judge Breyer just granted the City's motion to dismiss the banks' lawsuit "for lack of jurisdiction." More later. So far, the City leads the banks 2-0 in court decisions regarding using eminent domain for mortgage acquisition.
UPDATED NEWSFLASH Wells Fargo vs. City of Richmond
For pertinent orders, see www.tombutt.com/pdf/fed court 1.pdf and www.tombutt.com/pdf/fed court 2.pdf.