City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending 03/31/2023
You can view the current City Manager's Weekly Report here: City Manager's Weekly Report 03/31/2023
Miraflores Family Day: Spring Fling!
Here's a link (https://richmondcarotary.org/miraflores/) that explains Richmond Rotary’s Miraflores Centennial Project 2020 that will one day be installed in the Mriaflores Sustainable Greenbelt when the development is back on track. Also attached is an older article...
From the East Bay Times – New Life for Point Molate
City Council executes about face on Point Molate By Katie Lauer, award-winning reporter In a stunning reversal of policy going back decades that has ignited bitter fights and unending litigation, the RPA-controlled Richmond City Council reached a far-reaching...
From the Grandview Independent – Council appoints public defender to police review commission
Council appoints public defender to police review commissionSoren Hemmila Mar 29, 20233 min The President of the Richmond Police Officers Association and members of the Police Review Commission are expressing concern over the city council's recent appointment of a...
New Richmond News Source
A new Richmond news source, the Grandview Independent has recently debuted. The website https://www.grandviewindependent.com describes it as follows: Welcome! This is Grandview Independent, a brand-new digital media publication offering news, information, and stories...
Brickyard Cove Alliance for Responsible Development Files Appeal on PG&E Site Approval
Yesterday, March 27, 2023, the Brickyard Cove Alliance for Responsible Development (BCARD) filed an appeal to the City Council on the PG&E site project approval by the Planning Commission. It included many of the issues I recited in the March 24, 2023, E-FORUM,...
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, March 31, 2023 The Impact of the Japanese Internment Act of 1942
Guests are welcome! Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, March 31, 12:30pm. The Impact of the Japanese Internment Act of 1942 Jim Oshima Why speaking about Japanese American mass incarceration...
March 29, 2023 – National Vietnam War Veterans Day
Tomorrow, on March 29, we commemorate National Vietnam War Veterans Day, and the City of Richmond is a Commemorative Partner in the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration Commemorative Partner Program. See National Vietnam War Veterans Day PSA on Vimeo. We...
City of Richmond Business Resources Summit
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New Keepers at East Brother Lighthouse
After two outstanding stints as keepers for East Brother Lighthouse, Bryan and Stephanie Wesolek are moving on. Figure 1 - Bryan and Stephanie Wesolek The Board of Directors of East Brother light Station, Inc. a 501(c)c nonprofit, began our new keeper search back in...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending 03/24/2023
You can view the current City Manager's Weekly Report here: City Manager's Weekly Report 03/24/2023
City Planning Functions Pretty Much Useless Anymore
Back in the day, we had planning staff, a Design Review Board and a Planning Commission that protected the interests of residents. That was before the incompetent and corrupt city attorney preempted legal and traditional protections, essentially took over Richmond...
CivicWell Policymakers Conference at Asilomar
Shirley and I attended the CivicWell Policymakers Conference at Asilomar last week. CivicWell was formerly the Local Government Commission (LGC), and the Policymakers Conference at Asilomar was formerly the Ahwahnee Conference at Yosemite. Yosemite was not available...
Next Rotary Meeting March 24, Richmond Shimada Friendship Commission – Please Join Us!
Next Club Meeting Dear Tom, Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, March 24, 12:30pm. Richmond Shimada Friendship Commission Richmond and Shimada, Japan celebrated the 60th Anniversary of our Sister City relationship...
LAST DAY to apply for the Richmond Promise scholarship.
This is a $6,000 scholarship that any Richmond resident who is a high school graduate can access. It is not competive. March 17, 2023 View this email in your browser Richmond Promise scholarship application due March 17 Today is the last day for eligible seniors in...
Next Rotary Meeting March 17, 2023 How Amarok Society Women Are Transforming Their Communities Through Education
Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, March 17, 12:30pm. How Amarok Society Women Are Transforming Their Communities Through Education Rotary Clubs around the world are pioneering the way toward...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending 03/10/2023
You can view the current City Manager's Weekly Report here: City Manager's Weekly Report 03/10/2023
The Hotel Mac Rises Again
The venerable Hotel Mac restaurant, closed since the onset of COVID appears to be headed towards new life. According to the Richmond Standard, Richmond’s only remaining consistent news source, the historic Hotel Mac’s Restaurant and Bar in Point Richmond has been...
Bizarre is Business As Usual
The City of Richmond government is stranger than fiction. You can’t make this stuff up. The bizarre has become business as usual. The recipient of a multi-million-dollar contract with the City of Richmond sits on the City Council. The District 6 councilmember lived...
Richmond Ferry to add new trips on weekdays
Richmond Ferry to add new trips on weekdays March 7, 2023 The Richmond Standard Richmond Ferry Terminal Richmond Ferry service to and from San Francisco is expanding, with a new trip in each direction on weekdays: eastbound at 11:20 a.m. and westbound at noon. The...