After a 35-year business odyssey that began in Point Richmond, Tony and Carla Beckerley are returning to California where Tony will be managing the Yosemite Lodge at the Falls for Aramark, the new Yosemite concessionaire that beat out Delaware North. Or it might be...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, March 1, 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

As an E-FORUM subscriber, you are invited to my birthday party/fundraiser on March 30, 2016, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Kaleidoscope, 109 Park Place, Richmond 94801. Honorary Co-Sponsors: · Irma Anderson, Former Mayor, City of Richmond · Rosemary Corbin, Former Mayor, City...

View this in your browser * * * * * * * Free Solar Sign Up Workshop for Qualifying Richmond Homeowners Thursday, March 3rd 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Multi-purpose Room 440 Civic Center Plaza The City of Richmond is hosting a free solar sign-up event with our non-profit...

The City of Richmond is hosting an informational meeting regarding the new Richmond – ECIA Competitive Grant Program tonight (Feb 24) at 6pm in the City Council Chambers. This grant program is funded through the Chevron Modernization Project Environmental and...

Today is the deadline for youth sports teams and leagues to apply for grant awards ranging from $250 to $5,000. The funding for this grant are being provided by my community fund, which I created last year. I am offering this grant opportunity because sports teach our...

Why New Housing Construction Matters for Low-Income Households By Kristy Wang, Community Planning Policy Director February 18, 2016 image courtesy of Christopher Ulrich For decades, San Francisco and other high-cost California cities have added fewer homes than needed...

In addition to the two initiatives that have already qualified for the June 7, 2016, election (Compensation Levels Initiative and General Plan 2030 Amendment – Riviera Project), backers of four other initiatives are circulating petitions, hoping to get enough...

On March 25, 2016, at the Richmond Rotary Club meeting Richmond Country Club, 12:00 noon, I will be presenting a show and tell of our trip to Paris for the UNFCC COP21 and what it means for the City of Richmond and MCE. You can preview the PowerPoint at United Nations...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending February 19, 2016. 1. Meeting Notes The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 23rd beginning with a Closed Session at 5:30 PM followed by the regular...

The Beacon Rent Control Study, just released in January 2016, made the following findings: · Beacon Economics did not find strong evidence that rent control helps to reduce the number of low – income households spending 30% or more of their income on rent. · Rent...

This month at Point Richmond Jazz, we have a FABULOUS February concert that is truly one of the MOST exciting concerts we have EVER hosted. Richmond’s own Kit Eakle is taking part as well, appearing with the finest group of string quartet musicians BAR NONE in the Bay...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, February 23, 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 PLEASE NOTE: - CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:30 P.M. - REGULAR CITY COUNCIL BEGINS...

Most of last night’s City Council meeting was taken up by items involving the Richmond Police Department driven by the Richmond Progressive Alliance’s current higest priority to cripple law enforcement. I get a lot of requests from Richmond residents for more police...

The report Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing published by the Legislative Analyst’s Office, the California Legislature’s Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor, concludes that “…the key remedy to California’s housing challenges is a...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for a very busy two weeks ending February 12th, 2016. 1. Meeting Notes The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 16th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:30 PM, the...

The final speaker at New Partners for Smart Growth in Portland was Dan Buettner, a National Geographic Fellow and multiple New York Times bestselling author. He has discovered, through multiple expeditions with teams of research scientists specializing in population...

N E W S Release Office of Richmond Mayor Tom Butt For Immediate Release February 11, 2016 Contact: Lieutenant Felix Tan – Richmond Police Dept. Phone: (510) 621-1204 Mobile: (510) 672-1147 Ftan@richmondpd.net Alex Knox – Dir. of Policy and Strategy Mayor’s Office...

Ben Therriault: On the Role of the Police Officers Association By: Radio Free Richmond The Richmond Police Officers Association (RPOA) is the union for the entire rank and file of the Richmond Police Department (Sergeants and Officers). The union is elected by the...