Last night, on a 5-2 vote, with Willis and Beckles voting no, the Richmond City Council approved a five-year contract with Carlos Martinez, currently city manager of East Palo Alto, to be Richmond’s new city manager. Martinez is expected to make the move sometime in...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, August 7, 2018, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx This will be the last City Council meeting until September 11. The agenda includes...

Please join me at Richmond Rotary Club Friday, August 10, at noon when US Congressman DeSaulnier, serving the 11th Congressional District, will provide an update on his recent work in Congress regarding bills he’s supporting and opposing, the Administration’s actions,...

We are offering some major initiatives to try to address Richmond’s homeless population as well as dumping and blight. You may have read about The Mayor's 2018 Homeless Challenge, July 28, 2018, which was featured last night on KRON4...

FREE Energy and Water Saving Program for Richmond Residents Each summer the City of Richmond partners with local non profit Rising Sun to offer completely FREE energy and water saving conservation services to ALL residents regardless of income, or whether they own...

Can Richmond overcome "typecasting" and lure developer to build 670 waterfront homes? The 271-acre Point Molate site was once a fuel depot for the Navy. CITY OF RICHMOND By Fiona Kelliher – Editorial Intern, San Francisco Business Times Jul 31, 2018, 12:51pm PDT...

The Richmond City Council re-interviewed three finalists on Saturday July 28 and may take formal action on appointment of a new City Manager at the regular meeting scheduled for August 7 at 6:30, when the Council also intends to take action on the transfer tax measure...

If you think Point Molate is contentious today, flash back to 21 and 22 years ago when the acquisition process was just beginning. Those were the days when we actually had a local press with journalists covering City of Richmond issues in great detail. Click on the...

Join me for the next Business Roundtable to learn about the latest advancements in food wares, sustainability strategies, and City of Richmond environmental regulations. The mayor is featuring presentations by four businesses: Eco Products, Vegware, Urban Remedy, and...

I sent the following out today. If you know someone in one of these ten businesses, urge them to take up the challenge. Or if you know other businesses, foundations or non-profits who would like to get involved, have them contact me. From: Butt, Tom Sent: Saturday,...

Bruce Reed Goodmiller named 2018 Public Lawyer of the Year Bruce Reed Goodmiller, City Attorney for the City of Richmond, has been named the 2018 Ronald M. George Public Lawyer of the Year by the California Lawyers Association’s Public Law Section. Mr. Goodmiller will...

The City of Richmond has filed a motion in federal court to dismiss (click here) a lawsuit brought by SPRAWLDEF, a public benefit corporation, Citizens for East Shore Parks, a public benefit corporation, James Hanson, Tony Sustak, Paul Carman and Pamela Stello,...

My re-election campaign has officially begun. Please visit our new website, www.TomButtForRichmond.com to read about our first term, the progress we have made, and to learn how to get involved in our campaign. And I hope you’ll join us on Wednesday, August 1, from...

I realize this process has been a bit of a mystery, even to City Council members. Here is what I can tell you: The City retained an executive recruiting firm, CPS HR, to manage the recruiting process. The position was advertised widely (see brochure) in multiple media...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, July 17, 2018, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx PLEASE NOTE: CLOSED SESSION 5:00 p.m. SPECIAL HOUSING AUTHORITY BEGINS AT 6:25 p.m....

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the two weeks ending July 13th, 2018. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 17th beginning with Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by a Special Meeting of the...

According to the letter shown below and received today, the US Postal Service “..will not pursue the potential disposal of the property at this time.”

After months of requesting and being repeatedly refused, I was finally welcomed at the Contra Costa Sheriff’s West Contra Costa Detention Facility yesterday along with eight other people representing the City of Richmond and two journalists, Sara Hossaini from KQED...

The “Point Molate Alliance” has launched an effort to subvert the agreement that the City Council ratified and the Federal District Court issued as a judgment including a roadmap to develop Point Molate with 70 percent open space, including extension of the Bay Trail...

From today’s POLITICO California Playbook: THE BUZZ: FIRST IN PLAYBOOK -- It's a classic Berniecrat vs. mainstream Dem battle in what has been one of California's most competitive state Assembly races — and now, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Oakland Mayor Libby...