Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending July 23rd, 2021. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 27th , 2021. Closed Session begins at 2:00 P.M., followed by the Special Meeting of the...

With a lot of unexpected time on my hands due to the COVID-19 shutdown beginning in March of 2020, I did a lot of things I never would have made time for otherwise, like raising a baby crow (Covid the Corvid – Free as a Bird), reading nearly 100 books, eating...

Several people have asked why City Council meetings previously scheduled for July 20 were canceled. Pursuant to the City of Richmond City Council Rules of Procedure and Order, Part II Meetings, Paragraph A(1), “Any future regular or special meeting may be canceled by...

A special meeting of the Richmond City Council was scheduled for tomorrow morning at 9:15 AM for the purpose of considering termination of the Development Agreement for Campus Bay, anticipating that the developer would fail to take title to the property by the...

https://eastcountytoday.net/antioch-councilwoman-torres-walker-posts-video-calling-for-hiring-4-more-police-officers/ Tamisha Torres-Walker is an out-of-town member of the Richmond Reimagine Public Safety Task Force who voted to reduce the RPD budget by over $10...

Richmond Standard news article on the Maritime Tea Party Richmond event offers rare glimpse at wartime child development center July 14, 2021 All photos from fundraiser courtesy of Lisa Foote. By Kathy Chouteau A “Maritime Tea” fundraiser hosted by the Rosie the...

Earlier this week, I joined the Tibetan community and allies at the start of their “Walk for Tibet” - a journey over 90 miles in pursuit of justice for Tibet that began at Richmond City Hall and ended at the California State Capitol! The walk was planned to align with...

Yesterday, we had a symbolic reopening of Richmond’s multimodal transit center, where BART, Amtrak/Capitol Corridor and AC Transit converge. Prior to COVID-19, there were 8,000 boardings and de-boardings daily at this location, making it the busiest place in Richmond....

A special meeting of the City Council has been noticed for 9:15 AM on July 20, 2021, with a public hearing for the sole purpose of considering the termination of the Development Agreement for Campus Bay. The agenda item reads: F.1 HOLD a public hearing to consider...

My younger brother, Martin Andrew Butt, would have been 74 years old today, July 14. He survived 1967-68 as a 20-year old Marine in Vietnam, awarded a Purple Heart, only to die in an automobile accident a year after he returned in 1969. Although younger, he preceded...

According to a letter from Contra Costa County Assessor Gus Kramer dated July 1, 2021, Richmond’s assessed valuation increase (and therefore property tax increase) was the lowest in Contra Costa County. The county as a whole had a 3.44% increase with the City of...

View in a web browser » MTC Policy Advisory Council Recruitment Applications are open for the next 4-year term of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Policy Advisory Council. Beginning in January 2022, the 27-member body of Bay Area residents will weigh in on...

Following is the June 2021 report from the Contra Costa Coordinated Outreach, Referral, Engagement (CORE) Program. It provides a good profile of Richmond’s homeless population. Of the 140 unduplicated contacts, 43% had substance abuse disorders, 38% had chronic health...

Following is the 21st 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. The City Council approved a...

Next Friday, July 16th, I will be hosting a grand re-opening of the Richmond Transit Center from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in front of 1600 Nevin Ave. We invite you to join us. Although the Richmond Transit Center never ceased operation during COVID-19, record –low...

Travel East Brother Island, in the San Francisco Bay, is hiring an innkeeper Freda Moon, SFGATE July 6, 2021Updated: July 6, 2021 4 a.m. The lighthouse station at sunset. Cynthia C. via Yelp It’s been called a “dream job,” and when this Bay Area innkeeping position...

Following is the Richmond Fire Department summary of last night’s activities compiled by Battalion Chief Aaron Osorio and forwarded by Chief Michael Smith: All Richmond Fire companies (except 63) were extremely busy from 1700-0100 hours. From 0730 on 7/4 through 0730...

The reactions to last night’s fireworks were overwhelming on Nextdoor, Facebook and in emails to me. Perhaps the saddest was an email about a dog that died of fright from fireworks explosions. Following are samples of the emails I received. Dear Mayor Butt, An...

Nat Bates has been on the City Council off and on since 1967, making him the senior member, and he has seen a lot. I think he has finally seen too much. From: Nathaniel Bates <natbates@comcast.net> Sent: Sunday, July 4, 2021 1:55 PM To: XXXXXX Subject: Re:...