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...
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...
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:...
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,...
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...
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...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for Week Ending 1-25-19
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending January 25th, 2019. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 29th. Closed Session begins at 6:00 PM, and the Regular Meeting of the Richmond City...
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...
Amy Julia Harris Strikes Again
Yellow journalist Amy Julia Harris is at it again, jamming the City of Richmond with fake news about the Richmond Housing Authority (RHA). See story below about a $650,000 settlement. First, a civics lesson about the Richmond Housing Authority and housing authorities...
East Brother – History of an Island Light Station is Available Online
The newly updated and expanded East Brother – History of an Island Light Station is available online at https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=east+brother+history+of+an+island+light+station. This book was originally...
Last Chance to sign up to volunteer for homeless Point in Time Count!
If you’ve been meaning to sign up to volunteer for the homeless Point in Time count but haven’t done it yet, now’s your chance. Monday morning we will close our volunteer registration portal. Each year in late January, Contra Costa's homeless Continuum of Care (CoC),...