Richmond Rent Program Community Education Workshop & Computer Lab Support Sessions The City of Richmond is hosting a series of community education workshops and computer lab support sessions to educate the community about the Rent Program and the Richmond Fair...

Richmond Promise Update: Over 500 kids have completed their applications for the class of 2017. The number of kids from Kennedy literally doubled from last year. Contra Costa College was awarded a $750,000 Grant earlier this week to support Richmond Promise students....

The Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) has just announced their new 27-person Steering Committee, the people who make policy and speak for the organization. Among the 27 members are four City Council members -- the majority of the Richmond City Council: Jovanka...

I have been meeting since late 2016 with not more than two other City Council members (Unlike the RPA, I try to honor the Brown Act) to find five people whom I can appoint to the Rent Board. My goal of appointing a Rent Board, has however, been thwarted by the RPA’s...

Council member Eduardo Martinez has graciously agreed to resign from the RPA Steering Committee. He writes: Thanks for the heads-up. I did not attend this meeting and I am not on the current steering committee. I specifically asked not to be considered for the new...

The State of California Historic Resources Commission will meet On Friday, May 10, 2017, to approve the Nystrom Nomination to National Register of Historic Places. Nystrom was built in 1943 at the height of Richmond shipyard production to house thousands of new...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending March 3, 2017. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 7th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the regular meeting at 6:30...

A few days ago, my brother Jack informed me that he was going to prepare some sort of book for his grandchildren about his own childhood pets, and he asked me for my recollections about our family pets. I put the following together and thought it was worth sharing....

Dear Friend of Rosie the Riveter, The Rosie the Riveter Trust’s Board of Directors invites you to join us at Rosies Forever, a special celebration to honor the women and other home front workers of all colors and backgrounds who forged a unique U.S. history by taking...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, March 7, 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

Click here for PowerPoint slides from last night’s State of the City presentation. Richmond: Trimming budget, reducing homicides top mayor’s priority list City’s pension and retiree healthcare obligations could require further cuts in services Richmond has to trim...

Come Build a Park in ONE Day! Join Richmond volunteers on March 17th as they transform Wendell Park with all new play structures, fun activities, and more! Refreshments provided. You’re invited to help us make Richmond more playful by creating a new place for kids to...

The Cal Grant deadline for financial aid is tomorrow, March 2! We will be hosting financial aid workshops TODAY, tomorrow, and next week for students and families who may need additional support to get across the finish line!. Richmond Promise Financial Aid Workshops...

Following the unanimous decision of the Richmond City Council to adopt a resolution to support an investigation by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary to investigate “…whether sufficient grounds exist for the impeachment of Donald J. Trump,” I...

The mayor’s State of the City presentation will be a part of this meeting. The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, February 28, 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

Please be advised that the February 28, 2017, agenda was revised to include a “Report from the City Attorney of Final Decisions Made During Closed Session.” All other information and items remain the same. http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

I strongly disagree that the City of Rchmond is “the state’s most likely candidate for insolvency,” but it is true that $46 million (30%) of Richmond’s $151,923,081 General Fund goes for Pension and OPEB benefits, and these are headed nowhere but up. There are also...

Who will police the press? It all started with a story on Richmond first published by the LA Times (Cutting jobs, street repairs, library books to keep up with pension costs, Generous retirement benefits for public safety employees could help push the Bay Area city of...

To see the most recent City Council Agenda use the following link: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/Archive.aspx?AMID=30