Refinery Safety Forums During June-July 2015
California Interagency Refinery Task Force will host a Refinery Safety Forum meeting July 29 in Richmond from 6-8:00 PM. The two hour forum offers an opportunity for the public to obtain facts and insight, ask questions, and discuss this evening’s topics regarding...
Richmonders Cashing in on the Alternative Economy
If you thought Airbnb was a San Francisco phenomenon, wake up! Richmond has two ways of taxing lodgings. Richmond Municipal Code Section 7.88, Uniform Transient Occupancy tax, requires lodging facilities to register with the City and pay 10% of the amount paid for...
Richmond Promise Scholarship Community Workshop (6/18)
Richmond Promise Community Workshops The City is hosting a community workshop this Thursday June 18, 2015 to help craft the Richmond Promise to best serve the Richmond community and students. We will discuss: Needs of Richmond students and families How to prepare and...
Letter from Councilmember Bates to the Richmond Standard and Bill Lindsay’s Response
Please see the following letter from Councilmember Bates to the Richmond Standard and Bill Lindsay’s response: Councilmember criticizes proposal to exclude students from Richmond Promise Jun 8, 2015 The current proposal to exclude Richmond residents who attend charter...
Local Solar, Local Savings!
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Real Renewables. Real Jobs. Real Savings. Terra Linda High students $10,000 solar installation awarded to Terra Linda High School by MCE! We're proud to support youth activities in our communities. With summer around the...
Point Richmond Music’s Free Summer Concert Series Begins this Friday, 6/12
Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Point Richmond Music’s 14th Annual Summer Concert Season Begins Friday 6/12 Point Richmond Music is excited to return for our 14th season! Please mark your calendars for the kick-off to our FREE summer...
Richmond: Cash for College Renews Public vs. Charter School Debate
Richmond: Cash for college renews public vs. charter school debate By Karina Ioffee kioffee@bayareanewsgroup.com Posted: 06/05/2015 03:37:37 PM | Updated: about 14 hours ago RICHMOND -- A proposal to give college money to every Richmond teen who graduates from a local...
Did You Receive This Mailer?
Recently, MCE customers in Richmond and elsewhere received the mailer shown below from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1245, encouraging opting out of MCE. Just to remind you, MCE is the source of choice for most Richmond residents for...
Following Richmond’s Lead, For a Change
COUNTERPOINTS: FOLLOWING RICHMOND'S LEAD, FOR A CHANGE By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor CounterPoints is made possible by your donations. Checks can be made payable to Jesse Taylor and sent to P.O. Box 43629, Oakland, CA 94624-0629. Or visit our PayPal page at...
Bringing Back a Downtown
Bringing Back a Downtown posted by Alicia Gallo April 15,2015 in Articles Richmond, CA – Macdonald Avenue, the historic main street of this San Francisco Bay Area city, is on the verge of a renaissance. Residents and workers are hungry for the return of amenities that...
Vice-Mayor Jael Myrick Statement on Space Weapons
On May 19th I voted for a resolution that at the time seemed a fairly harmless statement of opposition to federal policies that militarize space. In the weeks since it has become apparent that the passage of this resolution was a mistake and has had a tangible...
Richmond Police Swamped by Calls from “Targeted Individuals”
If you find the Richmond Police Department slow to respond to calls for service these days, it may be because they are tied up taking police reports from the nation’s “targeted individuals,” for whom Richmond has become the last great hope. On May 29, Police Chief...
Mayor’s Second Richmond Business Roundtable
The second Mayor’s Business Roundtable was held on Thursday, May 28, 2015. The Courtyard Richmond/Berkeley hosted the event. The three speakers were NanoPower, Riggers Loft and D&D Designs and Screen Printing. NanoPower Rashaad El, founded and operates NanoPower,...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending May 29th, 2015
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending May 29th, 2015. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the Richmond City Council is Tuesday, June 2nd, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:30 PM, and the regular agenda convening at 6:30...
Richmond Promise Information and Next Steps
There will be two community meetings on June 8 in the Richmond Auditorium and June 18 at the DeJean Middle School from 6:00 PM – 8:00 pm as part of a larger community engagement process to solicit the community's input. Information and Richmond Promise materials are...
Notice of Vacancy on the WCWD Board and Intent to Appoint Director
It Would Be Nice to Have a Film Like This About Richmond
This is a new film about the town where I grew up, Fayetteville, Arkansas (narrated by Bill Clinton): http://www.fayettevillehistory.org/2015/05/up-among-the-hills.html
Ideas to Action: Philanthropy and the Future of Our Region
On Wednesday, May 27, 2015, I participated along with Mayor Libby Schaff of Oakland and Mayor Lisa Yarbrough-Gauthier of East Palo Alto in a panel constituting the Lunch Plenary of the Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) Annual Conference “Ideas to Action:...
Open Letter to Richmond Community from Chancellor Dirks
Click here for open Letter to Richmond Community from Chancellor Dirks on the Berkeley Global Campus.
Juried Art Exhibition Opens at Richmond Art Center June 14
NEWS FROM: Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond CA 94804 FOR RELEASE: Thurs., May 28, 2015 CONTACT: Kim Kellogg, 510-325-3195 Juried Exhibition of Clay, Glass and Enamel Artists is One of Three June 14 Openings at Richmond Art Center “California Now”...