In April, Richmond’s Unemployment rate continued to drop, hitting 5.4%, equaling the national rate and exceeding California’s 6.3%. This is an indication that Richmond residents are finally fully participating in the Bay Area economic boom. This is down from 5.8% in...

http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-arm-pit-of-the-bay-area-progressive-utopia-earth From the 'Arm Pit of the Bay Area' to a Progressive Utopia on Earth Joe Eskenazi | Photo: Brian Flaherty | May 21, 2015 Richmond, once known for the three c’s—crime,...

Last night, the Richmond City Council ventured far from such mundane subjects such as marijuana dispensaries and petcoke transportation into space itself, taking up consideration of a resolution in support of the “Space Preservation Act and companion Space...

The street condition ratings by city are listed at www.mtc.ca.gov/news/street_fight/pci_2014.htm. Richmond is in the “Fair” category, with scores of 61 for 2012, 65 for 2013 and 64 for 2-14. The expectation is that funds for Measure U will give us a boost, but the...

Barnidge: Is rent control a good idea for East Bay communities? By Tom Barnidge Contra Costa Times Columnist Posted: 05/18/15, 12:02 AM PDT | You can be sure the rising cost of housing has caused widespread concern when communities as diverse as Richmond and Lafayette...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, May 19, 2015, Regular 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 May 15th, 2015. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the Richmond City Council is Tuesday, May 19th, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:30 PM, the Housing Authority Board at 6:25 PM,...

The next meeting, May 19, of the Richmond City Council promises to be an interesting one. The entire agenda and supporting material can be viewed at http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx. The Richmond City Council will first take up mind altering...

Autumn is the wife of my mayor staff member David Gray. She is recently relocated from Louisiana along with David and is looking for a job. Autumn earned a Master of Public Administration with a focus in nonprofit management and a Bachelor of Arts in Mass...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This past Wednesday, May 12th, City staff hosted a community stakeholder meeting to provide an update on research to date on the Just Cause for Eviction policy options that was requested by the City Council. The presentation on...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: I regret to inform you that Moody’s Investors Service, which has rated past debt issues of the City of Richmond, has downgraded the City’s issuer rating to Baa1 from A1, pension bonds to Baa2 from A2, and placed the city and...

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 I started as a casual forum for businesses to come together to help identify...

You are Invited to The Point Richmond History Association General Membership Meeting and Election of Officers After the Meeting Program: Making Rosie Stop: Winding Down the War-Jobs Campaign by National Park Service Ranger Raphael Allen May 17, 2015 at 2:00 pm at...

This is another emotional but factually inaccurate effort to label me as insensible to renter, starting with the headline, “Richmond Mayor Tom Butt Backs Unlimited Rent Increases.” I have never said that I back rent increases; but what is clear is that I do not...

Reservations for the next Business Roundtable will be available in a couple of days, meanwhile, save the date.

Mayor highlights business, environment and council meeting improvements in his first 100 days Tom Butt (center), with his wife and campaign manager, reacts as unofficial election results show him winning Richmond's mayoral seat. (Photo by Bonnie Chan) By Larry...

Richmond Progressive Alliance revives campaign for stronger tenant protections Apartment building in Richmond, 23rd Street/Nevin Avenue (Photo by Fabian Graber) By Fabian GraberPosted 3 hours ago Advocates for stronger tenant protections in Richmond received support...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending May 8th, 2015. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the Richmond City Council is Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Enjoy your week off! City of Richmond 2015 Community Survey -- The Deadline is...

EBMUD declared a Stage 4 critical drought and set a community wide goal to reduce water use 20% compared to 2013. The following are the mandatory outdoor watering rules now in effect: 1. Water no more than 2 non-consecutive days per week. 2. Strict limits on time:...

Friends of the Bay Trail in Richmond, Your invitation to a festive event celebrating completion of the Ferry Point Loop of the Bay Trail on Sunday morning, May 31 may be found at http://www.pointrichmond.com/baytrail/pdfs/2015FerryPointLoopGrandOpening.pdf . Emceed by...