My younger brother, Martin, by three years, joined the Marines and survived Vietnam in 1966-67 but suffered a fatal automobile accident less than two years after coming home. He would have been 75 years old tomorrow, Bastille Day, but he is, instead, 22 years old...

This message is being sent on behalf of City Manager Shasa Curl Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending July 8th, 2022. Meeting Notes The next Regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday July 19th, 2022. Enjoy the...

Because it seemed like Chevron flaring events were on an increasing trajectory, I made an inquiry to Supervisor John Gioia because Contra Costs County Health Services Hazardous Materials Programs Notification is responsible for the notices shown below, and Supervisor...

This addresses the article from today’s East Bay Times, “Richmond tenants are pushing back against rent hikes, alleging poor living conditions.” Poor public policy choices by the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) City Council members (McLaughlin, Martinez, Jimenez...

In Item 0.2.a of tonight’s agenda, Councilmembers McLaughlin and Jimenez as well as Vice-mayor Martinez would “DIRECT staff to address interim solutions to street safety concerns (prior to our Local Road Safety Plan being finalized and funded) such as … sideshows at...

Point Richmond Music is back! Our free concert series kicks off Friday, July 8th with Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band and Aki Kumar. View this email in your browser We're Back! Point Richmond Music (PRM) is excited to share that our free summer concerts return on Friday,...

Here is the 22nd Bay Trail Richmond Mid Year Report prepared by TRAC, the Trails for Richmond Action Committee. This upbeat, colorful report summarizes great strides made toward completing and improving the Bay Trail in Richmond during the first half of this year. By...

When you hear the screeching of tires and burning of rubber or see drivers speeding through your neighborhood, don’t worry, the Richmond Progressive Alliance has a plan. It’s Item 0.2.a on the July 5, City Council Agenda, sponsored by McLaughlin, Jimenez and Martinez....

The Mayor’s Office Housing First initiative, in collaboration with the Richmond Rotary Club, has provided a year’s rent for homeless families, mostly from Rydin Road and the Parkway/Castro sites. Unfortunately, the funds are almost exhausted. If you want to see this...

As a BCDC commissioner, I voted today on whether to release Howard Terminal from Port Priority designation. The vote, pretty much a bandwagon, was 23 in favor and 2 opposed, including me. Although invoked by most supporters, the bases for this decision are not...

Thanks to hard work by TRAC and City staff, the City of Richmond has received a $1 million grant under the Recreational Trails and Greenways Grant Program, Proposition 68, to construct the Bay Trail through Point Molate. Unfortunately, no one will be able to use it...

With barely an hour left to avoid a contempt of court hearing scheduled for 1:00 PM today, the City of Richmond deposited into escrow a quitclaim deed to Point Molate in favor of Transferee Point Molate Futures, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company managed by the...

The City of Richmond has until Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at 1:00 PM to deposit into escrow a deed to the Point Molate development areas in favor of Upstream and Guidiville or be held in contempt of Court. The pertinent documents are: Status Report Minutes Order to Show...

The purpose of a class and compensation study is to determine if an organization’s compensation schedules are consistent with the market in general. The City Council approved and allocated funding for such a study over a year ago. It is unclear when the study was...

Today, there was a status hearing on Point Molate before Federal Judge Gonzalez Rogers. Based on reports I received, she issued an order for the parties to appear in one week – Tuesday, June 28, at 1:00 p.m., in Courtroom 1 – on an order to show cause why the City...

As chair of MCE, I am providing more exciting MCE developments as MCE Unveils Plans for Virtual Power Plant to Benefit Disadvantaged Richmond Residents and Businesses. MCE Unveils Plans for Virtual Power Plant to Benefit Disadvantaged Richmond Residents and Businesses...

Join the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, Council of Industries, Riggers Loft Wine Company, Richmond Main Street Initiative, City of Richmond, and myself for a Mayor's Roundtable featuring Joe Fisher (Fisher Realtors), Julie Clowes (Small Business Administration), Ahmad...

Juneteenth At the 89th Annual Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors, policy was adopted supporting the establishment of Juneteenth as a Federal Holiday. On July 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth Independence Day Act which passed the...

Figure 1 - 90th Annual Meeting, US Conference of Mayors and Climate Mayors Figure 2 - The Peppermill in Reno Last week, I attended my last annual summer meeting of the US Conference of Mayors in Reno June 2-6. This was following a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the...

Another one of former City Manager Laura Snideman's hires is now joining her on the Wine Trail. Shortly after being fired in Richmond, Snideman surfaced as city manager in Calistoga. Now, Interim Deputy City Manager Anil Camelo has been picked to manage the City of...