We Need a Media Snopes for Richmond

Unfortunately, one of the tasks that falls to me as mayor is debunking what is often written about Richmond. Maybe it’s my imagination, but it seems that Richmond all too often is a target of media for undeserved negativity, often bolstered with one or more quotes...

Richmond Promise Deadlines Quickly Approaching!

Richmond Promise Deadlines Quickly Approaching! I am very happy to report that the Richmond Promise is off to a strong start, with over 300 students currently enrolled in the online application system and 71 completed applications. Richmond Promise, Inc. Executive...

The Beckerleys’ Triumphant Return to California

After a 35-year business odyssey that began in Point Richmond, Tony and Carla Beckerley are returning to California where Tony will be managing the Yosemite Lodge at the Falls for Aramark, the new Yosemite concessionaire that beat out Delaware North. Or it might be...