After posting This is the List You Don't Want to Be On, November 30, 2016, many people pointed out that not only was Richmond missing from the Top 12 list, it was missing from the list altogether. I checked the FBI Crime Statistics and found that Richmond was not...

Richmond Rotary Club donated $73,000 to local and international projects last year (see list at end of this email) in addition to many hand-on projects for local schools and non-profits. Please attend the Richmond Rotary Holiday Auction as my guest. If you purchase an...

The media has had a field day with the story about the impending eviction of over 100 horses in the only affordable stable in the area. It’s a good story but has not been well or accurately reported. See copies of the media coverage at the end of this email. Here are...

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...

The City of Richmond is conspicuously absent from this just published of the “Twelve Most Dangerous Cities in Northern California...

Point Richmond Jazz for more information.

Join friends and neighbors tomorrow morning for the traditional and historic Point Richmond Turkey Shoot! For decades, eccentric people from all over Richmond have paraded through the streets of Point Richmond with pets and costumes on Thanksgiving morning, recited a...

I released the following statement on Friday, November 17, regarding Richmond’s immigration policies. It refers to three documents you can access through hyperlinks below: · Ordinance 2990 · Resolution 11-07 · Policy 428 There were at least two media articles that...

Get into the holiday spirit with all the Riggers Loft wineries and cidery! R&B Cellars Carica Wines Irish Monkey Cellars Far West Cider Company Saturday, December 3rd from 1 pm - 5 pm Tickets are $45 Available at the tasting room (no processing fee) Available...

The Tidelines Water Taxi service is up and running! Routes Richmond to San Francisco route: Morning: 7:00 am and 8:15 am // Evening: 5:45 pm San Francisco to Richmond route: Morning: 7:40 am // Evening: 5:00 pm and 6:15 pm Cost $11.00 per trip (Get tickets and...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending November 18, 2016. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 22nd at 6:30 PM. The agenda may be found by clicking this link: Richmond City...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, November 22, 2016, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

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 January 1, 2017. The ordinance provides for a five-member Rent Board (see Section 11.100.060 of the...

Salute e Vita Ristorante’s Sixth Annual Free Thanksgiving Feast for Needy Top East Bay Leaders Volunteer to Serve RICHMOND, CA (November 17, 2016) … Where can you find the Mayor of Richmond Tom Butt, Superior Court Judge Diana Becton, Richmond City Manager Bill...

The paper, “Discussion on Rent Control: Its Role as a Public Benefit and its (In)effectiveness as a Tool to Maintain Affordable Housing,” by Joseph Lewis, won the 2016 Law Student Writing Competition. Lewis is a student at the University of San Francisco School of...

Richmond Rotary Club donated $73,000 to local and international projects last year (see list at end of this email) in addition to many hand-on projects for local schools and non-profits. Please attend the Richmond Rotary Holiday Auction as my guest. If you purchase an...

From Don Gosney. Note that the total votes counted went up by over 7,000 after the first results were posted November 8, but the rankings did not change.

A lot of people have been requesting this:

Pilot Project to Remove 350 Creosote-Treated Pilings from San Pablo Bay by Victoria Schlesinger on November 04, 2016 Creosote-treated pilings at the Red Rocks warehouse site in Richmond. (Photo by Marilyn Latta, State Coastal Conservancy) An estimated 33,000...