I had an opportunity today to visit an operating small scale mockup of a plant at the UC Field Station that can transform organic waste into liquid fuels such as syngas, jet fuel and diesel as well as produce hydrogen, all with little or negligible greenhouse gas...

Join me as I present the 2021 State of the City! Tuesday, February 23 │ 6:30 pm Zoom Webinar ID: 993 1220 5643 Zoom Passcode: ccmeeting Online: https://zoom.us/join Call In: +1 669 900 6833 TV: Ch. 28 (Comcast), Ch. 99 (uVerse) Stream: www.youtube.com/c/KCRTTV Mayor's...

Like every neighborhood proximate to a site being considered for a Safe Park to serve RVs occupied by unhoused persons, the Hilltop community is pushing back hard. No one wants a homeless person in their neighborhood, whether in a tent or an RV. How did this happen? I...

I learned a lot about oil spills and cleanups this week. We apparently dodged a bullet on what turned out to be a relatively small spill with no lingering effects, but I learned a lot, and I think others did also. I got my first notice via text message from I believe...

To those who wish to attend the next Richmond Southeast Shoreline Area (RSSA) Community Advisory Group (CAG) Meeting, the Zoom information follows: From: Carolyn Graves <Carolyn.Graves@kp.org> Sent: Saturday, February 6, 2021 2:19 PM To: Tom Butt...

Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the weeks ending February 5, 2021. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 16th, 2021. Enjoy the next week off! Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates The following...

This bit of trivia from Wikipedia may or may not be either useful or accurate, but it is interesting. It is not clear who compiled it, but Wikipedia lists a Rayne Van Dunem from Georgia, Lepricavark, KidAd from Novato, and Narky Blert. When I ran across it, I noted...

This message is being sent on behalf of City Manager Laura Snideman Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the weeks ending January 29, 2021. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021. Closed...

https://richmondstandard.com/richmond/2021/02/01/richmond-san-rafael-bridge-path-sets-100k-mark-for-bicycle-trips/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=local-student-honored-as-a-humanitarian-2-2021 Richmond-San Rafael Bridge path sets 100K mark...

So much for transparency! The Richmond Southeast Shoreline Community Advisory Committee (RSSA CAG) is coming under increased scrutiny because of its members’ activism in the ongoing Campus Bay controversy. What was intended to be a public interest group representing...

The suspension of street sweeping signs and ticketing is very popular with the Richmond Progressive Alliance crowd, but a post on NextDoor (“I heard that you Annex folks can't be bothered to move your cars for street sweeping, so now your councilmembers want to get...

Street sweeping is a best practice under the Clean Water Act for reducing pollutants that otherwise would wash into San Francisco Bay. These pollutants include not only just plain old trash but also much that you can’t even see, including microplastics, copper, zinc,...

I just finished attending the first virtual US Conference of Mayors (USCM) winter meeting. Traditionally, these are always held in Washington, DC. Last year this time, we were actually in Washington DC for the winter meting and got to attend the first Trump...

This message is being sent on behalf of City Manager Laura Snideman Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the weeks ending January 22, 2021. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 26th, 2021. Closed...

Update - January 14, 2021 County Offers COVID-19 Vaccines Now to Anyone Age 65 and over Vaccine plan expanding as capacity, vaccine availability grow The COVID-19 vaccine effort is the largest mass vaccination effort in U.S. history. Success will largely depend on...

This message is being sent on behalf of City Manager Laura Snideman Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the weeks ending January 15, 2021. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 19th, 2021. The...

Contra Costa County Kicks Off New Stage of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout; Residents Aged 75 and Older Now Eligible for Vaccine Contra Costa Health Services has expanded eligibility for the vaccine to include residents aged 75 and older (part of Phase 1B/Tier 1 group)....

In the last week, half of the Richmond City Attorney’s Office staff has retired or taken jobs elsewhere. Assistant City Attorney Carlos Privat retired at the end of 2020. Over the weekend, Senior Assistant City Attorney Everett Jenkins announced that, after more than...

Will it be Fun in 2021? By Tom Butt With COVID upon us, what to expect? Will vaccines be ready - one shot or two? Will it be Teams, Meet or Zoom we select? Whatever it is, the year will be new We have a new Council, the RPA has prevailed Claudia, Edwardo, Melvin and...

This message is being sent on behalf of City Manager Laura Snideman Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the weeks ending January 8, 2021. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 12th, 2021. This...