http://richmondconfidential.org Richmond, California News, Information, Art and Events. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 04:27:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/04/24/at-heated-meeting-council-discusses-gun-control-mural-approval/ http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/04/24/at-heated-meeting-council-discusses-gun-control-mural-approval/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:18:27 +0000 Jennifer Baires http://richmondconfidential.org/?p=56936 In a contentious meeting Tuesday night, the city council took on gun control and support for a program that works to curtail violence in Richmond after a deadly week that ended with three dead in the city. Councilmember Corky Booze set the tone for the meeting early on, when he took issue with Mayor Gayle McLaughlin’s re-ordering of agenda items. “This is just to show how we let our personalities...]]> http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/04/24/at-heated-meeting-council-discusses-gun-control-mural-approval/feed/ 11 http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/04/17/city-council-votes-to-disburse-community-development-block-grant-money/ http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/04/17/city-council-votes-to-disburse-community-development-block-grant-money/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:46:32 +0000 Zach St. George http://richmondconfidential.org/?p=56720 The City Council on Tuesday approved the disbursement of funding for low-income services, tentatively agreed to help support RichmondBUILD, and—after more than an hour of argument—voted to end the reading of its own Code of Ethics before each meeting. ]]> http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/04/17/city-council-votes-to-disburse-community-development-block-grant-money/feed/ 0 http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/04/03/city-council-postpones-item-asking-for-firing-of-assistant-city-manager/ http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/04/03/city-council-postpones-item-asking-for-firing-of-assistant-city-manager/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:12:07 +0000 Rachel de Leon http://richmondconfidential.org/?p=56262 Efforts to have Richmond Assistant City Attorney and Human Resources Director Leslie Knight removed from her position were deterred Tuesday evening, when a resolution calling for her dismissal was taken off the city council agenda shortly before the meeting. The resolution, introduced by Councilmember Jovanka Beckles, recommended that City Manager Bill Lindsay, who has the power to fire employees, terminate Knight for violating city policies, as found in a city-funded...]]> http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/04/03/city-council-postpones-item-asking-for-firing-of-assistant-city-manager/feed/ 6 http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/03/20/at-council-meeting-protesters-call-for-tougher-treatment-of-assistant-city-manager/ http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/03/20/at-council-meeting-protesters-call-for-tougher-treatment-of-assistant-city-manager/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:32:33 +0000 Zach St. George http://richmondconfidential.org/?p=55935 Before Tuesday night’s city council meeting, more than 20 people gathered on the chamber steps holding signs—“Richmond needs accountability,” “Investigate little luxuries in Richmond,” and “Richmond United Against Corruption”—in reference to assistant city manager Leslie Knight, who heads the human resources department. The results of a city-funded investigation released last week showed that she had violated city policy by accepting a monthly car allowance while driving a city vehicle, and...]]> http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/03/20/at-council-meeting-protesters-call-for-tougher-treatment-of-assistant-city-manager/feed/ 4 http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/03/05/richmond-and-concord-vie-for-state-run-call-center/ http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/03/05/richmond-and-concord-vie-for-state-run-call-center/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:29:01 +0000 Jennifer Baires http://richmondconfidential.org/?p=55346 As part of an ongoing tussle over the fate of a state-run call center expected to create some 200 jobs, city council members in Concord and Richmond will discuss the same item at their respective meetings on Tuesday night: How to guarantee the center is placed in their town. The call center is part of California’s move to comply with Affordable Care Act regulations and provide information for Californians on...]]> http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/03/05/richmond-and-concord-vie-for-state-run-call-center/feed/ 2 http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/02/27/council-hears-plans-from-marin-clean-energy-foreclosure-solutions-firm-runs-short-on-time/ http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/02/27/council-hears-plans-from-marin-clean-energy-foreclosure-solutions-firm-runs-short-on-time/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:17:10 +0000 Sean Greene http://richmondconfidential.org/?p=55106 The Marin Energy Authority presented to the city council Tuesday night a plan to educate Richmond residents about their choices in switching to a new renewable electricity source. The nonprofit energy corporation plans to hold a series of meetings at neighborhood council meetings and houses of worship.]]> http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/02/27/council-hears-plans-from-marin-clean-energy-foreclosure-solutions-firm-runs-short-on-time/feed/ 9 http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/02/20/richmond-finances-improve-city-council-pushes-bid-for-call-center/ http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/02/20/richmond-finances-improve-city-council-pushes-bid-for-call-center/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:23:30 +0000 Jennifer Baires http://richmondconfidential.org/?p=54818 Richmond is in good fiscal shape, according to the city’s mid-year review, presented to the city council at Tuesday night’s meeting, which also included talk of bringing a new call center to Richmond, deciding on further development of a Richmond hillside and requiring registration of vacant buildings. Foreclosures have dropped sharply, the city’s unemployment rate is down 6 percent from a high in 2009 of over 19 percent, and taxes...]]> http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/02/20/richmond-finances-improve-city-council-pushes-bid-for-call-center/feed/ 1 http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/02/19/getting-to-four-votes-the-political-math-behind-the-appointment-of-jael-myrick/ http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/02/19/getting-to-four-votes-the-political-math-behind-the-appointment-of-jael-myrick/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:51:28 +0000 Zach St. George http://richmondconfidential.org/?p=54754 After a month of arguing over how best to fill the seat left empty by Gary Bell’s illness, the Richmond City Council met on February 4 for a one-item agenda. The council could either choose to wait for a special election in June, or it could appoint one of the 12 people who applied for the position. Two factions had emerged—councilmembers Corky Booze and Nat Bates were publicly in favor of a...]]> http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/02/19/getting-to-four-votes-the-political-math-behind-the-appointment-of-jael-myrick/feed/ 7 http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/02/06/jael-myrick-takes-his-seat-becomes-a-part-of-city-council-antics/ http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/02/06/jael-myrick-takes-his-seat-becomes-a-part-of-city-council-antics/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:19:13 +0000 Jennifer Baires http://richmondconfidential.org/?p=54167 The addition of new city councilmember Jael Myrick didn’t stop the council from falling back on its old argumentative habits during Tuesday night’s city council meeting. The council passed most items unanimously or with just one vote against—but the majority of the time was spent debating procedures about when a councilmember can make a motion and discussing what Councilmember Corky Booze considers to be South Richmond. Myrick, a field representative...]]> http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/02/06/jael-myrick-takes-his-seat-becomes-a-part-of-city-council-antics/feed/ 10 http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/02/05/jael-myrick-appointed-to-city-council/ http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/02/05/jael-myrick-appointed-to-city-council/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:52:35 +0000 Zach St. George http://richmondconfidential.org/?p=54100 The City Council appointed Jael Myrick to fill Gary Bell’s empty seat in a 4 – 1 vote with one abstention Monday, avoiding a special election. Myrick will be sworn in during Tuesday night’s council meeting. His appointment came at the end of a single-item meeting the council called to vet the 12 candidates who had stepped forward to fill Bell’s seat. It followed weeks of speculation and arguing over...]]> http://richmondconfidential.org/2013/02/05/jael-myrick-appointed-to-city-council/feed/ 9