I am sad to say that the practices of the Corky Booze era of the City Council appear to be returning, and this time led not by the long-gone Corky, but surprisingly by his one-time adversaries, some of the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) City Council members. Like...

Yesterday, a group of Richmond and Contra Costa Officials made a field trip to San Francisco to visit two sites related to our effort to better serve Richmond’s Homeless population. The first stop was The Panoramic, an apartment building developed by Panoramic...

Board President Rebecca Saltzman, District 7 Director Lateefah Simon, and Richmond Mayor Tom Butt celebrate completion of the Richmond Transit Village Phase Two project. New Transit Village BART Entrance Supports Passengers and New Development RICHMOND, Calif. – Mayor...

Leaders envision downtown boom with Richmond BART improvements The new eastern entrance to the Richmond BART station is seen on Dec. 18, 2017. By Tom Lochner | tlochner@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: December 19, 2017 at 7:44 am | UPDATED:...

Dear Richmond Community Stakeholder, PLEASE SAVE THE DATE – WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018 Recent landmark legislation (Assembly Bill 617) fundamentally transforms the State’s approach to addressing local air pollution by refocusing State and local efforts on communities...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, December 19, 2017, Special Housing Authority/Regular Richmond City Council Meetings 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. HOUSING...

Craneway Craft Fair this weekend CRANEWAY CRAFTS FAIR The 47th Annual KPFA Holiday Benefit At the beautiful Craneway Pavilion on the Richmond Waterfront Saturday & Sunday, December 16th & 17th 10 am to 5 pm www.cranewaycraftsfair.com Join us for the premier...

I can’t say I knew Mayor Ed Lee well; I have probably talked to him less than a dozen times. But he always knew who I was and greeted me with his characteristic smile. He always asked what was happening in Richmond. We last chatted just a week ago at the pre-dinner...

Here is a shout out to Bridge Storage, which, instead of whining and moaning about abused and displaced artists discriminated against by public agencies, took safety seriously and upgraded their facility to conform to building and safety codes. Hopefully, Burnt Ramen...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending December 8, 2017. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 19th. Enjoy the next week off! City of Richmond Receives an Upgrade to its S&P Credit...

I am happy to report that, after its regular periodic review of the City’s financial condition, S&P Global Ratings has raised the City of Richmond’s issuer credit rating (ICR) to “A-“ from “BBB+”. By definition of its rating categories: An obligation rated 'A'...

Net Neutrality letter from Mayor Walsh, other local leaders December 7, 2017 Published by: Innovation and Technology Fifty-eight mayors and county elected officials signed a letter addressed to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The letter opposes a recent...

Monday through Wednesday of this week (December 4-6) I joined 51 other mayors from ten countries (mostly Canada, Mexico and US) at the North American Climate Summit in Chicago, hosted by Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago, Mayor Anne Hidalgo of Paris and Vice-chair of the...

Shop and Celebrate This Sunday at the Holiday Arts Festival! View this email in your browser Holiday Arts Festival Sunday, December 3 Members' Preview Hour: 10am to 11am Festival: 11am to 5pm The Holiday Arts Festival is an annual tradition at the Richmond Art Center!...

December 1 is World AIDS day and there will be a special candle light vigil at City Hall sponsored by Richmond Rainbow Pride and supported by the Mayor’s Office. Here’s the event on Facebook: Event Link Join the community to raise awareness of the HIV/AIDS epidemic...

Greetings! Save the date to eat, drink, be merry, and help us get Santa to the annual Downtown Holiday Festival! Santa Needs a New Sleigh a Super FUN(draiser) Holiday Party Thursday, December 7 | 4pm - 8pm East Brother Beer Company, 1001 Canal Blvd, Richmond CA 94804...

This is my personal invitation for you to be my guest at the Richmond Rotary Holiday Auction on December 8, 2017, 12:00 noon, Richmond Country Club, 1 Markovich Ln, Richmond, CA 94806. If you participate in the auction, I’ll buy you lunch! I will also listen to all...

View this email in your browser Resilient By Design Bay Area Challenge Four more days to comment on design ideas! This is a reminder that the Design Opportunities Public Comment period is ending soon. We will be accepting public comments online via Neighborland...

Sandi was one of the most community-involved volunteers I have ever known. She set the standard. And where Sandi was, Lynn was generally there too. The organizations she was involved in listed in her obituary below are just the tip of the iceberg. I will miss her...