Help Name Richmond’s New Ferry Terminal
Ferry terminals get names similar to those given airports. So as San Francisco International is known as “SFO” and Oakland’s airport at “OAK” the designation for, say, the Ferry Building is “FB-SFO”. Pier 41 is “41-SFO”. Richmond’s new ferry terminal has landed with...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the week ending March 1st. 2019
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending March 1st, 2019. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 5th. Closed Session begins at 5:00 PM, and the Regular Meeting of the Richmond City Council...
Remembering Douglas Corbin 1928-2019
Our friend, neighbor, and husband of Richmond’s third elected mayor died this week. Doug led a remarkable life of service to his community, especially to young people and families. He served right up to the end on the board of the Early Childhood Mental Health...
State of the City
In case you missed it, you can view the State of the City presentation by clicking here. You can read about it below. Richmond Confidential Richmond mayor delivers State of the City address Edward Booth on February 27, 2019 On Tuesday, Mayor Tom Butt summarized the...
2019 State of the City
Join Mayor Tom Butt as he presents the 2019 State of the City for Richmond, California! Tuesday, February 26 │6:30 – 8:00 p.m. City Council Chambers @ 440 Civic Center Plaza Free and open to the public Topics to be discussed include: City Finances * Housing and...
City Manager’s Weekly report for the weeks ending February 15 and February 22, 2019
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the weeks ending February 15th and February 22, 2019. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 26th. The Special Meeting of the Richmond Housing Authority begins...
February 19, 2019, Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:00 P.M.
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, February 19, 2019, Richmond City Council Meeting is available on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx
Transitioning the Richmond Housing Authority
I made a quick trip to Washington D.C. Thursday and Friday to meet with HUD to try and facilitate assistance needed to “transition” the agency to a model now favored by HUD. I met with Donald “DJ” LaVoy, Deputy Assistant Secretary (REAC) to pitch two requests, (1)...
Weekly Report for the week ending February 8, 2019
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending February 8th, 2019. Meeting Notes The Special Meeting of the Richmond City Council is scheduled for Tuesday, February 12th and set to begin at 6:00 PM. The agenda may be found by...
Point Molate Presentation Packages
The presentation materials for the four developers can be accessed as follows: The Revised agenda/packet for the Tuesday, February 12, 2019, Special Richmond City Council Meeting is available on the web. Follow the link below to view:...
Amateur Traffic Engineers in Marin Continue to Obsess Over Third Lane on Bridge
Those pesky and uninformed but know-it-all Marinites are at it again. See the editorial by Dick Spotswood below (“Columnist Dick Spotswood of Mill Valley writes (in the Marin IJ) on local issues Sundays and Wednesdays. Email him at spotswood@comcast.net”). Spotswood...
City Council to Review Four Master Developer Proposals for Point Molate
On Tuesday, February 12, the Richmond City Council will review proposals from four master developer teams for Point Molate (See article from San Francisco Business Times below). The four teams are m Orton Development, Inc., Point Molate Partners, Samuelson Schafer,...
The RPA Laid Bare
The following came from Zac Wear, a former RPA leader. A very interesting read. From: Zak Wear <zakwear@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2019 9:42 AM To: Butt, Tom <tom.butt@intres.com>; ben_choi@ci.richmond.ca.us; Bates, Nat...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the week ending 2/1/19
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending February 1st, 2019. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 5th. Closed Session begins at 5:30 PM, followed by the Regular Meeting of the...
Mural Repair at the Plunge
Great video on mural repair at the Plunge: https://vimeo.com/313937223.
Please join the Richmond Commuity Foundation on February 21, 2019 for an amazing experience
Six prominent chefs, six courses, six amazing winemakers = 1 AMAZING EXPERIENCE! Richmond Community Foundation cordially invites you to our Great Taste & Adventure Event (RCF's 3rd Annual Winemaker & Chefs Dinner) On Thursday, February 21st, we will celebrate...
Marin County Continues to Undermine Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Agreement
Marin County has far more jobs than homes, especially affordable homes. When the Bay Area economy turned red-hot in the last five years, one result was that employees working in Marin but living in the more affordable East Bay caused traffic across the Richmond-San...
Plunge Reopening February 1
January 29, 2019, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 6:00 P.M.
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, January 29, 2019, Regular 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 6:00 p.m. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL...
US Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting in Washington, DC
We just got back from the 87th Winter Meeting of the US Conference of Mayors (USCM) in Washington, DC. This is an opportunity to hear from national leaders, compare notes with other mayors, find out what are the latest best practices, eat a lot, get up early and stay...