Information about COVID-19 and your care at Kaiser Permanente

Many Richmond residents are Kaiser members. In case you did not get this, I am sharing it. Do not reply. This notification is automatically generated. We are dedicated to your health and safety We understand you may be feeling concerned about coronavirus, also known...

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COVID-19 update – City in State of Emergency

From: Laura Snideman Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 9:05 PM To: Genevieve Pastor-Cohen Subject: City of Richmond - COVID-19 update Dear fellow employees: A short while ago (today, March 10, 2020), as the City of Richmond’s Director of Emergency Services, I followed the...

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Other Shoe Falls in Coal Ban – Richmond Stuck with the Bill

As predicted, the City of Richmond has been served with multiple lawsuits by Levin, Wolverine and Phillips 66 in both state and federal court challenging the City’s enactment of the ordinance prohibiting the storage and handling of coal. I estimate that the cost to...

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City launches open data platform, Transparent Richmond

Last month, the City of Richmond launched Transparent Richmond a city-wide open data and performance reporting system. Transparent Richmond provides the public a more advanced and user-friendly way to view and interact with municipal information like financial data,...

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State of the City

Thank you to everybody who showed up last night for the State of the City! In case you missed it, you can view the PowerPoint and/or watch the video presentation online. Website: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/3539/State-of-the-City #SOTC #Richmond #California...

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Become a Richmond Promise Mentor!

Subject: Make a Difference in a Young Person's Life: Become a Richmond Promise Mentor! We are hoping to double the number of mentor/mentee matches this year (150). There are countless reasons to become a mentor. As a Richmond Promise Mentor, you will receive training...

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Air Monitoring for Coal and Petcoke in Richmond

Despite the intense interest in coal and petcoke dust in Richmond, the ongoing AB 617 monitoring is not intended to distinguish between general PM2.5 particulates and those that are coal or petcoke dust. There is, however, a BAAQMD plan to specifically monitor coal...

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Into the Heart of Darkness

This is the next chapter excerpted from my memoir of my experiences in the Army, including serving a year in Vietnam, a coup d’état in Cambodia that overthrew Norodom Sihanouk and a trip around the world coming home. This covers the period February and March of 1970,...

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