Moxion Mystery Deepens
Moxion's Giga Factory construction continues despite announced layoffs Grandview Independent Linda Hemmila Jul 3, 2024 — 3 min read Photos/ Linda Hemmila Despite announcing layoffs that will gut the bulk of its Richmond crew, construction continues on what will become...
Grandview Independent – City Backs Down on Measure U Taxes for Auto Dealers
A settlement has been reached between the City of Richmond and Hilltop Auto Mall dealerships in a dispute over business taxes. It is set for approval at the July 2 city council meeting. Six Hilltop Auto Mall dealerships filed suit in 2022, claiming the rate structure...
You’re Invited — Pogo Park Carnival!
June 26, 2024 Dear Friends, We invite you to Pogo Park's 2nd Annual Carnival on July 19th. Bring your friends and family to a fun-packed community event at Elm Playlot (Pogo Park #1) that includes a jumper, mechanical bull, choo-choo train, 360 photobooth, splash...
The Butts Do France!
This trip was a high school graduation present for granddaughter Cecilia and included her family and her mother. We left on June 11 and returned yesterday, June 25. The first four days were in Paris, and then we drove to Annecy in the French Alps near Geneva where we...
Next Rotary Meeting Friday June 28th 2024 | Richmondside — VISITORS WELCOME
Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, June 28, 12:30pm. Richmondside Kari Hulac Kari Hulac, the Editor-in-Chief of Richmondside, shares their plans for covering the community and how residents can...
One Week Until the Father’s Day Breakfast at Red Oak Victory
Last Chance for those Father's Day tickets! Only One Week Left to Purchase Tickets for the Father's Day Pancake Breakfast June 16, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Dear Tom, TIckets are selling fast and the docent-led tour tickets are nearly gone. There are only two tickets...
Point Richmond Music Presents . . . 2024 Season Debuts With Fantastic Negrito!
Presenting Fantastic Negrito on Friday, 6/28! Point Richmond Music (PRM's) free summer concerts return on Friday, June 28th! This year, we’re thrilled to open our season with the Bay Area’s own Fantastic Negrito, winner of three consecutive GRAMMYs for Best...
Gayle McLaughlin Declines to Run for Reelection, Endorses Sue Wilson
Confirming rumors that have been circulating for months, Gayle McLaughlin announced that she will not seek reelection to her Richmond City Council seat. Instead, she has endorsed Richmond Progressive Alliance stalwart Sue Wilson, who announced her candidacy one hour...
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, June 7, 2024 | Black History/Hispanic History/LGBTQ History — VISITORS WELCOME
Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, June 7, 12:30pm. Black History/Hispanic History/LGBTQ History Tamara Shiloh The presentation will provide information regarding the Just Imagine KidZ...
City Council Continues to Try to Kill The Riggers Loft
The following story by the Bay Area News Group highlights the ill-conceived effort by the RPA controlled City Council to push out one of the City’s most valuable and successful tenants for reasons that have nothing to do with rent. The Rigger’s Loft Wine Company has...
City in the Weeds Over Cannabis
John Valdez, former owner of Richmond Compassionate Care Collective (RCCC) has filed a lawsuit against the City of Richmond alleging that the City of Richmond City Council members conspired, aided and abetted fraud that deprived Valdez and the RCCC of a cannabis...
RPA Controlled City of Richmond Fails at Historic Preservation
As I head off today for the 2024 California Preservation Conference in Los Angeles, it saddens me in this Preservation Month of May how far the City of Richmond has fallen in its stewardship of irreplaceable historic sites. Partially because of mismanagement by the...
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, May 31, 2024 | The History of Rotary Projects in Mexico – VISITORS WELCOME
Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, May 31, 12:30pm. The History of Rotary Projects in Mexico Grier Graff, Berkeley Rotary A history of twenty years of volunteer educational projects led by...
Self Publishing on Amazon
I have been experimenting with publishing some of my manuscripts using Kindle Direct Publishing. It’s tedious but interesting. So far, I have published three “books,” which can be purchased as Kindle books or paperbacks I set the price as low as Amazon would allow...
Richmond Promise Hosts Reception for Cal Grads
Last week, I attended a reception for Richmond Promise Cal graduates in the Athletic Director’s Suite following UC Berkeley's recent commencement ceremony at Cal Memorial Stadium. What an impressive group representing Richmond. Almost all seemed to be heading for...
Looking for Sustainability Heroes
I was a recipient of this award last year (Sustainability Award, September 20, 2023), and this year’s nominees are being sought. If you know someone, please nominate them. Sustainability Award Nominations - Deadline June 30! Do you know an individual, nonprofit,...
California State Lands Commission Continues to Advise Craneway Pickleball Not Consistent With the Public Trust
What the City is doing to enforce the lease provisions relating to use of the Craneway remains somewhat of a black hole. The second of two advice letters from the State Lands Commission states, “Our stance remains unchanged.” Meanwhile, pickleball continues unabated...
Next Rotary Meeting, Friday, May 17, 2024 | The Legal Basis for the U.S. to Defend Taiwan VISITORS WELCOME
Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, May 17, 12:30pm. The Legal Basis for the U.S. to Defend Taiwan The Indo-Pacific Region has been called by US global security strategy the “world’s center of...
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, May 10 | Community Villages – VISITORS WELCOME
Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, May 10, 12:30pm. Community Villages Tanya Jacobs Community Villages was established in 2019 with the interest to aid human suffering and oppression by addressing...
Point Molate Continues to be a Money Pit for the City and a Huge Bonus for the City Attorney
On May 7, 2024, the City Council will, “ADOPT a Resolution setting aside City Council Resolution No. 97-20 and Ordinance Nos. 22-20 and 23-20 for the Point Molate Mixed Use Development Project in compliance with the Writ of Mandate issued in North Coast Rivers...