This week The Richmond Police Department officially rolled out the Richmond Open Data website, dedicated to making data more transparent and accessible for the general public. Increasing the transparency of government business will enhance civic engagement, promote...

MTC’s current traffic advisory for the Richmond-San Rafael (RSR) Bridge Access Improvement Project is being forwarded to your attention. Attached to this email please find the current detour maps associated with this project. UPDATED TRAFFIC ADVISORY Good afternoon,...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the two weeks ending February 9, 2018. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 20th. Enjoy the week off! Community Warning System Alerts Unfortunately, the Richmond...

On February 6, 2018, the parties to the federal court litigation relating to Point Molate participated in a Mandatory Settlement Conference with Chief Magistrate Judge Spero and reached an agreement in principle to resolve the litigation. The City Council has not made...

Here is what we know (based on information provided from various sources) about the Sims Metal fire on Tuesday night: The fire started about 5:00 PM Sims called 911 at 5:08 PM. “A spokesperson for Richmond's Sims Metal Management says company workers called 911 at...

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued two notices of violation to Sims Metal Management for public nuisance and an illegal burning operation. There was no information about what penalties would be assessed. Meanwhile, a press release from the Contra...

Both Richmond Fire Department and Contra Costa Health Services have now released their respective timelines for activities related to the Sims Metal fire of January 30. There may be an explanation, but what is remarkable are the discrepancies between the two timelines...

The mayor’s Office project to survey, map and evaluate the availaibity of healthy food to all residents has turned out to be complex and time-consuming project, but we are on the home stretch. Following is an article by a UC Berkley grad student who is one of more...

For most of the past week, I joined 250 mayors from across America, representing Richmond at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting in Washington, DC. These meetings are an opportunity to learn about the best practices in other cities so that we can bring back...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, January 30, 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

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending January 26, 2018. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 30th, beginning with Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the Regular Meeting of the...

See the video at http://richmondstandard.com/2018/01/25/mce-solar-one-goes-online/. MCE Solar One goes online January 25, 2018 The drive down Castro Street in Richmond provides quite a sight these days. A forest of solar panels — 35,856 in total — now populate land...

We invite you to participate in a series of workshops to learn about air pollution monitoring in refinery communities. During the rule-making process for Regulation 12, Rule 15 (Petroleum Refining Emissions Tracking), the Air District Board directed the Air District...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending January 19, 2018. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 23rd, beginning with Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the Regular Meeting of the...

Get Covered Richmond! Health Care Enrollment Event Do you know what health care options are available to you for 2018? Do you need help to re-enroll or enroll for the first time in health care coverage? Join us on Saturday, January 20th for a special event to make...

In the course of an extended recent discussion of rent control on a social media site, I was invited by a Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) stalwart and frequent RPA defender to attend the RPA Steering Committee meeting earlier this evening, presumably to see for...

In case you don’t make the connection, the Hass Institute (not to be confused with the Haas School of Business), is obsessed with Richmond. They have solved two of our most pressing problems by authoring the study that formed the basis for rent control (Belonging and...

Tonight’s closed session agenda includes the following: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Subdivision [a] of Government Code Section 54956.9): Upstream Pt. Molate vs. City of Richmond Both the City of Richmond and Upstream have compelling reasons to...

Many people have contacted me or the Mayor’s Office about the BAART Richmond clinic proposed to be relocated from 1313 Cutting Boulevard to 3563 San Pablo Dam Road. Many people appear to believe that the City of Richmond or even the Mayor’s Office is driving this...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending January 12, 2018. Meeting Notes he next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 16th, beginning with Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the Regular Meeting of the...