City Manager’s Weekly Report
Sent on behalf of City Manager Carlos Martinez Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending December 21st, 2018. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 15th, 2019. Enjoy the upcoming weeks...
Coal Dust in Richmond?
Item L-7 on tonights’ agenda is: DIRECT staff to review a draft ordinance for legality and language and craft an ordinance for a first reading that is as strong or stronger in its ability to protect our community from coal and petroleum coke - Councilmember Eduardo...
December 18, 2018, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:30 P.M.
Sent on behalf of City Manager Carlos Martinez Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending December 14th, 2018. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 18th. Closed Session begins at 5:30 PM,...
Point Molate Back on Track
Reason miraculously but barely prevailed at last night’s City Council meeting as the City Council on a 4-3 vote, with Willis, Beckles and Martinez voting no, reversed its previous decision to add restrictions to development proposals that would essentially make...
Serial Campaign Violations by RPA
For the second time in the 2018 campaign, the Richmond Progressive Alliance and/or its surrogates were found in blatant violation of Richmond campaign laws. The first violation occurred on October 2018 by East Bay Working Families, a supposedly independent committee...
Check from Richmond-based Tibetan Association of Northern California Reaches Paradise
Today, Paradise City Councilman Mike Zuccolillo presented Tzu Chi Foundation, a charitable organization helping Paradise fire victims, with a check for $7,236 raised by the Richmond-based Tibetan Association of Northern California. See A Camp Fire Story -- RVs and...
Planning and Building Services Director Richard Mitchell Announces Retirement
After 19 years with the City of Richmond, Planning and Building Services Director Richard Mitchell will retire effective December 30, 2018. In the 45 years I have lived in Richmond, Mitchell is by far the best planning director Richmond has had, probably the best...
Seeking Recommendations for Richmond Air Monitoring Sensor Locations
Seeking Recommendations for Richmond Air Monitoring Sensor Locations Groundwork Richmond, in partnership with the City of Richmond and environmental consultant Ramboll, was awarded a grant from the California Air Resources Board to deploy 50 air monitoring sensors...
Homeless Point in Time Count Volunteer Opportunity
From Contra Costa Health, Housing and Homeless Services: Greetings, We're gearing up for our annual homeless Point in Time Count for late January and we are seeking volunteers to help us conduct this very important project! Each year in late January, Contra Costa's...
Richmond Main Street Holiday Events
East Bay Express – Analysis: Progressives Failed in Richmond
Following is an interesting article from the Bay Area’s most progressive newspaper, the East Bay Express, about the abrupt and swift decline of the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) brand in Richmond and elsewhere. After landing a supermajority on the Richmond City...
East Bay Express – Conservative Regains Council Seat in Liberal Richmond
Monday, December 3, 2018 Conservative Regains Council Seat in Liberal Richmond In a dramatic, come-from-behind victory, Nat Bates, who once called bike lanes “socialist,” wins back his city council seat in progressive Richmond. By John Geluardi Nat Bates. It’s never...
A Camp Fire Story — RVs and Camp Trailers Needed
Earlier this week, the Tibetan Association of Northern California (TANC), based in Richmond, presented me with a check for $7,236 the group had raised for victims of the Camp Fire. They asked me to direct it to the place it would do the most good. I emailed the mayor...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for November 30, 2018
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending November 30th, 2018. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 4th. Closed Session will begin at 5:00 PM, and the Regular Meeting of the Richmond Housing...
It’s Nat By a Hair!
The votes are finally all in, and the three City Council seats will be filled January 8, 2019, by Demnlus Johnson, III, Eduardo Martinez and Nat Bates. Bates beat out 4th place Vinay Pimple by only 9 votes!
Weekly Report for the Week Ending November 2, 2018
On behalf of Carlos Martinez, City Manager Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending November 2nd, 2018. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 13th. Enjoy the next week off! Upcoming Events...
Richmond Gets Second Bond Rating Boost in a Year
Just before Thanksgiving, Lori Trevino from Moody’s informed us that the City of Richmond’s bond issuer rating had been upgraded to Baa3 from Ba1 and Pension Obligation Bond (POB) rating to Ba1 from Ba2 with a stable outlook. Note that according to Moody’s rating...
Scathing Report Blasts Richmond Police Department
Scathing Report Blasts Richmond Police Department https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/scathing-report-blasts-richmond-police-department/Content?oid=23230640 The report is especially critical of Police Chief Allwyn Brown's mishandling of RPD's sexual exploitation...
Bates Slips Up on Pimple for Third Place in Council Race
With 5,800 ballots left to count countywide (perhaps 580 +/-) in Richmond, Nat Bates surged ahead for the third Council seat, 20 votes ahead of Vinay Pimple and 73 votes ahead of Cesar Zepeda. These results remain in play. Ballots to be Counted As of 11/28/2018 the...
Richmond Promise Seeks Mentors
The Richmond Promise is seeking mentors to support Richmond Promise Scholars in the hopes of keeping them connected locally with someone who can support their academic, personal, and career success. We are looking for THREE more mentors to support this pilot program,...