Chevron Cuts First Check for Highly-Anticipated Richmond Promise Scholarship Program
Chevron cuts first check for highly-anticipated Richmond Promise scholarship program Jul 29, 2015 All students who live in Richmond and graduate from a public high school in the West Contra Costa Unified School District, including charter schools, will be eligible for...
Richmond Standard – Is Richmond Being Governed from RPA headquarters or City Hall?
Is Richmond being governed from RPA headquarters or City Hall? Jul 31, 2015 When the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) swept the November elections and gained command of council, the group heralded the victory across the nation as a win for democracy and a loss for...
Point Molate Market Research
In April, the City Council approved a financial contribution of $10,000 to a study managed by The Trust for Public Land that would provide initial research into the markets for a variety of potential uses at Point Molate. The Report has now been completed by the real...
Setting the Record Straight About July 28th City Council Meeting
The agenda/packet for the Special Monday, August 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
Rent Control and Just Cause Ordinance
Several people have inquired about what happened last night with respect to the Rent Control and Just Cause Ordinance. The simple explanation is that the City Council ran out of time before a vote could be taken. The City Council Rules of Procedure and Order require...
A Week of Being Mayor
The Charter of the City of Richmond is remarkably vague about the mayor’s job description: Political Position - chief elected officer and ceremonial head of the City..” “…responsible for providing civic leadership and taking issues to the people, and marshalling...
Help Fight Crime
Dear Community Residents: After several years of sustained reductions in crime, Richmond is experiencing a troubling upswing in both violent and property crime that we can turn around, but only by acknowledging it and by working together. While we prefer to deliver...
California Anti-Violence Program Engages With Shooters to Reduce Gun Violence and Improve Social Outcomes
July 27, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Hanusa, Director of Communications (608) 886-5249 | ehanusa@nccdglobal.org California Anti-Violence Program Engages With Shooters to Reduce Gun Violence and Improve Social Outcomes New evaluation finds that innovative...
Partisans Trade Jibes on Run Up to Rent Control and Just Cause
We have the run up to tonight’s vote on the second reading of the Rent Control and Just Cause Ordinance. Below are two articles, one by the San Francisco Chronicle and the other by RPA leader Mike Parker rebutting my E-FORUM posting Open Season on Landlords, July 26,...
One City Tried Something Radical to Stop Gun Violence. This Report Suggests It’s Working
Read the Process Report for Neighborhood Safety, an endorsement of the success of the Office of Neighborhood Safety. One City Tried Something Radical to Stop Gun Violence. This Report Suggests It's Working. From 45 homicides to 11 in seven years. —By Tim Murphy | Mon...
Rent Control Second Reading
The draft Rent Control Second Reading of the Rent Control Ordinance continues to be tweaked by City Staff, as they discover typos, errors and inconsistencies. In order to be legally adopted, the Second Reading has to exactly match the First Reading, except for typos...
July 28, 2015, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet – CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 6:00 P.M.
The adoption of rent control and just cause in Richmond seems to be driven by more than simply trying to help out people struggling with rents. There is a visceral hate of landlords shared by the RPA-3, ACCE and others pushing rent control and just cause. I don’t know...
But Wait — Oakland Has Had Rent Control for Decades! How Could This Happen?
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending July 24th, 2015. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the Richmond City Council is scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, 2015, beginning with a Closed Session at 6:00 PM, followed by Housing...
Getting Away
Richmond is an intense and ultra-dramatic place. You have to get out once in a while to maintain sanity. This past weekend, we packed up our two dogs, Rosie and Tess, and headed for the Sierras in Plumas County. Friday night we spent in a campground just west of...
Payback Time
Last night it was payback time, and the RPA-3, bolstered by a flip-flopping Vice-mayor Myrick, voted in the most rigorous form of rent control seen yet in the Bay Area. The measure will require a second reading on July 28, to actually become law. However, it will be...
Update on Berkeley Global Campus
Dear Berkeley Global Campus at Richmond Bay Stakeholders, Thank you for your interest in the Berkeley Global Campus at Richmond Bay. Key updates and reminders follow: Due to many Community Working Group (CWG) members being unavailable, there will be no July meeting of...
Let’s Break the Record! Join us at the Rosie Rally on August 15!
Make History at the Park! . Are you ready to make history? If so, save the date! On Saturday, August 15, we want you... to help us break the Guinness World Record of 776 People Dressed as Rosie the Riveter that was set in Ypsilanti last year! United, We Can Win! Let's...
Catahoula Coffee Customer Aprpeciation Day(s)
Glitched Fixed – Invitation to Participate in Richmond Branding & Marketing Strategy
Some glitches in the on line survey to provide market research for Richmond’s Branding and Marketing Study have been fixed, if you want to have a go at it. To participate, click on the link provided below to complete the survey on-line:...
Register Now for the Mayor’s July Business Roundtable
A healthy business climate in Richmond is essential to increase jobs, increase municipal revenue and increase economic diversity and opportunity. The Business Roundtable is an lunch gathering started by Richmond Mayor Tom Butt as a casual forum for businesses to come...