**For Immediate Release** Contact: Sarah Pritchard Executive Director Rosie the Riveter Trust sarah@rosietheriveter.org 503.961.0820 --- **Rosie the Riveter to Receive Congressional Gold Medal in Historic Ceremony** **RICHMOND, CA. - Feb 2, 2024** — A Congressional...

Both Urban Tilth and Rich City Rides are recipients of millions of dollars in grants from the California Strategic Growth Council administered by the City of Richmond. $7.0 million was designated for Urban Tilth and $3.7 million for Rich City Rides. Urban Tilth is a...

BY CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS STAFF WRITER JAN. 11, 2024 3 AM PT You might be reluctant to stay at a $475-a-night inn that warns of flashing lights and foghorns throughout the night, or bans one-night guests from bathing, or requires that you be ready to climb a ladder...

It was exactly one year ago today that I termed out as mayor of Richmond. My last City Council meeting was January 10, 2023, which was called solely to certify the 2022 election. I did not attend the swearing-in ceremony in the evening of the 10th. I have neither...

July 18 -- Bear Lakes and Round Lake Loop trails in Lakes Basin Bear Lake I continued to work almost full time as an architect at the firm I founded 50years ago, Interactive Resources. Most of the projects I work on now involve building envelope components (roofs,...

It is now almost one year since I termed out as mayor of Richmond, concluding a 28-year run of public service that included serving as a City Council member, mayor, and representing Richmond on numerous regional and statewide organizations, many of which I chaired....

2024 looks like a mixed bag for Point Molate and Winehaven. Nearly 30 years after the Richmond City Council first considered acquisition of Point Molate, the only remarkable physical change has been the steady deterioration of buildings in the Winehaven Historic...

The article copied below is from the Grandview Independent. I just took the survey, which like the Community Warning System (CWS) , is also fatally flawed. It sems to be based on the premise that a few tweaks will make everything okay. You can’t fix a trainwreck, and...

Housing developers would have us believe that they are visionary risk takers, foreseeing future demand for housing and planning innovative and creative projects to meet that demand. Maybe some of them are, but they rarely find their way to Richmond. We seem to mostly...

With no coverage from any news media, the California Court of Appeal on November 27, 2023, disposed of the long standing challenge to the Point Molate SEIR (Subsequent Environmental Impact Report) by the Point Molate Alliance and the North Coast River Alliance by...

As the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day approaches on December 7, it is interesting to reflect on what failures in readiness led to the devastating attack. As I was compiling Cecilia King’s Extraordinary Senior Trip, I dove for context into pre-WWII history,...

Some of you may be interested in following the link to participate in the survey. While the land use policy is focused on the important topic of housing, I mentioned that consideration should be given for land that preserves or provides habitat for wildlife and...

Dear Friend of the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, This is a gentle reminder that the fall Native Plant Extravaganza takes place this coming Saturday, November 18, from 10:00-4:00. See below for information on the free native wildflower seed giveaway, and the...

Design Review Board meeting canceled following resignations Soren Hemmila Nov 14, 20233 min Grandview Independent The Richmond Design Review Board meeting was canceled for lack of a quorum last week following the resignation of its two members in protest of the...

For a nonprofit with a multimillion operating budget, It is incomprehensible that Urban Tilth simply cannot produce an audit of its finances. And it is equally incomprehensible that the attorney general continues to cut Urban Tilth slack, setting yet another deadline...

According to the former chair of the Design Review Board, the attorney for Guardian Commercial Real Estate, L.P., the developer of the proposed Marina Point, the City missed the Housing Accountability Act 30-day deadline to inform the applicant of all the...

There used to be an old Reader’s Digest section headed “Humor in Uniform, which reminds us the sometimes, there is levity in a war zone, where the “Green Machine” matches up soldiers skills with the needs of Uncle Sam. Here are some real stories involving friends of...

Dear Friend of the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, The days are shorter, we’ve had some rain, and temperatures are cooler—this is a great time to plant native plants! Shop for them on Saturday, November 18, at the upcoming Native Plant Extravaganza, and a...

The tentative ruling in the Port of Oakland Coal case went against the City of Oakland, and the judge will make final ruling in ten days. It would be really important for the City of Richmond to file an amica brief in support of Oakland, because if Oakland loses, it...