Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending October 30, 2015. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3rd beginning with a closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the regular agenda at...

Click here for the 2015 3rd Quarter Richmond Report. The market for Richmond manufacturing space hit an all-time low vacancy rate of 4.1%, down from 8.4% just a year ago. Office and Office/flex is showing both continued absorption and higher rents as Berkeley,...

Despite warnings that the suspension of the Rent Control Ordinance would motivate landlord’s to take advantage and spike rents, that has not occurred. Richmond rentals remain the best bargain in the inner Bay Area. They are significantly below Richmond’s nearest...

Mark Twain is mythically credited with the saying, regarding California, “Whisky’s for drinkin’ and water’s for fightin.” We don’t have a lot of either in Richmond right now, but we do have $35 million or scholarships, and the fighting has begun. The Richmond Promise...

In a little over three weeks, we will be leaving for Paris and the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Paris, also known as COP21. I am part of a delegation led by the Sequoia Foundation that includes Marin Clean Energy (MCE), KyotoUSA and LEAN Energy US...

For decades, Richmond’s unemployment rate has hovered several percentage points above national, state and county average (See http://www.homefacts.com/unemployment/California/Contra-Costa-County/Richmond.html). For the first time ever, Richmond has beat that trend....

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, November 3, 2015, Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending October 23, 2015. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 27th beginning with a closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the regular agenda at...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, October 27, 2015, Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

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Greetings Richmond Residents, Have you noticed crime has gone down in Richmond, California? Some say it’s due to DeVone Boggan and his innovative idea to develop the Office of Neighborhood Safety and the Operation Peacemaker Fellowship Program. Under the passionate...

San Jose, Richmond chiefs are finalists to head Tucson police By Robert Salonga and Karina Ioffee Bay Area News Group Posted: 10/20/2015 07:06:52 AM PDT | Updated: 19 min. ago Richmond Chief of Police Chris Magnus stands with demonstrators along Macdonald Ave. to...

This is an amazing presentation assembled by Tom Leader Studio for presentation Thursday at Meeting of the Minds in the Craneway. Here is a link to booklet - http://tomleader.com/issue3D/richmondbayway/index.html. The presentation will be short Ted talk but there will...

NEWS Advisory City of Richmond – Excellence Serving Community CLICK HERE for a downloadable PDF For Immediate Release October 16, 2015 Contact: Rochelle Monk – Chief Service Officer Office 510-620-6511; Cell 510-459-2524; Rochelle_monk@ci.richmond.ca.us HUNDREDS OF...

There appears to be a move to place a measure on the ballot to change to district elections in Richmond. I don’t think there is any compelling evidence that it would improve or accomplish anything. This issue comes up most often in cities with unrepresented or...

One of the top priorities I had coming in to office this year was to conduct a full scale branding and marketing. The study is underway and we are at a critical stage of the research. The goal of this study is to make sure that the way we represent ourselves as a City...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending October 16, 2015. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20th beginning with a closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the regular agenda at...

Richmond Businesses are invited to attend the Richmond Climate Action Plan breakfast workshop on Thursday, October 15th, at the Richmond Civic Center. The City is actively working on developing the Climate Action Plan, which will include policies and programs that aim...

Below is a story about bond restructuring in Richmond that was precipitated by the recent rating downgrade by Moody’s. People who are looking for a way to be critical of Richmond’s City Council or city manager have seized on this as evidence of poor management...

Point Richmond Acoustic kicks off sixth season October 9, with award-winning duo Reid Jamieson and Carolyn Mill plus Special Guest Jaspar Lepak Point Richmond Acoustic presents the award-winning songwriting duo Reid Jamieson and Carolyn Mill in concert, Friday,...