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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Please read the following op-ed about the districting proposed for the WCCUSD: Anthony Caro: Leave minorities aloneJuly 8, 2018 Anthony Caro leads a town hall on the positive school climate resolution at Dejean Middle School. By Anthony Caro On March 21, 2018, the...

The Minutes of the June 19, City Council meeting include the following with respect to Point Molate: N-2. The matter to direct staff to make modifications to the timeline and scope of the Point Molate Land Use Visioning process to allow for comprehensive outreach and...

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/07/09/contra-costa-sheriff-to-announce-end-of-ice-contract-sources-say/ Contra Costa sheriff to announce end of ICE contract, sources say People rally outside the West Contra Costa County Detention Center during a planned 12 hours of...

There are two types of people in Richmond: (1) those who set off fireworks on the 4th of July (and the months leading up to it), and (2) those who complain about it. It is possible that the former outnumber the latter. Setting off fireworks in Richmond is illegal and...

The RPA folks, this time Melvin Willis and Eli Moore, are at it again, complaining that anything that makes Richmond better is suspect because it might bring gentrification. Involuntary displacement of any of our residents is a concern we all share, but complaining...