Community Advocates Establish Project Review Website
In perhaps a first for Richmond, community advocates have established a website to air their critique of a proposed development project. Go to http://www.cccpointrichmond.com to see the Coalition of Concerned Citizens of Point Richmond website that has a critical...
State of City for High Rollers
The City of Richmond Charter states "The Mayor shall make an annual report to the City Council as to the conditions and affairs of the City." This year"s State of the City speech by Mayor Irma Anderson will take place, according to a flyer I received, at the Hotel...
Another Kind of Danger
It has become common knowledge that Richmond was designated the most dangerous city in California in 2003 due to crime, but it may be less well known that Richmond is the most dangerous city of its size for pedestrians in California. Now someone is doing something...
Design Review Board Confuses Top Richmond Officials
There has been an ongoing discussion, most recently at last night"s City Council meeting, about the scope of authority of the Design Review Board (DRB). There are individuals at the highest levels of City government who have argued that the Design Review Board...
ChevronTexaco’s Long Arm Censors Jesse Ventura
When the Contra Costa Council invited Jesse Ventura to entertain 450 Contra Costa high rollers last week, they specifically asked him to avoid mentioning Indian gaming in order to avoid offending the king of high rollers, ChevronTexaco, which is a little sensitive...
Richmond Featured in Bay Crossings
The February issue of Bay Crossings features a lengthy article on Richmond"s waterfront, including the future prospects for ferries, casinos, bay front residential projects and the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park. To see the article,...
Expert Says Planning Retreat Violated Brown Act
An article in today"s West County Times quoted First Amendment expert Jim Ewert as asserting the January 29 Planning Retreat violated the Brown Act. The West County Times article follows, as well as comments from a number of E-FORUM readers about their impressions of...
Who Makes What at the City of Richmond?
Attached as a PDF file is a list of the executive managers of the City of Richmond and their annual compensation. You can add about 40% to these amounts to cover cost of benefits. My understanding is that executive managers are generally those persons who serve at the...
Quiet Zones and Long Trains
Quiet Zones Update.pdf QUIET ZONES On April 13, 2004, the Richmond City Council unanimously passed Resolution 62-04 directing the city manager and city attorney to initiate an application for a Quiet Zone throughout the City of Richmond. On January 25, 2005, Assistant...
Code Enforcement and Dumping Update
The new contact for abatement of nuisances (code enforcement) is Acting Police Captain Eugene McBride who can be reached at 510/620-6782 or emailed Eugene_mcbride@ci.richmond.ca.us. The more information you can provide, the better, such as location, description,...
Richmond Neighborhood Coordinating Council President Cites Problems at Planning Retreat
The attached PDF file is a letter from Neighborhood Coordinating Council President Eleanor Loynd to the Mayor and City Council members listing problems with the way the January 29 Planning Retreat was conducted. Loynd noted lack of appropriate public notice and...
East Richmond Launches Website
East Richmond Neighborhood Council joins several other Richmond Neighborhood Councils with a web site and on-line newsletter, which can be found at http://www.eastrichmond.org. The web site includes: * An events & announcements calendar * Contact information for...
Livable Community Stimulation
One of the great joys and rewards of serving on the Richmond City Council is the opportunity to benefit from the terrific resources of the Local Government Commission (LGC). When I was first elected in 1995, Rosemary Corbin was serving on the LGC board of directors,...
A County Called Richmond?
Recognizing Richmond"s centennial year, The following article appeared in the January 23, 2005, Contra Costa Times. Richmond was feeling its oats in those days, threatening to change the name of Contra Costa County to Richmond County if the Board of Sups didn"t play...
Silence Will Give Consent on Proposed Planning Changes
Tomorrow, January 29 could be the beginning of a fundamental change in the way Richmond provides discretionary review of development projects. There will be a workshop in the City Council Chamber from 9:00 AM until 12:00 noon wherein the Planning Department will...
Restore Richmond’s Rheem Creek
The Lower Rheem Creek Restoration and Community Outreach Project, which is funded by CALFED (http://calwater.ca.gov/Programs/Watershed/Watershed.shtml), invites the public to the Kick-Off Community Meeting at Parchester Village Community Center, 900 Williams Drive,...
One Year Later – A Review of Enforcement of Richmond Residential Fence Zoning Requirements
fences_One_Year_later.pdf After months of rancor, Richmond"s revised ordinance regulating residential fences was passed by the City Council on December 16, 2003 (first reading) and January 6, 2004 (second reading). The ordinance set the height of front yard fences at...
Chronicle Watch Targets Richmond’s Neglect of Rosie the Riveter Memorial
CHRONICLEWATCH Working for a better Bay Area - Suzanne Pullen Sunday, January 23, 2005 What's not working Garden missing at Richmond memorial: Tipster Tim Boorda is proud of his city's memorial to Rosie the Riveter, but he wants to know why part of it has been...
Items of Interest on January 25 City Council Agenda
The City Council agenda is supposed to be available on the City"s website on the Saturday prior to each Tuesday meeting, which is, in practice, a hit or miss proposition. This week it is a miss. However, there are several items on the agenda that have been of interest...
The Sun Comes Out
After months of storms, the sun is not the only thing shining in Richmond today. The City"s top management has recently confirmed that the City"s "cumulative deficit," estimated at $18 million to $28 million just seven months ago, no longer exists. Just twelve months...