What can we do and what should we do to address homelessness in Richmond? On October 24, 2017, the City of Richmond Homeless Task Force created by the City Council in April 2017, provided a presentation you can view here. The presentation concluded that there is an...

One of Point Richmond’s oldest traditions, the Annual Turkey Shoot, takes place on Thanksgiving morning, beginning at 10:00 AM at the Plunge and ending behind Starbucks where the traditional Thanksgiving Poem is read with the crowd repeating the last line of each...

Yesterday, the 85-year-old Richmond Galileo Club dedicated new street signs that identify a portion of 23rd Street as “honorary” Galileo Club Way. The Galileo Club of Richmond, California was founded in 1932 as a men's social club for Italian Americans, the largest...

Two Richmond projects were awarded $7.21 million of the $76 million Urban Greening Grants program funded by Cap and Trade funds! Greening the Yellow Brick Road: $4,100,000 Richmond Wellness Trail, Phase 1: $3,114,025 Thanks to the many partners who collaborated to...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, November 21, 2017, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

The Richmond Police Department announced yesterday that beginning immediately the state and local laws prohibiting parking on sidewalks will be enforced in Richmond. California Vehicle Code sections 22500 (e) and (f) prohibit parking that blocks a portion or all of...

Oakland warehouse fire: Judge rules city had ‘mandatory duty’ to ensure safety at Ghost Ship http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/11/14/oakland-warehouse-fire-judge-rules-city-had-mandatory-duty-to-ensure-safety-at-ghost-ship/ The Ghost Ship warehouse were 36 people died...

How do you use San Pablo Avenue? What challenges have you faced along the corridor? Alameda County Transportation Commission in partnership with the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee is developing a long term vision for the San Pablo Avenue corridor...

In March of 1970, when I left Vietnam, the 159th Engineer Group consisted of four battalions, the 34th, 46th, 92nd and 169th plus twelve companies and detachments, consisting of 3,957 Engineer soldiers, commanded by Col. Joseph K. Bratton. For details see Operational...

I had to look up “doxx” before I could respond to this Richmond Confidential article, one of the worst I’ve ever read. Only in Richmond can people author supposedly academic papers at supposedly credible institutions on highly political subjects, participate...

For the first time since I became mayor, the Richmond City Council unfortunately backslid last night into behavior patterns reminiscent of the Corky Booze era. Because of the Brown Act, I cannot have this discussion one-on-one or as a group with City Council members,...

If you ate or drank at Salute on October 27, 2017, you helped raise $25,000 for Wine Country fire victims. The owner of Salute, Menbere (Menbe) Aklilu donated 100% of the day’s sales to the Northern California Fire Fund to help support the recovery efforts. Yesterday,...

Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park News Release For Immediate Release: November 7, 2017 Contact: Ann Roos, 510-232-5050 x 6643, ann_roos@nps.gov Event Date: November 18, 2017 at 11:00 AM NPS hosts the opening of the new temporary exhibit: The...

UPDATED TRAFFIC ADVISORY Good afternoon, Work continues on the Richmond-San Rafael (RSR) Bridge Access Improvement Project. Construction updates for the week of November 6th are as follows: DAYTIME Monday (AM) – Wednesday (PM): 5AM-2PM - Shoulder closures in the...

Transforming a Bay Area Brownfield Into a Green Jewel The city of Richmond is emerging as a leader in sustainable redevelopment and in the process, preserving its past. Story by Lisa Owens Viani Published on Nov 6, 2017 Two decades ago, Richmond, California, was...

East Bay Express: https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/a-new-richmond-neighborhood/Content?oid=10639143 A New Richmond Neighborhood? Richmond has launched a plan to annex North Richmond into the city. But not everyone is excited about it. By Janis Hashe File photo...

This has never happened before in Richmond history. Back on September 13 of 2016, the Richmond City Council unanimously adopted Item L-2, which directed staff to “…schedule three public meetings starting in October 2016, after a planning process with stakeholders, so...

Richmond Standard: Richmond Ferry Groundbreaking Celebrated November 1, 2017 Kicked off by the rousing music of the Richmond High Marching Band inside Craneway Pavilion, local elected officials and regional transportation leaders celebrated the groundbreaking...

This will be the 21st Annual Free Community Thanksgiving Feast. All are welcome. Please consider contributing with food items, paper goods, or most importantly, cash to cover the cost of turkeys and other food items. Please contact Fran Smith, 510-685-2338,...