The past 12 months in Richmond saw moments big and small that will have lasting impacts on the course of the city. In the final 10 days of 2015, here’s a look back at five of the biggest moments of year.

I received (indirectly) the “open letter” at the end of this email from the RPA.

Today (Tuesday) we are ground zero of the Climate negotiations. Our team, which consists of Dawn Weisz, executive director of MCE (Marin Clean Energy), Jamie Tuckey of MCE, Tom and Jane Kelly of KyotoUSA andSequoia Foundation, and Shawn Marshall of LEAN Energy, is now set up in the Climate Generations Areas, also known as the “Green Zone.” We have a booth, and we are talking to people about CCA (Consumer Choice Aggregation) in California and MCE.

On November 9, 2015, the second Contra Costa Times column (See Daniel Borenstein: Richmond city manager blocked release of report forecasting city's financial fall, November 7, 2015) by Dan Borenstein in two days hit the presses, predicting that the fiscal sky over Richmond is falling.

Copied below is the latest column by Contra Costa Times columnist Dan Borenstein criticizing Richmond financial management.