The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, February 04, 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. HOUSING AUTHORITY BEGINS AT...

See California Public Finance Authority Bonds to Purchase Amethod Charter School Buildings, January 26, 2020. We have confirmed that the current owner does not pay ad valorem property taxes due to a tax exemption allowed for a 501(c)(3) entity using the sites for...

Join Us This Week at Richmond Rotary . . . Program for Friday, January 31: Defensive Breathing: How To Keep Your Heart and Lungs Safe in Polluted & Smoky Air Lisa Bowen is a local breathing coach who beat her own asthma with a process called breathing retraining....

Welcome new Richmond City Manager Laura Snideman! Yesterday, City Clerk Pamela Christian swore her in, and I signed her contract. You can meet her at tonight’s City Council meeting.

Before turning management of the city over to Laura Snideman, Steve Falk (working with Snideman) completed a reorganization that consolidated a number of departments under deputy city managers and reduced by half the number of direct reports to the city manager.

I spent most of last week in Washington D.C. for the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter meeting, where I was also able to shoehorn in a meeting with HUD officials to advocate for Richmond Housing Authority issues, and Shirley and I got Senate gallery passes from Senator...

I continued item G-1 on the January 21 Agenda because I had some questions. G-1 - HOLD a public hearing relating to the proposed issuance of charter school revenue bonds by the California Public Finance Authority (“CalPFA”), in an amount not to exceed $64,000,000, in...

Join Us This Week at Richmond Rotary . . . Program for Friday, January 24: Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton Diana Becton gives us an overview of the District Attorney’s office. The Rotary Club of Richmond meets at the Richmond Country Club, 1 Markovitch...

Apparently there is a scam going around trying to lure people into a fraudulent program. Richmond residents are receiving cards offering home upgrades, providing a phone number (510-228-7284) and a website www.richmondupgrade.com, that has the opening screen shown...

Join Us This Week at Richmond Rotary . . . Program for Friday, January 17: Supporting Richmond’s Homeless and Highly-Mobile Student Population The Community Education Partners (CEP) has been providing academic support and mentoring to homeless and highly-mobile...

Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending January 10th, 2020. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 14th. Closed Session begins at 5:30 P.M., followed by the Regular Meeting of the...

Assemblyman’s crusade for a new Richmond-San Rafael Bridge: All he needs is $8 billion Rachel Swan Jan. 6, 2020 Updated: Jan. 6, 2020 4 a.m. Bicyclist David Bullen takes in the view of the crumbling bridge from Point Molate Beach Park in Richmond. Photo: Photos by...

Join Us This Week at Richmond Rotary . . . Program for Friday, January 10: PowerPlant Park Update PowerPlant Park - An Update Richard Treiber will bring us up-to-date on the 18 acre cannabis production facility on Richmond’s North Shoreline. The complex will employ...

To read the December 31, 2019/January 1, 2020, E-FORUM Special edition, click on New Year 2020 E-Forum.

I recently received this from the Federal Railroad Administration. At least they are listening. From: Poole, Sean (OST) [mailto:sean.poole@dot.gov] Sent: Friday, December 27, 2019 12:28 PM To: OST Government Affairs Cc: Russo, Michael D (PHMSA) Subject: Federal...

I was in Sydney for New Year 1970 (50 Years Ago - Christmas in Vietnam, December 9, 2019) but a couple of days later I was back in Vietnam. At he end of January, I would have a little over a month left in Vietnam. I had pretty much worked myself out of my regular job,...

Join Us This Week at Richmond Rotary . . . Program for Friday, January 3 2020: The Unintended Consequences of Polio Eradication Brad Howard, a Past District Governor of 5170 (Silicon Valley), a former member of the Rotary International’s Board of Directors and a...

I sketched the Sierra Country Store at Sierra City several years ago.

Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending December 20th, 2019. Holiday Closure City Hall Holiday Closure Tuesday, December 24th – Wednesday, January 1st Richmond City Hall and other programs and facilities will be closed during...

“Join the City of Richmond to learn about the move from at-large elections to district-based elections for City Council! The meeting will be hosted at the Veterans Memorial Hall on January 6th, 2020 from 6:30-8:30. Food, translation, and child care will be provided....