These days, the RPA-controlled City Council is not focused on things people care about like crime, homelessness, dumping, potholes, pollution, weeds and city services. They are obsessed and laser focused on spending City money trying to punish me for telling the...

Guess what. There are 21 sites listed in Richmond, but Campus Bay is not one of them. Zeneca is specifically listed as a “not at risk facility.” This L.A. Times story (below), highlights toxic shoreline issues in S. California. Yet, the last four paragraphs focus on...

The hearing is scheduled to begin at 8:30 AM, running through 11:00 AM, and then resuming at 2:00 PM if necessary. Location: United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Oakland Courthouse Court Room 1, 4th Floor, Judge Gonzales Rogers 1301...

By order today from Judge Gonzales Rogers, tomorrow’s hearing has been cancelled. My non-legal interpretation is that the judge does not see evidence of imminent damage to the Tribe and Upstream that would warrant a restraining order, but at the same time, she is...

Before August of 2017, the City’s control over Point Molate was looking pretty good. The City had prevailed in a hearing before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, in the lawsuit by Guidiville...

One Bottle of Whiskey Killed, No Birds Hurt at 32nd Annual Richmond Turkey Shoot November 25, 2021 at 1:59 pm Filed Under:Richmond, Thanksgiving Day Turkey Shoot, Whiskey, Wild Turkey RICHMOND (BCN) — At least one bottle of Wild Turkey was emptied, but no birds were...

Judge orders all Richmond City Council members to answer allegations that they undermined Point Molate project The main building and former Naval officers’ homes, foreground, are seen from this drone view at Winehaven in Richmond, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 14, 2018....

Dear Richmond City Council: I hereby provide my resignation as the City Manager of City of Richmond, effective December 1, 2021. When I was hired as the City's first female City Manager in January 2020, none of us could have known the challenges of a world pandemic...

The City of Richmond was ordered into federal court on Friday, November 19, by United States District Court Judge Gonzales Rogers, who issued an Order Re Anticipated Request for TRO. The parties are due back in Judge Gonzales Roger’s courtroom today at 10:00 AM for...

In federal court just now, Judge Gonzales Rogers ordered all seven Richmond City Council members to appear in Federal Court in an evidentiary hearing at 2:00 PM on December 1 to testify in person under oath about failure to carry out provisions of the Point Molate...

When Peter Fagrell of Hilco Redevelopment Partners ordered a truckload of 1,000 turkeys to be distributed to Richmond families, the Mayor’s Office stepped up to help with the logistics. Chief of Staff Vern Whitmore teamed with the Richmond Community Foundation,...

In her Order for Evidentiary Hearing, Judge Gonzales-Rogers ordered outgoing City Manager Laura Snideman to join the City Council in federal court on December 1, 2021, which turns out to be her last day at work. What an ignominious way to go out!

Controlling information, secrecy and censorship is a tool long used by authoritarian governments to keep the people both in line and ignorant of what their government is actually doing, and this is the direction the RPA-controlled Richmond City Council is increasingly...

Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending November 19th, 2021. 1. Meeting Notes The next Regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021. Closed Session begins at 5:00 PM, followed by the Special...

Richmond was one of the early adopters of a civilian review process for police, setting up what is now the Community Police Review Commission (CPRC) in 1984. Although the Commission has been robustly managed and staffed for years, there are scant records of its...

The City Council recently extended the life of the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force for another four years. Does this really make any sense? Has the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force actually accomplished anything? Unfortunately the answer is “no” to both...

It appears that the Richmond Progressive Alliance has pretty much milked all they can from a failed two-year investigation of me for alleged discrimination, retaliation, “corrupt conduct,” “abusing power,” “circulation of information externally,” and more ,that they...

Today, the separation agreement with City Manager Laura Snideman was executed, providing a final date of employment of December 1, 2021. It was signed by Lura Snideman on November 11 and on November 16 by Vice-mayor Demnlus Johnson because I refused to sign it – for...

For those of you who would like to help, the Fire and Police Toy Program will be serving 500 families with food, gift cards and bikes in a COVID-19 safe event at DeJean Middle School on December 18th. The program needs help to make it happen for the families this...

What is Discover & Go? Discover & Go is a program provided by your library that offers free and low-cost passes for museums, science centers, zoos, theatres, and other cultural destinations. You must meet your library's minimum age requirement and live within...