City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending May 22, 2020
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 week ending May 22nd, 2020. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26th. Closed Session...
Street Sweeping
Item H-3 on the May 19 Agenda is to approve the installation of street sweeping signs in the Richmond Annex and Panhandle Annex. A number of people have emailed me protesting the plan. I am hoping that you will reconsider. I am going to provide some history and...
Budget Update from May 12 City Council Meeting
Last night, we went through the Potential Budget Balancing Strategies line item by line item, with the exception of the “Meet and Confer” items that include a “bucket” of potential union concessions. These concessions cannot be imposed by the City Council without a...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week ending May 8, 2020
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 week ending May 8th, 2020. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 12th, and will be a...
Bay Area cities face grim financial outlook amid budget slashing. Here’s what they are planning to cut
The Chronicle article copied below, “Bay Area cities face grim financial outlook amid budget slashing. Here’s what they are planning to cut,” provides a range of projected budget shortfalls for FY 2020-21 as a result primarily of revenue losses from COVID-19. As you...
Jimmie Ryland in WWII
WWII in Europe ended on May 8, 1945, 75 years ago today. I profiled my father yesterday. Today is Shirley’s father, James Edward (Jimmie) Ryland. James Edward (“Jimmie”) Ryland and Shirley’s mother, Mary Chew (“Chew”) Brummett grew up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. They...
Budget Balancing 101
For those who missed the budget discussion at the May 5 City Council meeting, I am providing the following: You can click on the hyperlink ACKNOWLEDGE receipt of the first draft of the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Annual Operating and Capital Improvement Budget, and establish...
75th Anniversary of the End of WWII in Europe
WWII in Europe ended on May 8, 1945, 75 years ago tomorrow. My father was in the US Army in Europe at the time the war ended and did not return to the United States until December of 1945. This story is about my parents and WWII. This project began by trying to put...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending May 4th, 2020
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending May 1st, 2020. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 5th. Closed Session begins at 5:30 P.M., followed by the Regular Meeting of the Richmond...
The LA Times drops into Richmond and gets it all wrong.
The LA Times story by Susanne Rust “In a poor corner of the Bay Area, the pandemic has yet to rage. Is that due to little testing?” might be the worst journalism we have seen lately. Rust is challenging Amy Julia Harris for the Richmond CA yellow journalism award....
New Order on County Shelter in Place
If you have additional questions please call the County Hotline at 844-729-8410. New Order Extends Shelter in Place through May 31, Eases Current Restrictions on Some Business and Recreational Activities The Seven Bay Area Public Health Officers who ordered a shelter...
The Richmond CARES Hotline
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending April 24th, 2020. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 28th. Closed Session begins at 5:00 P.M., followed by the Regular Meeting of the...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020, Revised Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – Closed Session Begins at 5:00 p.m.
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, April 28, 2020, Richmond City Council Meeting is available on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx PLEASE NOTE: CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL BEGINS AT 6:30 P.M.
City Council Takes on Redundant Renter Protection Policies
TOM BUTT E-FORUM Richmond council rejects suspending rent, mortgage payments April 22, 2020 Richmond City Hall By Mike Kinney Richmond City Council on Tuesday rejected an emergency order that would suspend all rents and mortgages in Richmond for the duration of the...
County Small Business/Worker Call Center
The County has set up a call center to help small businesses and workers. The phone is: 833-320-1919. 8:30 to 5 pm. Monday to Friday. Information about it is in Supervisor Gioia's E-Newsletter: https://conta.cc/2VT1kaN Feel free to refer residents and businesses to...
Free COVID-19 Testing by Appointment
Join Richmond Grows Seed Library for “Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Gardening!”
Join Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library for "Absolute Beginner's Guide to Gardening!" This is an on-line activity!
City of Richmond COVID-19 Town Hall Meeting Friday, April 17 Recording Now Available
The recorded video is available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWMantlr5yA
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending April 17th, 2020
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending April 17th, 2020. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 21st. Closed Session begins at 5:00 P.M., followed by the Regular Meeting of the...
Richmond Community Wide College Access & Success Support
Richmond Community-Wide College Access & Success Support for HS Seniors & College Students During this time of uncertainty, the Richmond Promise and our incredible college access partners are committed to supporting our college students and high school...