Richmond Bay Trail New Year 2016 Report

The report may be viewed and downloaded from http://www.pointrichmond.com/baytrail/pdfs/2016NYReport.pdf. This upbeat, colorful report features remarkable advances made during 2015 toward completing the San Francisco Bay Trail in Richmond. The city now has over 32...

New Minimum Wage in Richmond $11.52/hour

Effective January 1, 2016, the minimum wage in Richmond rose to $11.52/hour. A study conducted at the time the ordinance was passed projected that the new minimum will add $14 million to payrolls in Richmond for the year 2016.

Sleep Well in 2016!

Have you noticed the dramatic decrease in train horns the last few months? I used to get dozens of train horn complaints a year. In 2015, I got two. Here’s why. For many years, the railroad tracks that crisscross south Richmond were seldom used, night or day. They...