Proposed US Conference of Mayors Policy Resolution “Support Plastic Pollution Reduction” Approved by Environment Committee
I met virtually with the US Conference of Mayors Environment Committee today, and I am please to announce that my resolution, “Support Plastic Pollution Reduction” was approved with minor revisions. The language supporting specific legislation was removed, and...
Mayor Recovers from Brutal City Council Meetings
How does a mayor recover from brutal City Council meetings? We were supposed to be on break during August and the first half of September, but the City Council majority wanted to flog Point Molate once again, and the city manager and city attorney were desperate to...
City of Richmond Moves to Mandatory Vaccinations
The City Manager has implemented a mandatory vaccination policy, which begins today. A copy of the policy is attached. The rise in COVID-19 cases, the availability of hospital and ICU beds, the transmission rates and the related exigent public health concerns...
The Dog Ate My Ballot
Arlo literally ate my ballot. He has always had a taste for fine paper, but his usual source is the recycling box. Possibly all the publicity about the recall got him interested in California politics. Fortunately, I was able to order a new ballot. After ruminating...
Rosie the Riveter Gala September 26, 2021.
This year’s fund raising gala on Sunday, September 26 will celebrate Betty Reid Soskin’s 100th birthday. In person tickets are sold out, but if you would like to attend virtually and contribute to the vital work of Rosie the Riveter Trust, as well as have the...
September is Betty Reid Soskin Month in the City of Richmond
On September 22, 2021, we will celebrate the 100th birthday of Betty Reid Soskin. The City Council declared September as Betty Reid Soskin Month.
CalTrans is Hiring to Clean Up Our Freeways!
Yellow Brick Road Update
View this email in your browser August 19, 2021 After 13 years of planning, designing, and dreaming, construction of the Yellow Brick Road is finally underway! The Yellow Brick Road is transforming 25 intersections in Richmond's Iron Triangle neighborhood into safe...
Chevron Invests in Clean Hydrogen
In February, you read about a clean hydrogen pilot plant I visited at the UC Field Station in Richmond earlier this year. (Garbage to Clean Energy Pilot Project to Debut at Republic Services in Richmond, February 19, 2021). Today, Raven SR announced a strategic...
Richmond Promise and the 2021 Summer Associate Recognition!
On August 12, 2021, I participated in a recognition program for the amazing Richmond Promise Summer Associates as they complete their 10-week term of service. This summer, Richmond Promise employed twelve college students through Americorps VISTA. Throughout the past...
Richmond Weekly Report for the Week Ending August 13, 2021
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending August 13th, 2021. Meeting Notes The City Council is on August recess. The next regularly scheduled Council meeting is on September 14th, 2021. Enjoy the next few weeks off! Upcoming...
Richmond’s Interactive Resources Organized California’s First Statewide Solar Energy Conference
In 1975, Richmond architecture-engineering firm Interactive Resources held the first statewide solar energy conference, a two-day affair at the Oakland Museum. See “Two-day Conference on Solar Energy Slated,” Daily Pacific Builder, August 21, 1975. Speakers included...
Free Community Barbecue August 14
Richmond Tennis Association Women Tennis League Champs!!
Figure 1 - W3.5 Team at Sectionals Figure 2 - 18W3.5 after league championship win Richmond Tennis Association (RTA) Women's team wins East Bay League Championship and goes to the post-season tournament After a very successful season with a 6-1 record against teams...
MCE Top Stories for June 2021
MCE is Richmond’s electricity provider, and PG&E is still responsible for distribution. Click to view. Are you aware that MCE Cares promotes programs and services that help our customers reduce bills and access innovative renewable energy solutions? In the past 4...
Weekly Report for Week Ending August 6, 2021
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending August 6th, 2021. Meeting Notes The City Council is on August recess. The next regularly scheduled Council meeting is on September 14th, 2021. Enjoy the next few weeks off! Upcoming...
Community Generosity
On July 28th the Mayor’s Office learned that an elderly resident living in a Richmond Housing Authority apartment unit had a severe case of bed bugs that required their furniture being thrown away. Without resources of their own to replace the furniture, the Mayor’s...
Celebrating Richmond’s 116th Birthday
There was much to celebrate this past Saturday. On August 7, the City of Richmond turned 116 years old and The Factory Bar turned one year old. Richmond residents and supporters of The Factory Bar enjoyed a day of great drinks, food from S&K Wings food truck, live...
The Richmond Greenway – From Showcase to Shabby
Last week, we looked at the shameful and embarrassing failure of the City of Richmond to maintain its park infrastructure and to enforce the conditions of a development agreement (Baxter Creek Park An Example of City Priorities, July 31, 2021). This week, we look at...
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) – Richmond’s Official Weed
Years ago, the City Council adopted the perennial purple tree collard as Richmond’s official green. With the sorry state of maintenance of Richmond’s roads and streets, it may be time to adopt Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) as Richmond’s official weed. I don’t mean...