Rooted in Richmond

The Rooted in Richmond app is now complete, and we just pushed the final update (which increased the multilingual functionality and also reduced the download time for the files) I’m including the language and promo information below. Also see the slide presentation...

The Secret Lives of City Council Members

A recent posting on social media about Melvin Willis’ quest for a new place to live in District 1 evolved into a claim by failed RPA candidate Jamin Purcell that, “the pay for council members is so abusive” and whining that the alleged low pay for City Council members...

Bay Trail Richmond New Year Report

Check out the upbeat, colorful 24th Bay Trail Richmond New Year Report prepared by TRAC, the Trails for Richmond Action Committee, available at https://www.pointrichmond.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TRAC_NewYear_Report_2023_FINAL_HighQuality.pdf. It summarizes great...

LAST E-FORUM AS Mayor

I am going to keep the E-FORUM going for a while at least, but this is my last one as mayor. I just finished my last City Council meeting, a special meeting to certify the election results in District 2, which passed on a 5-1 vote with Bates Absent and me voting NO. I...