In the antithesis of the national election, which just delivered President Trump, Richmond voters selected Melvin Willis, Ben Choi and Jael Myrick for four-year terms. Nat Bates and Vinay Pimple will leave office in January of 2017, and Richmond will be governed by a...

After the City Council approved a development plan for Terminal 1 in July 2016, a group of residents filed a CEQA lawsuit (Brickyard Cove Residents File Legal Challenge to Terminal 1 Project, August 24, 2016). I facilitated a mediation among the parties to try and...

In 2014, Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times wrote, “Richmond Confidential may be one of the most important newsgathering enterprises in the country right now,” for their in depth coverage of the Richmond 2014 election, something that no other media outlet was...

Here are the rest of my ballot recommendations: · President: Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine · U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris · U.S. House of Representative, District 11: Mark Desaulnier · California State Senate, District 9: Nancy Skinner · California State Assembly,...

Click here for a press release from District Attorney Mark Peterson regarding the sex scandal at various Bay Area law enforcement agencies, including the City of Richmond. Of note, the District Attorney’s Office investigation found that, although certain behavior was...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending November 4, 2016. 1. Meeting Notes There is no City Council meeting this week. Please be sure to get out and vote on (or before) Tuesday, November 8th! 2. Richmond Voting Drop-Off Box...

Volunteer this GOTV weekend with the Richmond Transportation Campaign: Measures X, RR, and C1 Do you have 3 hours to spare this weekend to make sure that our critical local transportation measures pass on Election Day?! Come out and volunteer with the Richmond...

Tideline water taxi will be hosting an open house for their boats at the Marina Bay Yacht Harbor this Sunday. Tideline has worked out an agreement with the Yacht Harbor to allow Tideline to provide service in Richmond. Tideline does not need CPUC approval to operate...

Editorial: Rent control exacerbates housing shortage Times file Concord residents in July rally in support of rent control. By East Bay Times editorial PUBLISHED: November 2, 2016 at 12:04 pm | UPDATED: November 2, 2016 at 2:25 pm Rent control has great political...

Get Contra Costa Moving: Vote Yes on X Please join me in Supporting Measure X by voting this coming week or at the polls on November 8th! Measure X will address our serious transportation issues in Contra Costa County. This measure gives Contra Costa voters the...

ONLY ONE DAY LEFT to apply for up to $2,000 to beautify your neighborhood! #RichmondLoveYourBlock is looking for residents, local organizations, and community members to team up with each other to transform their blocks. Take a look at the grant application on the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlzDONKJoSI Here is the full video of the October 26, 2016 Measure L debate, hosted by the Point Richmond Business Association. Presenting arguments for Measure L were panelists Rob Lipton and Mike Parker. Rob Lipton is a spatial...

We’re pleased to announce that MCE has recently received noteworthy recognition from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Last week MCE member communities topped the EPA’s 2016 national list of Green Power Communities, accounting for an astounding thirteen out of...

This is being re-sent at the request of some who did not receive it. The following are my personal endorsements for the November 8, 2016 Election Richmond City Council · Jael Myrick · Jim Rogers See Endorsements for Richmond City Council in the November 8, 2016,...

Since sending this out a couple of weeks ago, several people have asked questions and made comments, including on Facebook and NextDoor. I would like to respond to some of them. No Ballot Argument in Favor of Measure M. The fact is that this just got dropped through...

Neighborhood | October 30, 2016 at 4:31 pm Love Thy Neighbor: A Human(e) Approach to Gun Violence By Lizzy Schick In Richmond, Calif., the Office of Neighborhood Safety accomplished in only eight years what no traditional law enforcement measures could: a 76 percent...

We are elated to invite you to the first annual 23rd Street Trick or Treat event! Brought to you with generous sponsorship of State Farm This event is free and fun for all ages: treats, activities, and a costume contest. When: Halloween, Monday / Lunes, Oct. 31st from...

View this in your browser * * * * * * * Richmond City Council unanimously adopts innovative Climate Action Plan to achieve health and environmental goals Document available at: www.richmondenvironment.org RICHMOND, Calif. – The Richmond City Council unanimously...

The proponents of Measure L – Rent Control and Just Cause – have accurately identified a problem: Residential rents in Richmond, as elsewhere in the Bay Area, have outstripped the traditional measure of many renters’ ability to afford them. If rent exceeds 30% of a...

The Craneway Pavilion hosts an eclectic array of events from rollerblading to weed expositions to ballet, but the 10th Anniversary Meeting of the Minds is perhaps the premier assemblage of brainpower the venue has ever seen. It is sold out. Now in its 10th year, the...