Point Richmond Music's summer-long concert series continues this evening with the Evie Ladin Band (neo-trad folk) & The Lucky Losers (Americana)! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Tonight Only: Evie Ladin Band & The Lucky Losers...

As a member of the US Conference of Mayors, I joined over 80 mayors across the country yesterday by signing on to the following letter to Congress: Dear Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate: We write on behalf of the nation’s mayors to urge...

Shirley’s father, James Edward (‘Jimmie’) Ryland, who died in 2005, would have been 100 years old today. Jimmie was born on Labor Day, September 3, 1917, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the sixth child and fifth son of Algernon Porter Ryland and Tommie Brewer Ryland, who...

On the appointment to the City Council seat I vacated: Take nothing for granted. Anti-democratic forces are always at play! by Gayle McLaughlin Dear friends and supporters of the Richmond Progressive Alliance, By now it is clear to the Richmond progressive movement...

The Richmond Branding and Marketing Study is complete. Click here for The Final Presentation, which is a lengthy summary of how the process evolved and how the work products can be used by multiple organizations for multiple purposes. There are dozens of appendices...

I came as little surprise that the RPA has chosen Marilyn Langlois as its preferred candidate to replace Gayle McLaughlin following her July resignation to campaign for lieutenant governor. Although the endorsement does not assure support of the four RPA City Council...

This is a good article on the state of HUD from the New York Magazine at http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/08/ben-carson-hud-secretary.html?utm_source=digg&utm_medium=email. HUD was dysfunctional before Trump; Ben Carson put it out of its misery.. “As I...

Chevron CEO John Watson will step down by next month, new report says, with no successor yet named Aug 22, 2017, 10:49am PDT Updated Aug 22, 2017, 11:00am PDT Industries & Tags Riley McDermid Digital Producer San Francisco Business Times The chief executive...

Check out the newest Richmond webcam at the end of the Point Molate per. Click here. This is a view at sundown last night.

I’m excited to announce that I have been granted the endorsement of the Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council for my mayoral campaign of 2018. This is a very important and influential group. There are currently 1,500 members of the building and...

HUD wants to blame it on mismanagement, but the challenges faced by the Richmond Housing Authority (RHA), as well as housing authorities across America are rooted in money, not management. Don’t take my word for it -- multiple HUD websites document the $26 billion...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending August 18th, 2017. Meeting Notes The City Council is on meeting hiatus until Tuesday, September 12th. Enjoy the summer break! City Receives Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in...

There is no better poster child for than The Hacienda for the neglect by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of public housing in the City of Richmond. In 2014, The Hacienda, operated by the Richmond Housing Authority (RHA) and funded by HUD, was...

While the longstanding and increasingly acrimonious issues between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Richmond Housing Authority (RHA) may be in some small part due to mismanagement or incompetence, they are mostly due to a simple...

Despite media coverage (see below) that appears to write a death warrant for the Richmond Main Post Office, this is still very much a work in progress. Congressman Mark DeSaulnier and I are in negotiation with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) at the highest levels to...

Join us Friday, August 18, for an evening of free family fun in the outdoors! Bring your blankets and low-backed lawn chairs and watch Moana on the plaza. Come early for popcorn, Zumba, food trucks and special games presented by the East Bay Regional Parks District....

Renewable Energy Choice & Local Benefits Come to More Contra Costa Communities On July 20, MCE’s Board of Directors voted to add nine new Contra Costa communities to its service area, including Concord, Danville, Martinez, Moraga, Oakley, Pinole, Pittsburg, San...

This project had its fifth pre-application review by the BCDC Design Review Board on August 7. For detailed information about the review and updates on the design, see the links below: Terminal One/Latitude Project, City of Richmond, Contra Costa County (Fifth...

As the hotter months approach, I wanted to provide you with an update on the latest sizzling news from MCE and some important information about the upcoming solar eclipse! ​Mission Eclipse: Flex Your (Conservation) Power! As a proud “Do Your Thing for the Sun”...

Applications to replace Gayle McLaughlin closed today with 13 applicants who will make a pitch at the September 12 City Council meeting. The candidate statements to fill the Council vacancy are on the web at http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/3484/City-Council-Vacancy....