I will leaving tomorrow to lead a delegation from Richmond to our sister city, Shimada, Japan, to participate in the Shimada Obi Festival, so this will probably be my last political post until the middle of October. I have already provided my voting recommendations...

A last minute reminder that this evening between 6 and 9 there will be a face to face gathering of candidates at the Washington School Auditorium (entrance on East Richmond Avenue). The evening will be divided between the two District Two candidates for City Council...

You can view the current City Manager's Weekly Report here: City Manager's Weekly Report 09/30/2022

The purpose of a Sister City relationship is to exchange information, arts, culture, resources and assistance between the two cities. The City of Richmond has established three Sister City relationships: Shimada, Japan in 1961; Zhoushan, China in 1993; and Regla, Cuba...

Courtesy of Don Gosney, here is the link to the forums for Richmond Mayoral and City Council candidates hosted by the League of Women Voters and KCRT: MAYORAL FORUM https://youtu.be/9P-f6nAVe_A The video for the Council forum will be forthcoming. As of 8:11 AM,...

In less than six weeks, Richmond voters will choose Richmond’s next, and seventh, elected mayor. They have four choices: (1) Councilmember and current Vice-mayor Eduardo Martinez, (2) Councilmember Nat Bates, (3) Shawn Dunning and (4) Mark Wassberg. Wassberg will not...

Yesterday was the annual MCE Clean Energy Board Retreat where staff and board members reviewed progress, achievements and challenges. Richmond was the first MCE expansion city outside Marin County, and I have represented Richmond on the MCE board for a decade. I...

After a majority of Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) members were elected to the City Council in November of 2020 and took office in January of 2021, Richmond residents now believe the City is headed in the wrong direction. In a 2019 poll, only 30 percent of...

The following provided courtesy of Don Gosney: On Wednesday the 21st of September, the Atchison Village Neighborhood Council hosted a forum for the District 3 and Mayoral candidates. Links to the videos are below. For those wanting downloadable videos, the videos can...

After finding out that Senator Nancy Skinner secretly conspired with the East Bay Regional Parks District, Supervisor John Gioia and others to undermine an approved mixed-use development at Point Molate, a document request was made for pertinent documents from or to...

In a failed attempt to shortcut litigation by Winehaven LLC (SunCal) against the City of Richmond, the City Attorney’s Office filed a demurrer, which is, according to the legal dictionary, “An assertion by the defendant that although the facts alleged by the plaintiff...

It was about two years ago this month (actually September 14, 2020), that Covid the Corvid said his final goodbye and flew off the be a full-time crow. If you ever see him out there, let me know. It was also the week of the orange skies. Figure 1 - September 9, 2020...

` Figure 1 – RPA member, Vice-mayor and mayoral candidate Eduardo Martinez is in charge of Rydin Road Figure 2 - Rydin Road RV Camp The RPA City Council members continue to fritter away public funds on unsuccessful efforts to remove the Rydin Road homeless encampment....

Courtesy of Don Gosney, below is a link to the candidate forum for Richmond Mayoral candidates at the Riggers Loft. Eduardo Martinez was a no-show because, as he explained it, “I also suspect the discussion at this forum will focus on what the candidates can do to...

Courtesy of Don Gosney, below is a link to access the video from the candidate forum for the District 4 City Council seat: https://youtu.be/CpaAJ070muU

Mayoral candidate Eduardo Martinez is a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist. According to Wikipedia, “Democratic socialism is a left-wing political philosophy that supports political democracy and some form of a socially owned economy, with a particular emphasis on...

In the first regular meeting since August, the City Council last night managed to spend four and a half hours on an agenda that included only one non-consent calendar action item, a direction for staff to come up with a plan to secure and maintain Point Molate, as...

Richmond Vice-mayor and current mayoral candidate Eduardo Martinez has declined to participate in the second Mayoral Forum at the Riggers Loft on September 14, 2022, sponsored by: Richmond Chamber of Commerce, 23rd Street Merchant Association, Richmond Main Street...

View this email in your browser Season Finale:Laurie Lewis with Hills to Hollers and Andre Thierry! Our free summer music series concludes this Friday, September 9th with Laurie Lewis super group Hills to Hollers and Andre Thierry's accordion soul music! We hope that...

Courtesy of Don Gosney, we have a YouTube link to the Marina Bay Mayors Candidates Forum. How did they do? MARINA BAY NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MAYORAL FORUM The Marina Bay Neighborhood Council hosted a Mayoral forum tonight for the four candidates running to be Richmond's...