AC Transit Board Of Directors Looking For One Good Person
AC Transit"s Board of Directors is seeking applicants interested in filling a vacant at-large seat on the seven-member body. The Board establishes policy for the public bus system serving some 236,000 daily riders throughout the East Bay. This vacant at-large seat...
Lubrication by Big Oil Ends Richmond City Council Inquiry into Utility Tax Inequity
Faced with multi-million dollar deficits in the coming fiscal year, some members of the Richmond City Council expressed renewed interest in reexamining a special provision of the Utility User"s Tax created for Chevron in the 1980"s. All Richmond taxpayers, except one,...
Neighborhoods And Neighborhood Council Newsletters And Websites
Richmond neighborhoods are establishing themselves as sources of news and information to replace the traditional and truly local newspapers that no longer exist. Most neighborhood councils publish excellent newsletters. As a City Council member, I am fortunate to...
Alien Landing Pad Disappears In Win-Win Resolution Of Toxic Mound Standoff
As quickly as it appeared some four years ago, the "alien landing pad" east of Richmond"s Brickyard Cove area was taken away last week. Also dubbed "Bottoms Butte" after its owner, the Bottoms Family Trust, the 15 foot high flat topped mound of toxic soil capped by...
Wigwag Update
Tonight, the Richmond City Council will consider the recommendation by the Public safety Committee to file an objection to the wigwag removal with the PUC. If you favor retention of the wigwags, you should show up at the Richmond City Council meeting to show your...
Richmond City Council Cuts A Fat Hog For Chevron
At the May 7, 2002, City Council meeting, the Richmond City Council missed yet another opportunity to negotiate with Chevron-Texaco to obtain benefits for the citizens of Richmond and to eliminate adverse impacts of the refinery. The action was supported by all...
The Weekly Greensheet
The weekly GREENSHEET is published by the City Manager"s Office. It includes information about upcoming events and can be accessed at http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/Flash/Government/greensheetpage.html . Check it out weekly to stay in touch and involved. The GREENSHEET...
Vacancy On Design Review Board
The City of Richmond Design Review Board has one vacancy, having recently lost its only landscape architect. The Design Review Board plays a very important role is shaping the quality of life in Richmond. If you are interested in serving or know someone who is,...
Soccer League Playing Field Assignments And Scheduling
The attached memo (pdf format) from Jesse Washington is in response to the numerous comments received on this subject and presumably will serve as a basis for the discussion I have requested for placement on the Richmond City Council Agenda of April 30, 2002. City...
Richmond Convenes Regional Homeless Summit
The West Contra Costa County Regional Homeless Summit will take place Wednesday, May 1, 2002, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM at the Richmond Memorial Convention Center. AGENDA Registration Welcome and orientation Vision of our community-wide response to homelessness Housing...
State DNA Laboratory To Open In Richmond Next Week
One of the largest and most sophisticated DNA laboratories in the world will open in Richmond on April 24, 2002. The California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services Richmond DNA Laboratory Grand Opening Ceremony will begin at 10:30 AM at 1001 West Cutting...
Volunteers Sought For Public Art Advisory Committee
Five to seven members for the Richmond Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) are being recruited. If you are interested or know someone who might be, contact Arts and Culture Commission Chair: Sydney Barbara Metrick, Ph.D., CPCC Coaching and Training Services 4449...
Preservation Committee To Consider Red Cross Building And Galileo Club
On Thursday, April 25, 2002, the Richmond Historic Preservation Advisory Committee will meet at 7:00 PM in Conference Room 2 of the Community Services Building (west of the Richmond Main Library) to consider bestowing "Historic Resource" status on two buildings...
Envision Point Richmond
All are invited to the "Envision Point Richmond" workshop described below. This could serve as a model for other Richmond neighborhoods to begin to shape their future and therefore may be of interest to neighborhood activists city-wide. ENVISION POINT RICHMOND...
Plunge Rehabilitation Study Plunges Ahead
The Richmond Plunge rehabilitation plans are making great progress. The consulting team of architects, engineers and aquatic program consultants has come a long way in defining viable future scenarios for the facility to serve the citizens of Richmond. The Plunge Task...
More Stories Of Government Supporting Its Elected Officials
The Final EIS/EIR for the Navy Fuel Depot Point Molate has some highly significant findings related to the Risk Management Plans showing the Worst Case Scenario and Alternate Release Scenario endpoints for releases of ammonia, flammables and oleum. This data was used...
Earth Day Activities
If you own or can borrow a bike, you may wish to join Phil Maynard of the TRAC Steering Committee on April 20 for a scenic bike ride which will follow the Bay Trail from Central Avenue to the West County Earth Day Festival. This will be a great opportunity to see the...
More On Campaign Financing
After further review, I need to make some corrections and additions to yesterday"s E-FORUM on this subject. There are actually two political committees affiliated with the oil industry operating in Contra Costa County. The first is the "Committee for Industrial...
Police Chief Selects Assistant
Richmond Chief of Police Joseph Samuels will become president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police later this year. This prestigious office will require him to attend many international functions, consuming some 15-20% of his time, all of which will be...
Campaign Financing
While the City Council seems to be waffling about limits on the appropriate magnitude of donations to controlled committees (those that represent a single candidate or issue) the local version of "soft money" remains an undebated issue. A good example of a "soft...