Posts Tagged ‘Jeff Ritterman’
Gompers High artists express, Richmond embraces
About 50 residents, Gompers High School students and local leaders gathered Thursday to mark the restoration of the Gompers Garden Mural, a massive swath of color and life that has imprinted a lush, vibrant jungle environment on a concrete wall.
Read MoreRichmond grapples with budget, political boundaries
A divided council on Tuesday weighed in on several issues, including increasing funding to local housing programs and projects and proposed Congressional reapportionment that would move Richmond into the same district as Berkeley and Oakland.
Read MoreRichmond council divided over proposed Congressional redistricting
By August, Richmond may have a new representative in Congress – and the city’s leaders are divided over whether that’s a step in the right direction.
Read MoreRichmond one step closer to banning bags
Councilman Tom Butt and other Richmond leaders want to ban plastic bags in retail and grocery stores, with or without the support of neighboring cities.
Read MoreRichmond looks to create city ID cards for all residents
Richmond appears on its way to becoming the first city in Contra Costa County to issue its own municipal identification cards, which will be available to all local residents.
Read MoreRichmond named as finalist in Lawrence Berkeley National Lab campus bid
Richmond moved forward yesterday in the competition to be the site for a second campus of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). The city’s Richmond Field Station, already owned by UC Berkeley, is one of six finalists. Other finalists are in Berkeley, Alameda, Albany, and Oakland. LBNL has outgrown its current location in the hills…
Read MoreRichmond makes pitch for coveted Berkeley lab
City officials on Tuesday said the city was in strong position win the competition to be the site of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s new campus.
Read MoreCouncil to put sales tax hike to voters in June
With no dissenting votes, the council on Tuesday decided to ask local voters to approve a half-cent raise in their sales tax.
Read MoreRichmond City Council reaches consensus on development, environmental issues
In a long meeting Tuesday night during which Richmond’s City Council noticeably voted in lock step, the council took on a number of issues including the rights of corporations in a democracy, whether or not to allow chain restaurants in Point Richmond, Chevron’s once-rejected Renewal Project and the purchase of new air quality meters to be deployed near the Point Richmond wastewater treatment plant.
Read MoreTonight, city council votes on ordinance to ban formula restaurants
Point Richmond is known as a tight-knit community with a unique, small town charm, and a vote today by the Richmond City Council will determine if people in the community can keep out businesses they think will mar that ambience. The Council will vote this evening on an ordinance to prevent so-called formula restaurants from setting up shop in the neighborhood until next January.
Read MoreUnfinished business: Mayor seeks second term
Gayle McLaughlin is striving to represent Richmond for another term.
Read MoreResidents present alternatives to casino for Point Molate
At a public forum Wednesday, Richmond residents brought an array of ideas to the table as alternatives to a casino on Point Molate.
Read MoreCity Council takes a mulligan on marijuana ordinance
City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to undo many of the revisions it made last week to its new medical marijuana ordinance, and also approved a November ballot measure to tax all pot sales.
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