Rosie Trust Annual Benefit Dinner: Saturday, April 7, 2018! Don’t miss the fun!
Growing a Rosie Future! Save The Date: April 7, 2018 The Rosie the Riveter Trust Board of Directors invites you to attend Growing a Rosie Future, our Annual Benefit Dinner 2018. This event will honor living Rosies and other home front workers who transformed American...
Coming to a Bookstore Near You
After Steve Early’s book, Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City, you thought you knew everything about how the Richmond Progressive Alliance saved Richmond. But wait, there’s more. Now you can get the rest of the story from former...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending March 9, 2018
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending March 9, 2018. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 20th. Enjoy the next week off! City Manager Transition As discussed at last Tuesday’s City Council...
Richmond Women’s Day Celebration March 10
March 7, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Richmond City Council Office 510-620-6515 RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL HOSTS 11TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION – SISTERS IN SOLIDARITY/HERMANAS EN SOLIDARIDAD 2018 Richmond, CA Come celebrate 11 years of solidarity...
City Manager Bill Lindsay to Retire
I want to let you know that Bill Lindsay, our city manager for the last 13 years, has announced that he will be retiring at the end of this fiscal year in July of 2018. Bill told me that he is not leaving for another job; he just wants to have an opportunity to enjoy...
Join the Army and See the World
This is a dubious anniversary, but fifty years ago today, March 8, 1968, I exchanged my bell-bottoms and tie dyes for Army green and took up an offer from Uncle Sam to see the world. And I did. I was neither drafted nor did I exactly volunteer. I had previously...
Richmond Promise: We’re in the Homestretch…Scholarship Apps DUE THIS Friday!
Dear Richmond and West County Partners, The Richmond Promise Scholarship Application for high school seniors is due THIS Friday, March 9 at midnight! We currently have a total of 403 scholarship applications submitted. 250 scholarships have been started, but remain...
Richmond Mayor’s Community Fund is accepting applications!
Richmond Mayor's Community Fund is accepting applications! Richmond Mayor's Community Fund Grant The Richmond Mayor's Community Fund is currently accepting grant applications for 2018. These grants will be given solely to youth sports teams and leagues in Richmond,...
Traffic Advisory – RSR Bridge Access Improvement Project – Week of March 5
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending March 2, 2018. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 6th, beginning with Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the Richmond Housing Authority Board at...
March 6, 2018, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:00 P.M.
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, March 6, 2018, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx PLEASE NOTE: CLOSED SESSION 5:00 p.m. RICHMOND HOUSING AUTHORITY BEGINS AT 6:25...
Chinese New Year Celebration – Saturday, March 3rd
From the Community Services Department: We still have some tickets left for this Saturday’s Chinese New Year Celebration. This is a family friendly event. Join us for a sit down meal and entertainment which includes lion dancing. If interested, you can purchase...
Business Roundtable – One Week Away!
The March Business Roundtable is right around the corner! Join us next week on March 7, 2018 at Hilltop Mechanics Bank (3190 Klose Way) as we network, learn about now businesses and learn about ways to improve Richmond’s business climate. The presenters on March 7th...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending February 23, 2018
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending February 23, 2018. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 27th, beginning with Closed Session at 5:30 PM, followed by the Richmond Housing Authority...
Student Financial Aid Application Deadlines Friday!
SUBJECT: FAFSA & DREAM ACT APPLICATIONS DUE MARCH 2! Good evening West Contra Costa Unified School District high school seniors and parents, We are days away from the March 2nd deadline to submit the FAFSA or the CA Dream Act for your student to be able to receive...
Mayor’s State of the City
Last night, I made my fourth State of the City presentation since I took office as mayor of Richmond. If you haven’t yet seen it, here are the links and our webpage for the presentation: Slides only: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/3539/State-of-the-City Link straight to...
Resilient by Design Community Workshop March 1, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Verde School
From Katie Stege: Thank you for your interest in staying up to date with the Home Team’s work in North Richmond as part of the Resilient by Design Challenge! Alongside our Community Advisory Board we’re making exciting progress towards design concepts and...
February 27, 2018, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:30 P.M.
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, February 27, 2018, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx PLEASE NOTE: CLOSED SESSION 5:30 p.m. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL BEGINS AT 6:30 p.m.
Policing — Richmond Style
I received the following a few days ago from Chief Allwyn Brown. As you can see, policing Richmond continues to be dangerous and challenging, but the RPD seems to stay on top of it. Dear City Manager Bill Lindsay, Mayor Tom Butt and Councilmembers, Community safety is...
Kennedy High School Mock Trial Team Advances
Kennedy High School participated in the recent County-wide High School Mock Trial competition at the Courthouse in Martinez, and the team scored well enough to advance to the quarterfinals round! The competition judges praised the 14 students on the team for their...
Quarterly Update from MCE
In 2018, we’re looking forward to some exciting changes and growth for MCE—including enrolling nine new Contra Costa jurisdictions and welcoming several new sister CCAs into the California energy landscape. See the attached CalCCA quarterly update for more on...