Click here for the Complaint filed against the City of Richmond yesterday challenging Measure L on federal and state constitutional and state preemption bases. Whether or not the California Apartment Association (CAA) prevails in today's hearing on the injunction, you...

The California Apartment Owners Association will kick off their legal challenge to Measure L (Rent Control and Just Cause) by appearing ex parte (without standard notice) before Judge Barry Goode at 10:00 tomorrow to seek a Temporary Restraining Order regarding...

The following story written by John Geluardi and published in the Oakland Magazine, provides an interesting forecast of the RPA’s legislative agenda for 2017. Look for efforts to downsize the Richmond Police Department and cut the pay of management level City...

2017 Community Fellowship applications now open through February 10, 2017 Flyers in English and Spanish, below: View this email in your browser Click here to download a flyer and an application Questions? Click here: Hacer clic aqui para accesar el cartel y la...

Flush with success from the 2016 City Council election, the Richmond RPA is joining with the Berkeley Progressive Alliance to take on the local Democratic “Skinner/Thurmond operation,” starting with a challenge to the Assembly District 15 Democratic Party Delegation....

I am endorsing the "California's Future" slate of delegates to the California Democratic Party in the AD-15 (Thurmond) election. Please help elect this diverse, effective and qualified group of community members. (see slate card at bottom) The election is taking place...

Happy New Year, Richmond! Click here for the 2017 New Year Day E-FORUM. Change is in the air; it’s going to be an interesting year.

Richmond’s Richmond Fair Rent, Just Cause for Eviction and Homeowner Protection full Ordinance passed as Measure L by the voters on November 8 goes into effect on December 30, 2016. The ordinance provides for a five-member Rent Board (see Section 11.100.060 of the...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending December 23, 2016. Editor’s note: This being the last weekly report of 2016, I am obliged to acknowledge the assistance that I receive in its preparation. In preparing the weekly...

The protest by several dozen people at the December 20, 2016, City Council meeting regarding the red tagging of the Burnt Ramen (111 Espee Street) was carried by the Associated Press and distributed to hundreds of media worldwide. As well as being covered by local...

State unveils new laws aimed at dealing with housing shortage Will make it easier for cities to approve accessory dwelling units Karen Chapple is photographed on her deck overlooking her accessory dwelling unit at her home in Berkeley, Calif., on Tuesday, July 12,...

Wishing you peace, prosperity, health and happiness this Holiday Season and throughout the New Year Mayor Tom Butt

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There is nothing the East Bay Times enjoys more than pointing out anything they can find that looks like Richmond fiscal problems. The latest, “Richmond: After audit, city to repay feds $1.5 million,” cites “waste, fraud and mismanagement,” without really looking at...

Urban Innovator of the Week: Doria Robinson posted by Nicole Rupersburg December 19, 2016 This profile was originally published by Urban Innovation Exchange in partnership with Meeting of the Minds and Kresge Foundation. For more stories of people changing cities,...

On the Agenda of tomorrow’s City Council meeting is a resolution requesting the East Bay Regional Park District to build and operate an equestrian center at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline. As you may have read recently, the City of Richmond discovered an illegal and...

MCE is wrapping up the year by reaching out to our member-communities to provide a short update on the progress we made together in 2016. At this time, community choice is poised to flourish throughout California. This year, MCE’s Board of Directors unanimously voted...

Point Richmond has always been a quirky place, filled with characters and intrigue -- artists, heroes, villains, musicians, poets, drunks, druggies, professors, rogues and scoundrels. It was a hidden outpost for UC Berkeley professors from the 1930s through the 1960s,...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending December 16, 2016. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 20th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the special meeting...