Hilltop Mall Up For Sale Again

Richmond’s Hilltop Mall rebranded as potential life sciences space as owner seeks to sell An aerial view of the former Hilltop Mall, now rebranded as the East Bay Science and Technology Center under new plans by the owner to sell or lease the property. By Laura...

“They’re baaaaack!”

This year, we are transitioning to district elections, and the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) has carefully positioned their candidates (“Team Richmond” below) to win all three districts that are up for grabs, with the objective of reestablishing an RPA City...

Wildfire Preparedness

I have been getting a number of emails recently like the one copied below claiming that Richmond “does not have a disaster evacuation plan.” Dear Mayor Butt, I am writing to you to request your immediate attention to the urgent issue of wildfire danger in Richmond’s...

Bad Air Day

Due to multiple wildfires, there will be a lot of smoke in the air today You can see the data unfolding now in real time here: https://app.ramboll-shair.com/richmond. Another source is Purple Air.