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...
New Contra Costa County COVID-19 Guidelines – State of Emergency Declared
Posted on: March 10, 2020 Update on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) For the latest updates, go to www.cchealth.org/coronavirus. Follow Contra Costa Health Services on Twitter @CoCoHealth or CCHS Facebook page. March 10, 2020 - Contra Costa County issues emergency...
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,...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending February 28, 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 February 28th, 2020. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 3rd. Closed...
This Week at the Richmond Rotary Club – Nurturing Independence through Artistic Development
Join Us This Week at Richmond Rotary . . . Program for Friday, February 28: This Friday, Amanda Eicher of NIAD will tell us just what’s in that organization’s name: Nurturing Independence through Artistic Development. As arts education has moved further away from...
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...
Point Molate Subsequent EIR Released for Public Comment – Opponents Threaten Ballot Measure
Lots of news on Point Molate today. The following came from the Richmond Planning Department: Dear Interested Party: Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the State of California Public Resources Code and the “Guidelines for Implementation of the California...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the week ending February 21, 2020
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending February 21st, 2020. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 25th. Closed Session begins at 5:30 P.M., followed by the Special Meeting of the...
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...
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...
Join us this week at Richmond Rotary–Feb. 14: Interpreting Richmond’s History
Join Us This Week at Richmond Rotary . . . Program for Friday, February 14: Interpreting Richmond’s History Public historian Donna Graves will share some of the projects she has developed to document and share Richmond's rich history, with a focus on the Miraflores...
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,...
Gotcha Bike Share to Launch at a Location Near You Early Spring 2020
Gotcha bike share to launch at a location near you early Spring 2020 The City of Richmond in partnership with Gotcha is launching a bike share program this spring. We need your input to help our electric bikes find their homes at 22 city locations. Where would you...
Support Contra Costa County Measure J
I serve as the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee’s (and indirectly as Richmond’s) commissioner on the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA). The Contra Costa Transportation Authority works to plan, fund, and implement innovative transit...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending January 31, 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 weeks ending January 31, 2020. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 4th. Closed Session...
Tuesday, February 04, 2020, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – Closed Session Begins at 5:00 p.m.
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...
More on Amethod Charter School Bonds
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–Jan. 31: Defensive Breathing
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!
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.
City of Richmond Departmental Reorganization
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.