City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending January 18th, 2008
I forward this report along with commentary on two items that trouble me. Item 10 notes that Public Works restored power at Point Molate because of wire theft twice in the last 30 days. The City pays for 24-7 security at Point Molate. Something is wrong here and needs...
Richmond Police Recruitment Approaches Goal
On January 15, 2008, seven new Richmond Police officers were sworn in. These seven join six others, for a total of 13, in various phases of in-house 20 week PTO (Police Training Officer) program. Seven more officers are in police academies and will graduate this...
AB 1234 Report on League of California Cities Environmental Quality Committee
I was reappointed to the League of California Cities Environmental Quality Policy Committee by the president of the League of California Cities, Jim Madaffer, Council Member, San Diego, and the first meeting of 2008 occurred today in Sacramento. Click here for the...
Chronicle Watch Solicits Help for Greenway’s Transformation
Usually featuring unresolved problems, Chronicle Watch today gave a boost for a service project at the Richmond Greenway to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Part of the celebration will be to provide locally grown healthy food for participants to show how we can...
Richmond Still Searching for Franchise Agreements
After more than two months of searching, the City of Richmond still can"t find the franchise agreements that include the conditions and compensation for the use of City rights-of-way for gas and petroleum product pipelines and electrical service. For more information,...
Railroad Kills Off Hope for Spring Flowers
When members of the Point Richmond Gateway Foundation turned out last fall to plant wildflowers on a plot of nearly an acre of land adjacent to the rehabilitated Trainmaster/Reading Room Building (now Mechanics Bank) in point Richmond, they were looking forward to a...
Volunteer January 19 for Bay Trail and Greenway Improvement Projects
Martin Luther King National Day of Service on the Richmond Greenway Help dreams (and berries) row Along the Richmond Greenway. Martin Luther King National Day of Service Project, Monday, January 21st from 9:00 am to 12:30. Meet at Berryland on the Richmond Greenway...
(Date Clarification) Volunteer January 19 for Bay Trail and January 21 Greenway Improvement Projects
The National Day of Service work on the Greenway will take place on MONDAY, January 21st. Martin Luther King National Day of Service on the Richmond Greenway Help dreams (and berries) row Along the Richmond Greenway. Martin Luther King National Day of Service Project,...
Richmond Youth Sports Camps
On Saturday January 5th 2008 at Shields-Reid Park and Community Center, the first of a citywide series of "Richmond Youth Sports Camps" will be held. The idea of such an event was generated by genuinely concerned individuals and organizations currently working to...
Richmond Youth Sports Camps Postponed
POSTPONED RICHMOND YOUTH SPORTS CAMP SATURDAY JANUARY 5, 2008 SHIELDS-REID PARK AND COMMUNITY CENTER Due to the severe Rain and Wind storm predicted for Saturday January 5, 2008 we the organizers of the Richmond Youth Sports Camp event to be held at Shields-Reid Park...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending January 4th, 2008
Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending January 8th, 2008. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 8th, 2008, beginning with a 5:30 PM Closed Session, followed by a 7:00 PM regular session. 2....
Lighthouse Baby Arrives
Drake Mason Stewart, first child of Elan and Katy Stewart, Keepers of East Brother Lighthouse, arrived on New Year"s Day. Drake weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and is happy and healthy; and Katy is doing well. Her mom and sister are there to help over the weekend. East...
Year 2007 Review and Hopes for New Year 2008
Happy New Year! The Year 2007 Review is ready. Click Here for PDF version, and Click Here for MSWORD version with hyperlinks.
Chevron Offensive Continues into 2008
The second mailer in a month touting Chevron"s Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project hit local mailboxes on the last day of 2007, fast on the heels of a telephone push poll designed to elicit negative comments on the Contra Costa County Assessor, the Richmond City...
Richmond Wastewater Pretreatment Program Employee Lynn Scarpa Named Watershed Forum Participant/Partner of the Year
OUR NEIGHBORS: CHRIS TREADWAY San Pablo restoration holds water Contra Costa Times Article Launched: 12/30/2007 03:00:36 AM PST Lynne Scarpa was named Watershed Forum Participant/Partner of the Year at the Contra Costa County Creek and Watershed Symposium for...
Associated Press Article on Richmond Runs Nationwide
I have received emails from friends in several states that their local papers carried this Associated Press article about Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park. Richmond park honors war effort Tribute salutes generation's sacrifices in a charged...
(North and East News) Our newsgroup makes the news – or at least the blogs
Journalist Janis Mara writes: "Greetings, fellow North and Easters! I am continually amazed and grateful for this list, and decided we all deserved a pat on the back. These days I'm blogging for Redfin, a real estate site, so I put up a blog entry about our list. You...
Former West County Times Reporter John Geluardi Investigates Former Employer
John Geluardi moved to the San Francisco Weekly earlier this year, where he does investigative journalism. MediaNews CEO Dean Singleton had recently gained unprecedented influence in Northern California by purchasing every major Bay Area daily newspaper except the San...
What Do Richmond and Orinda Have in Common?
What do Richmond and Orinda Have in Common? Well, both cities had Bill Lindsay as a city manager, and Richmond still does. Both cities have a recent LEED rated city hall project. Orinda"s is completed, and Richmond"s is still underway " without Orinda"s operable...
Ferries May End Up on Richmond Route
SAN FRANCISCO 2 new ferries on order for bay fleet Rachel Gordon Friday, December 21, 2007 The Bay Area Water Transit Authority ordered two ferries Thursday to bolster the regional water transit fleet. The public ferries each will carry up to 199 passengers and travel...