After The Flood! TAARKA featuring Enion Pelta-Tiller, violin David Pelta-Tiller, guitar and mandolin LAST CHANCE to SAVE: Buy Tickets online until 3:30 TODAY $15 online; $20 at the door! TAARKA is performing TONIGHT: FRIDAY, April 24, 7:30 pm at The Point Richmond...

Bill Franks Teradata Reinventing America 4/24/2015 How Ironic: America's Rent-Controlled Cities Are Its Least Affordable Bad ideas die hard, and rent control is no exception. For several decades, there has been near-consensus among economists that laws which cap or...

The Mariner Co-Working Environment located in 3,000 square feet on the second floor of a Point Richmond office building across from the historic Hotel Mac has been signing up members even faster than anticipated. All but one private office has been reserved by new...

When Richmond was selected as the location for the UC/LNBL expansion campus in 2012, pretty much everyone was ecstatic. The entire City had pulled together and worked hard to win the competition. The NY Times reported: Richmond’s eagerness for the campus apparently...

The following is from Livable Places Update is published monthly as a membership service of the Local Government Commission. View this newsletter online here. The Richmond d City Council is a member of the Local Government Commission, and Mayor Tom Butt serves on the...

Richmond fails to pass moratorium on rent increases By Karina Ioffee kioffee@bayareanewsgroup.com Posted: 04/22/2015 06:39:27 AM PDT0 Comments | Updated: 9 min. ago RICHMOND -- In a resounding blow to affordable housing advocates, Richmond failed to pass a moratorium...

Remember the recession? How could you forget? Richmond suffered more than most cities. Unemployment skyrocketed to over 17%. Home values tanked, and thousands of mortgages were underwater. Residents were abandoning foreclosed homes by the hundreds while squatter moved...

Item J-1, on tonight’s City Council meeting (ESTABLISH a 45-day moratorium on rent increases in the City of Richmond to allow time for the discussion and development of tenant protection policies that can be implemented to prevent displacement - Vice Mayor Jael Myrick...

This is a fundraiser for the Richmond Museum, which we have not done something like this before. All four comedians are donating their time and talent. Ronnie Schell is from Richmond. There are two shows this Sunday, 2:30 and 7pm - only $30 a ticket. People can...

Doctor’s Medical Center Closing Today, April 21st As of April 21st, Doctor’s Medical Center in San Pablo will be closing and no longer accepting patients. On April 20th, LifeLong Medical Care will open a new urgent care center across the street from Doctor’s Medical...

The media and others are asking what we have accomplished in the first 100 days. The tradition of reviewing the first 100 days of an elected officeholder began when the term was coined in a July 24, 1933, radio address by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, although...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending April 17th, 2015. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the Richmond City Council is scheduled for Tuesday, April 21st beginning with a Closed Session at 5:30 PM, followed by the Special...

At the end of March, 2015, the Unemployment Rate in Richmond hit a 14-Year low at 5.8%. The previous low was 5.0% in 2000. Richmond has a labor force of 53,100, of which 50,000 are currently employed. This compares to 5.0% for Contra Costa County, 7.1% for California...

The following article is pretty well written and accurately describes two sides of the rent control/just cause issue. Some things to keep in mind: · If rent control were implemented, it would not affect all rentals. A relatively few tenants could benefit initially,...

Thanks to sleuthing by the city clerk, the mystery of the origination of the nearly 40-year old City of Richmond logo has been solved! Maybe it’s time for a new one. City Council Minutes June 20, 1977 A proposed resolution adopting and authorizing use of Richmond logo...

Richmond warehouse, manufacturing and office/flex rents are up and vacancies down.

Vice Mayor Jael Myrick calling for 45-day moratorium on rent increases and evictions in Richmond Apr 14, 2015 Richmond Vice Mayor Jael Myrick says now is the time to discuss whether rent control is the right call for the city. Today, Myrick confirmed to the Richmond...

On April 8th, the Contra Costa County Superior Court lifted the injunction that stopped project construction in 2009. In addition, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has recently reissued the authority-to-construct permit. As a result of this progress,...

Yesterday I was invited to share with KRON4 viewers the plan for a Richmond Branding and Marketing Study. Click here| KRON4.com to view it. http://kron4.com/2015/04/12/richmond-mayor-talks-about-campaign-to-change-citys-image/ We are about 60% towards our $100,000...

Word is that a moratorium on rent increases will be on the April 21 Richmond City Council agenda. Should be a long meeting. Soaring Bay Area rents spark growing calls for rent control By Matthew Artz martz@bayareanewsgroup.com Posted: 04/12/2015 02:01:59 PM PDT54...