Mayor’s Housing First Initiative Winding Down

Because funding has been exhausted, the Mayor’s Housing First Initiative in partnership with the Richmond Rotary Club is winding down. See Housing First Successes – Need More Funding. The original source of funds was the Mayor’s Community Fund which raised funds from...

The Balance of Power in Richmond – Breaking it Down

The November election continues to puzzle many Richmond voters who do not have any City Council members on their ballot. That’s because we adopted a district system. If there is not a seat up for election in your district, there will be no candidates on your ballot...

Vote No on Richmond Measure P

When Rent Control and Just Cause was placed on the ballot by the RPA in 2016, it was titled Richmond Fair Rent, Just Cause For Eviction and Homeowner Protection Ordinance. The “Homeowner Protection” part was a sop to small landlords renting out single family homes to...

15 Best Things to Do in Richmond, CA

From https://www.travellens.co/best-things-to-do-in-richmond-ca/: 15 Best Things to Do in Richmond, CA Travel Lens Oct 3, 2022 • 10 min read BondRocketImages / shutterstock.com Richmond is a port city located in California’s Bay Area region. Like its neighbor,...

Final Dispatch from Japan – Part 5 Kyoto

We spent all day Friday in Kyoto, taking a few local trains but mostly walking some 7 miles. We started with the Arashiyama Sagano Bamboo Path, which is a park with a bamboo forest where the bamboo is as much as 4-6 inches in diameter, tightly spaced. The path...