Deep Green is the MCE choice for 100% renewable electricity. Based on 2016 electricity usage for all MCE member communities, MCE has determined that customers in the City of Richmond have the most Deep Green electricity usage in the entire MCE service area. Richmond...

The Contra Costa Transportation Authority has released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the 2017 Countywide Transportation Plan (CTP). The Draft EIR can be downloaded by clicking on the following link: www.2017ctpupdate.net. Attached please find the...

As mayor, I serve on the Executive Board of Resilient by Design | Bay Area Challenge, a yearlong community-based research and design challenge that is kicking off with an open call for residents around the Bay Area to help them identify sites vulnerable to the impacts...

June 24 | 10am-1pm | Community Green Space Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Come One, Come All to Healthy Village Festival! Kick off summer and Celebrate Downtown at Healthy Village Festival happening TOMORROW, Saturday, June 24! Saturday, June 24 | 10am...

Draft meetings minutes are online in previous agenda packets and audio recordings from all meetings are available at the Rent Program website - www.richmondrent.org. The prior meeting minutes are drafts until approved by the Board. Anyone with questions about the Rent...

Join us for a special July 3 event ! Hi again, Johannes! very sorry for the email spam, but it was brought to my attention that in my email to you yesterday I did not include the password to register for the exclusive, behind-the-scenes fundraiser on July 3rd from 3...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, June 20, 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 Rent Board will take up a number of new regulations intended to define how the Rent Control and Just Cause Ordinance is actually implemented. The Board will set fees that go as high as $193 per unit annually to support a $2.4 million annual budget and hire legal...

Richmond defies NIMBY trend, welcomes housing development Jun 16, 2017, 11:57am PDT Updated Jun 16, 2017, 3:21pm PDT Hannah Norman Intern San Francisco Business Times A 60-unit Shea Homes development is under construction in Richmond, one of the East Bay city’s...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending June 16, 2017. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 20th, beginning with Closed Session at 6:00 PM, followed by the regular meeting at 6:30 PM. The...

Dear Policymakers, For the first time in six years, AC Transit is increasing the cost of its bus fares and passes. Implementing the fare change now will help the District cover rising inflationary costs and remain fiscally sustainable. These fare changes could affect...

I testified yesterday in the Assembly Public Safety Committee (see https://www.facebook.com/mayortombutt/videos/1877652835785191/) at Senator Skinner’s request in favor of SB 630, which bars a county from using state funds to expand a jail and then lease it out to any...

On May 25th we had the privilege of honoring the 440 students from the graduating Class of 2017 who received the Richmond Promise Scholarship at a community-wide celebration that included civic and education leaders. The total scholarship commitment to the Class of...

This link will direct you to an informative video that describes the Central Ave Projects. http://www.ccta.net/_resources/detail/36/2

Below is a copy of a message from Congressman mark DeSaulnier: Like most members of the Richmond community, I was deeply troubled and surprised when a notice was posted at the Nevin Post Office in January announcing plans to move retail operations out of the historic...

Daud Abdullah Point Richmond Music's free series is a favorite Bay Area summer tradition Historic Downtown Point Richmond Park Place at Washington Avenue, Richmond, CA 94801 BY Christina Zirker POINT RICHMOND MUSIC ANNOUNCES 2017 FREE SUMMER CONCERT SEASON From...

View this email in your browser FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pogo Park was named a finalist for a grant from ArtPlace America’s 2017 National Creative Placemaking Fund This extremely competitive national grant program will consider 70 projects Today, ArtPlace America...

Richmond unemployment rate is holding steady at a post-WWII low of 4.2%, compared to an even better 3.6% countywide in Contra Costa County. After a slump in April, home sales prices are headed back up again, currently at a median of $410,000, a relative bargain in the...

http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/06/02/opinion-one-simple-solution-can-get-i-80-moving-again/. Opinion: One simple solution can get I-80 moving again An Amtrak train passes over cars traveling on Macdonald Ave. as it departs the station in Richmond, Calif. on Monday,...

Concerned about climate change and how it will affect your Bay Area shoreline community? Ready to prepare for a more resilient future? Rather than wait for disaster, the Resilient by Design | Bay Are Challenge will help communities adapt to a changing climate before...