Taste of Richmond Dear Community, We’re excited to announce that Taste of Richmond is back and better than ever! "" Mark your calendars for October 7th-13th and get ready to experience the best that our community has to offer. This year’s Taste of Richmond will bring...

Ode to Rosie: celebrating Richmond's home-front history Linda Hemmila Oct 3, 2024 — 3 min read A visitor enjoys images at the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park visitor center. Photos/ Linda Hemmila If you grew up in Richmond or lived...

My grandfather, F.O. Butt and my grandmother, Essie Cox Butt, of Eureka Springs, AR, had seven children and 13 grandchildren, six of whom are living. Five of those six grandchildren (Tom Butt, Jack Butt, Joe Butt, Kathlen Butt Tiffany and Essie Butt Anderson) convened...

Figure 1 - Deteriorated worker cottage at Winehaven, once home of Italian immigrant winery workers, later US Navy families. The Winehaven Historic District at Point Molate has been nominated for the 2025 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Places. See the 2024 list...

I don’t know how Point Molate Park advocates have gained so much traction with the media, which seems to take everything they write as fact without checking it. Below is an extensive opinion piece authored by David Helvarg and published by the LA Times. What does...

1. Betty Reid Soskin is 103 years old today! Please join us in wishing Betty our very best today and all days forward! 2. We are 2 weeks and 1 day away from the gala! We have Rosies! We have Rangers! We have volunteers! We have more tickets to sell!!! Please come and...

I am grateful for the support of former Richmond Mayor Tom Butt. I invite you to learn more about myself and our campaign by visiting our website www.anthonyecaro.com. I also encourage you to learn about us in a more relaxed setting this Tuesday, September 24th, from...

This is a terrible piece of “journalism” by Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) flack Janis Hashe. First of all, it was replete with factual errors, many of which were corrected by Michael Derry (See Comments). Second, it totally relies for facts and commentary on...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Golf Club (address below) on Friday, September 20, 12:30pm. Equity for Black Women & Girls - RCF Connects Taylor Sims Review of the work of the Equity for Black Woman and Girls Initiative, and the...

The Lead Ranger at Rosie The Riveter WWII Home Front National Historic Park will be leading free tours of Shipyard 3, meeting at the Red Oak Victory on September 18 (Wednesday) and September 19 (Thursday) Meet at the USS Red Oak Victory at 2:00 pm Reservations...

The Lead Ranger at Rosie The Riveter WWII Home Front National Historic Park will be leading free tours of the Red Oak Victory on September 18 (Wednesday) and September 19 (Thursday). Meet at the USS Red Oak Victory at 2:00 pm. Reservations required and space is...

Click on Doria Robinson FPPC Complaint for the 53-page compilation of evidence regarding Doria Robinson’s conflict of interest and failure to deal with it in accordance with California law. In a related matter, documents that recently came to light support previous...

Community Police Review Commission Investigative Officer Jerry Threets, one of the four Charter appointees of the City Council, resigned after revealing numerous concerns, including unethical and illegal acts by some CPRC Commissioners. At last Wednesday’s meeting,...

Last weekend, we wrapped up the belfry project, thanks to the Andrew Butt and Robert Ciudad-Real construction crew. We added siding to the base of the belfry and drilled a hole through the ceiling to drop the bell rope through – worked perfectly. While we were at it,...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Golf Club (address below) on Friday, September 6, 12:30pm. Rep. John Garamendi Rep. John Garamendi will join us by Zoom to answer questions or concerns that can be addressed at the federal level. The...

Wrongful eviction suit against Richmond councilwoman adds to Rich City Rides dispute Councilmember’s romantic partner also named in lawsuit by his former business partner By Sierra Lopez | slopez@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group UPDATED: August 28, 2024 at...

Richmond’s Winehaven stars in a new novel by Dan Hanel, “Beneath the Tangled Vines’” the latest in his “In the Shadow of Diablo” series . Dan Hanel has been an educator for over 35 years - as an award winning science teacher when he was named the Distinguished High...

Lawsuit: Rich City Rides, Doria Robinson ‘coerced’ tenant to leave uninhabitable building Lawsuit filed by former business partner of Najari Smith accuses Smith, Urban Tilth Exec. Dir. Doria Robinson, a Richmond councilmember, and others of “harassment and...

The West County Democratic Club, which claims to represent over 80,000 Democrats, undertakes an endorsement process for every election that affects West County. The club has some arcane rules, including a requirement that endorsees have to have been a registered...

YOU ARE INVITED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR CITY LEARN WHAT WHY SHAWN DUNNING IS RUNING FOR CITY COUNCIL WHAT HIS PLANS ARE TO IMPROVE OUR CITY While enjoying a snack and drink with us on -- SUNDAY AUG. 25TH 4 TO 6 PM 68 WATERLINE PLACE PARKING IS LIMITED - PLEASE WALK IF...