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),...
Lighthouse Innkeeper Search Goes Viral
On the last day of December, 2018, I was having a beer with Brandon Mercer of SFGate (BRANDON M. MERCER, SFGATE | • SFGATE provides a 360-degree view of the San Francisco Bay Area, wildly reflective of right now. Provocative, energetic and unapologetic, the Gate is in...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the week ending January 18th, 2019
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending January 18th, 2019. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 22nd. Closed Session begins at 5:30 PM, and the Regular Meeting of the Richmond City...
Support AD 15 Delegate Slate
Saturday, January 26 is the most important election you've (probably) never heard of -- it’s your chance to have a say in the direction of California's Democratic Party. On January 26th Democrats from across #AD15 will cast their votes for who will represent our...
Photos/video of Ferry Launch
WETA just provided a couple links to some photos and a video that I think you will enjoy! Please use the following links. Photos by Alain McLoughlin (credit WETA): http://bit.ly/WETA19RichmondGO Video story by MTC:...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending 1/11/19
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending January 11th, 2019. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 15th. Closed Session begins at 5:30 PM, and the Regular Meeting of the Richmond City...
RPD Update 2018
Current State of Operations Dear City Manager Carlos Martinez, Mayor Tom Butt and Councilmembers, Please accept this summary on Police Department goings-on over calendar year 2018, and our view of things we should expect in 2019. CRIME & SAFETY General perceptions...
City Manager’s Weekly Report – Week ending January 4, 2019
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: Happy New Year! This is the report for the week ending January 4th, 2019. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 15th, 2019. Enjoy the upcoming weeks off! Upcoming Events Mayoral and...
The 20th Richmond Bay Trail New Year Report!
See http://www.pointrichmond.com/baytrail/pdfs/2019NYReport.pdf for the upbeat, colorful 20th Richmond Bay Trail New Year Report prepared by TRAC, the Trails for Richmond Action Committee. Richmond's Bay Trail has nearly tripled from 12 to 35 miles in the 20 years...
Richmond Ferry Launch Event
We have put this (below) together as a general public invitation to the Jan. 10 grand opening event. Please feel free to copy and distribute through your channels and on Facebook you can also share this event. The event has been shared on Nextdoor and the majority of...