After mysteriously disappearing from the Internet over a year ago, the documentary film, “Nat Bates for Mayor,” has surfaced again as an entry in the 16th San Francisco Documentary Festival. The film takes an in-depth look at the epic 2014 election in Richmond. There...

Senior apartment project breaks ground at Richmond site of Japanese nurseries Miraflores Senior Apartments is part of a greater, 14-acre, master-planned development to include a market-rate, homeownership project. Courtesy Eden Housing Illustration of the 80-unit...

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release May 25, 2017 Media Contact: Jessie Stewart, Executive Director, Richmond Promise 510-620-6570 | 269-720-5247 (cell) jessie.stewart@richmondpromise.org Richmond Promise Awards College Scholarships to 440 Scholars Funds are a part of...

With almost no coverage from the local traditional press, two Richmond City Council members are starting campaigns for statewide office. Jovanka Beckles has announced her candidacy to fill the Assembly District 15 vacancy that will be created by Tony Thurmond running...

Hello, After two years of public discussion and technical work, the Draft Plan Bay Area 2040 has been released for public review. Access the Draft Plan here: 2040.planbayarea.org The Draft Plan Bay Area 2040 is an updated long-range Regional Transportation Plan and...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending May 19, 2017. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 23rd, beginning with Closed Session at 6:00 PM, followed by the regular meeting at 6:30 PM. The agenda...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending May 12th, 2017. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16th, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:30 PM, followed by the regular meeting at 6:30 PM. The...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, May 23, 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

As we enter the spring season, we would like to provide a few powerful updates from MCE. Customer Participation Rates As of March 14th, 81.31% of customers in Richmond are served by MCE and 1.36% have chosen MCE’s Deep Green 100% renewable energy service. The attached...

The cost to rent warehouse space has risen 50% in the last nine months, something many attribute to illegal marijuana cultivation in laissez faire Richmond, driving out legitimate and traditional warehouse users. Vacancies are at 2.2%, essentially a closed market....

“On the Hunt For The LSD Lab That Changed The World - The Summer of Love didn't just fall from the sky, it took just the right chemistry. Now a Bay Area mayor wants to declare the former site of a drug lab a historic landmark. Wilson Walker joins the search for Owsley...

MCE - Community Choice Energy for a United Contra Costa County On May 2, the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors will choose between MCE (originally known as Marin Clean Energy) and East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), the Alameda County-based startup, to serve...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending April 28, 2017. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 2nd beginning with Closed Session at 5:15 PM, followed by the Regular Meeting of the Richmond...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, May 2, 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 One piece of really good news. The city manager projects a budget that is very close...

http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/04/21/oakland-department-proposed-to-try-to-reduce-violence/ Can a new Oakland department reduce violence? Dinyal New, holds photos of her two sons Lee Weathersby III, 13, and Lamar Broussard, 19, during a vigil for homicide victims of...

People wonder why the weeds are so high in medians, trash and graffiti go unabated and why it takes so long to demolish abandoned buildings. The truth is that, unfortunately, people treat Richmond like a public dump, and just keeping up with the daily onslaught of...

Listen to the three-part audio story by Richmond Confidential Reporter Catherine Schuknecht on the hunt for Owsley’s Lab in Richmond: Episode 1: https://soundcloud.com/j-school-talks/lsd-part-1-fine-cut Episode 2:...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending April 21, 2017. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 25th beginning with Closed Session at 6:00 PM followed by the regular meeting at 6:30 PM. The...

Che Rodgers and Jillian Meeker will succeed Bryan & Stephanie Wesolek as keepers of East Brother light Station on April 28. After two years of extraordinary service, Bryan and Stephanie are off to sail around the world. Che and Jillian were interviewed via Skype...