City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending May 29th, 2009
Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending May 29th, 2009. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is this Tuesday, June 2nd, beginning with a Closed Session at 6:00 PM (note the later than usual start time), prior to the regular...
Celebrate Bay Trail and TRAC Anniversaries on June 6-7
Friends of the Bay Trail in Richmond, Please join TRAC Steering Committee members the weekend of June 6 - 7 on diverse Bay Trail outings celebrating both the 20th anniversary of the San Francisco Bay Trail and the 10th anniversary of TRAC, the Trails for Richmond...
Produce pipeline running from farms to inner city
Produce pipeline running from farms to inner city By Katherine Tam West County Times Posted: 05/28/2009 04:45:50 PM PDT Updated: 05/28/2009 05:51:50 PM PDT Fruits and vegetables are being trucked from Brentwood's farm fields to Richmond's urban center under a new...
Richmond Shot Spotter Goes Live – Gun Seizures Skyrocket
AMAZING: police turn on their ShotSpotter system on in Richmond, CA on Monday night. WITHIN 24 HOURS, they take an illegal AK-47 off the street, and within 2 days, they've built three gun cases thanks to their new system. See...
Mayor Gayle McLaughlin Confronts O’Reilly Over Measure T at Chevron Shareholders Meeting
See story below: "Richmond, Calif., Mayor Gayle McLaughlin asked O"Reilly to drop a lawsuit the company filed against her city"s new business-license fee, which would cost the refinery millions." CEO stands up for Chevron By DAVID R. BAKER SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE May...
Farmer’s Markets in Richmond Expand with Point Richmond Debut
The Point Richmond Farmer"s Market made its third Wednesday appearance yesterday with much acclaim. A certified market operated by the Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association, the market runs every Wednesday from 4:00 P to 8:00 PM. It is a real community event....
Chevron – Dueling Annual Reports
Click here to access Chevron"s 2008 Annual Report to its shareholders. Click here for the Alternative Chevron Annual Report, "The True Cost of Chevron," prepared by CorpWatch, a "non-profit investigative research and journalism to expose corporate malfeasance and to...
City Council Takes Up Limit on Debate and Late Night Meetings
Richmond is not the only city that struggles with how late to continue conducting a council meeting, but in most cities that debate revolves around how long public speakers have to make their point. Last week in Richmond, the debate turned to muzzling City Council...
Chronicle Architectural Critic Likes Richmond’s Civic Center
Richmond Civic Center - where past meets future John King Monday, May 25, 2009 As much as anything, civic centers are designed to send a message. Modest or grand, cutting edge or conservative, they project how a city sees itself and what it wants to be. Images View...
Sneak Preview of 2009 Community Survey
Click on the following links for the 2009 Richmond Community Survey results that will be discussed at the may 26 City Council meeting. " http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/cache/2/w2v2qeubohsczoatscs4dke2/12226005222009082908572.PDF "...
Park Ranger Betty Soskin Featured on KPIX Channel 5 Discussion on Race
Rosie the Riveter WW II Home Front National Historical Park Ranger Betty Soskin may be seen at http://cbs5.com/community/biracial.mixed.race.2.1014540.html, KPIX http://cbs5.com.
Contra Costa County Supervisors Announce Unique Partnership Between Farmers and Urban Residents
NEWS RELEASE Contra Costa County MARY NEJEDLY PIEPHO Board Supervisors, District III JOHN GIOIA (joy-a) Board Supervisors, District I FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2009 For more information contact: Karyn Cornell - Field Representative Office of Supervisor Mary Piepho...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending May 22nd, 2009
Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending May 22nd, 2009. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is this Tuesday, May 26th, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by a brief joint City/Redevelopment meeting, leading...
Richmond’s Interactive Resources Completes Study for $121 Million Stimulus Funded U.N. Plaza Federal Building Rehab
The following recent article from the San Francisco Chronicle describes the $121 million project to rehabilitate the historic Federal Office Building at 50 U.N. Plaza in San Francisco. The project, which will utilize stimulus funds, is based on a Program Development...
Richmond Rated 5th Most Liberal City in California
From Mike Madrid [madrid@californiacitynews.org]: Countdown: 10 Most Liberal, Most Conservative California Cities Fancy your city a bastion of conservative values... or a "people's republic"? The SacBee has compiled a list of the 10 most ideological cities in the...
Richmond’s Keller’s Beach Gets Poor Water Quality Rating
In a study by "Heal the Bay," Richmond"s Keller"s Beach "fared the worst among East Bay beaches." Keller"s Beach is located in Miller Knox Regional Shoreline and is administered by the East Bay Regional Parks District. It is not clear how the study differentiated...
Challengers to Chevron EIR Prevail in Tentative Ruling
Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Zuniga handed down a tentative ruling yesterday on the challenge to the EIR on the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project that sustained all of the contentions of the plaintiffs that the EIR was flawed. For background, see...
Judge Unlikely to Change Mind on Chevron Ruling
After about an hour of oral argument this morning, Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Zuniga declined to issue an immediate ruling, but one is expected soon. She agreed to continue to study legal papers submitted and the oral arguments, but left the impression that she...
Richmond Crime and Punishment, May 2009
In addition to celebrating our 100th birthday (the RPD Centennial event), our personnel were busy this weekend with many calls for service and several very serious situations. What follows is just a sampling of the good work from the past several days. As you can see,...
Supervisor Gioia Hosts Office Hours for Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner
Dear Friends, I am please to let you know that Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner is holding mobile office hours at my office once a week. You can meet and talk to her staff to discuss issues that are important to you here in West County. Her office hours information is:...