Last night, June 4, 2019, I proposed for the second time to appoint a total of 19 individuals to fully seat the Rent Board, Planning Commission and Community Police Review Commission. The City Council failed to provide the three votes needed to approve it. The RPA and...

Richmond, CA Upgraded Three Notches To 'AA-' From 'A-' On Restored Budgetary Performance And Stronger Economy 31-May-2019 13:03 EDT View Analyst Contact Information SAN FRANCISCO (S&P Global Ratings) May 31, 2019--S&P Global Ratings raised its issuer credit...

Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending May 31st, 2019. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 4th. Closed Session begins at 5:00 P.M. followed by the Regular Meeting of the Richmond City...

S&P boosted the City’s issuer credit rating THREE NOTCHES to AA- for refinancing of lease revenue bonds, which will be rated A+, one notch below the issuer credit rating, and the Pension Obligation Bonds will be assigned a AA- rating. We are still waiting for...

Shirley had a minor stroke on or before Friday that put her in Kaiser Hospital, first in Richmond and then Oakland, all day Friday, Saturday and into Sunday. She got great care and came home on Sunday. We are lucky to have friends who work at Kaiser and a family...

Last night, I proposed to appoint a total of 28 individuals to five boards and commissions. The appointments to the Commission on Aging and the Economic Development Commission were approved on the Consent Calendar. The Agenda item that included 19 appointments to the...

Weekly Richmond Update: Mixer and Cannabis Forum Wednesday, June 5th 8:30AM - 10:00AM Richmond Chamber of Commerce cordially invites members of the business community to come out and learn about the Cannabis Industry in Richmond Speaker: Fiona Ma: CA State Treasure...

Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending May 17th, 2019. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21st. Closed Session begins at 5:00 P.M. followed by the Special Meeting of Richmond Housing...

Dear City Manager Carlos Martinez, Mayor Tom Butt and City Council members, Here is a briefing on the cluster of gun violence incidents over Sunday and Monday. Yesterday there were two shootings, the second within an hour after the first. A Shotspotter activation at...

PromiseNet is the national organization for Promise programs and will be holding the annual conference for 2019 at UC Berkeley, with Richmond Promise as a co-host. See the third year annual report for Richmond Promise. View this email in your browser Registration is...

Thank you for joining our community coalition to protect Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline from BNSF Railway's plans to move polluting diesel trains through an immensely popular regional park blocking physical and visual access to the shoreline. With your help, our...

Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending May 10th, 2019. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21st. Enjoy the next week off! Upcoming Events Options for Better Transportation on San Pablo...

What were you doing 50 years ago today? Here is what I was doing. This is a May 1969 excerpt from my memoirs of serving in the US Army that included letters to my parents. Tom Butt and Al Tolbert in Saigon in front of Saigon City Hall Country Boy Discovers Saigon May...

Nothing has roiled Richmond over the past 25 years like Point Molate. Elections have been won and lost over Point Molate’s future. More lawsuits have been filed over Point Molate than any public policy issue in Richmond history. At tonight’s Richmond Public Library...

Nearly ten years ago, the “environmental community” cut a deal with Upstream and the Guidiville Tribe to support the proposed casino project in exchange for $35 million. Now they are opposing any development at point Molate. Upstream Buys Environmental Organizations...

Last week, we escaped for a few days back to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to enjoy old friends and family, springtime and the Buffalo River. Fayetteville, where I grew up and attended undergraduate architecture school at the University of Arkansas, is currently rated as...

For video, see https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/05/05/powerplant-park-could-make-richmond-the-cannabis-capital-of-contra-costa-county/?fbclid=IwAR033p660tilYup_aqa8W0nmCPhv-aZNRbb09dHpOzhX60AW9twZWGRPF-Y ‘PowerPlant Park’ Could Make Richmond The Cannabis Capital...

Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending May 3rd, 2019. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7th. Closed Session begins at 5:30 P.M. followed by the Special Meeting of Joint Powers...

Richmond plants seed for cannabis grower project that could bring city hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars Richard Treiber, president and founder of PowerPlant Inc. Todd Johnson | San Francisco Business Times By Alex Barreira – Editorial Intern, San Francisco...

Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending April 26th, 2019. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7th. Enjoy the next week off! Upcoming Events Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)...