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

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...

To see the next City Council Agenda (December 20) use the following link: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/Archive.aspx?AMID=30

Richmond Schools Need Writing Coaches Volunteers are needed to help Richmond middle and high school students become more confident and competent writers and thinkers. By instilling the value of critical thinking and clear communication skills, we are preparing the...

Richmond Confidential, the only local media that is actually doing investigative reporting, has covered a series of recent events that point to some serious problems involving Richmond’s marijuana dispensaries. I have been told that the Richmond Police Department is...

According to the Richmond Fire Department, “at approximately 10:00 am today the Richmond Fire Department, Code Enforcement, and Planning conducted a joint inspection of the property located at 111 Espeee Ave (Burnt Ramen). During the inspection, it was noticed that...

Get ready for a series of book releases in 2017 describing how the Richmond Progressive Alliance saved Richmond and made it a paragon of progressiveness that can serve as a national model. Fiirst off the press will be Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money and the Making...

It’s that time of year again – this is your chance to weigh in on the best and worst of 2016 and predictions for 2017. In a tradition that started in 2002, I will present my version, augmented by suggestions from E-FORUM readers, with the 2013 Year End Review -...

Regulatory Context In the wake of the Oakland Ghost Ship Warehouse fire, several Richmond properties have made the news and sparked a debate about whether certain types of building occupants should be exempt from health and safety laws. The basic safety requirement...

For video, see http://abc7news.com/news/richmonds-mayor-says-they-have-a-ghost-ship-unpermitted-nightclub/1643184/. Richmond officials are looking at what they fear could be another Ghost Ship -- an off-the-radar nightclub. (KGO-TV) by Leslie Brinkley Tuesday,...

Mortgage Giant Fannie Mae Accused of Racial Discrimination in 38 U.S. Metro Areas Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California, National Fair Housing Alliance, and 19 Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit Over Neglected Foreclosures Power Point video presentation...

I am saddened to report that victims of the Oakland Warehouse (“Ghost Ship”) fire included two recent employees of the West Contra Costa Unified School District, Travis Hough and Sara Hoda. I have been informed by District sources that Mr. Hough and Ms. Hoda were...

Since posting Dec. 8 Open House Briefing on Construction of Point Molate & Richmond/San Rafael Bridge Bay Trail Sections, December 2, 2016, I have received several questions about why an additional lane is planned to be opened on the bridge eastbound but not...

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Caltrans, the Transportation Authority of Marin and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority invite the public to a pair of open houses in Richmond on Thursday, Dec. 8 and in San Rafael on Friday, Dec. 9 to learn more about...