The Richmond City Council is interested in providing information to and receiving feedback from the business community regarding the impacts of a minimum wage increase. Continue reading

The City Clerk registers Vice Mayor Beckles vote on the denial of the EIR extension.  The only problem is, she was not present in order to cast a vote. Continue reading

Tuesday’s City Council meeting was disappointing, to say the least.  Once again, people from outside our community came into our city council meeting to speak on local issues.  The worst part is that they were given preferential treatment by our mayor as usual. Continue reading

A proposed extension to the legally mandated time period for public review of the Chevron modernization project DEIR failed at Tuesday’s Richmond City Council meeting. Why? Vice Mayor Jovanka Beckles went missing. Continue reading

Reposted from the Contra Costa Times: Robert Rogers Continue reading

The Richmond Progressive Alliance and its supporters insist that the Chevron modernization project needs to result in a revamped refinery that is safer for the workers and runs cleaner and more efficiently in the interest of saving the environment.  Continue reading

Another long, fruitless and late evening through 11:30 PM with the council reviewing only three and one half items of thirty three on the agenda. Continue reading

The city faces the dual challenge of helping businesses grow and supporting environmental sustainability. The 23rd Street revitalization proposal – as currently presented – is a clear example of this conflict. The imposition of bike lanes and a large center median ignores the legitimate need for a surging retail revival on 23rd Street. Continue reading

Richmond faces a stark financial realty as the deadline for next year’s budget approval rapidly approaches. Continue reading

Re-posted from The Contra Costa Times: Tom Barnidge Column Continue reading