Cops and Goblins
Calling all the brave little goblins and ghouls of Richmond, CA! Are you searching for a Halloween adventure that's both thrilling and safe? Look no further, because your friendly neighborhood Police Department has got you covered! Mark your calendars for Saturday,...
Marina Point Proposal is Richmond Riviera All Over Again – Except Worse
The vacant lot between the Ford Building and Marina Way South is designated “High Intensity Mixed Use (Major Activity Center” in the Richmond General Plan 2030, because of its proximity to the Richmond Ferry Terminal, the Bay Trail, the Rosie the Riveter Visitor...
Riggers Loft Wine Company Sues to Protect Its Lease
The Riggers Loft Wine Company has filed a lawsuit against its landlord, the Surplus Property Authority of the City of Richmond, for unlawfully and illegally, and in bad faith, forcing it to pay excess rent and penalties, trying to coerce an illegal eviction and trying...
A reluctant city council votes to preserve historic Winehaven buildings
Even though the City Council is under a Federal Court judgment to “maintain and secure” Point Molate (including Winehaven), it has done neither. The move to provide some minimal protection during the coming rainy season would not have happened without the lawsuit...
City Council Member Gets over $10 million in Grants from City of Richmond.
Urban Tilth, a Richmond nonprofit that has been officially delinquent in filing with the State of California Department of Justice since May 2022, is on next week’s City Council agenda to receive over $10 million in sole source contract funding from the City of...
Former Richmond City Council Member Tony Thurmond Running for Governor
California schools superintendent Tony Thurmond joins the race for governor in 2026 Tony Thurmond has led California’s Department of Education since 2018. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond is seen March 30, 2023. His California Department of...
Rosie the Riveter Trust
On Saturday, September 20, 2023, Rosie the Riveter Trust celebrated its 24th anniversary with the Trust’s Annual Fundraising Gala at the Craneway – the best one yet!. Rosie the Riveter Trust is the nonprofit partner of Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National...
Sustainability Award
Even though elected public service is just a memory for me now, what we achieved in Richmond lives on. Two years ago, Contra Costa Climate Leaders issued a Local Government Report card, awarding Richmond as 1st Place in progress on addressing the climate crises. See...
Attention: 4th Richmond Community Chess Festival’s National Chess Day celebration at the 15th Annual Spirit & Soul Event on Saturday
It’s that time again! Bring your best game to the 4th Richmond Community Chess Festival’s National Chess Day celebration at the 15th Annual Spirit & Soul Event on Saturday, October 14, 2023. This is a free community chess event; pre-registration is highly...
Jesse Arreguin for State Senate
As mayors of two very close cities of about the same size, Jesse and I worked on many of the same issues, such as homelessness, health care, education and economic development. He was my alternate as a BCDC commissioner, and when I left, he became the ABAG-appointed...
The Answer is Blowing in the Wind
Interactive Resources is 50 years old today! 48 years ago, we erected what was then the largest wind generator in California and the first to cogenerate with the grid. See https://youtu.be/MPBdHcMxgeA and https://youtu.be/xwy6xO57WF8.
Remembering Covid the Corvid
Every year about this time, I think about Covid the Corvid who brought some levity to our first year of COVID-19. It has been three years now, since Covid the Corvid told us “goodbye” and flew off to become a wild crow. For the story, see Covid the Corvid – Free as a...
Can licensed tent villages ease California’s homelessness epidemic? This nonprofit thinks so
Read in Los Angeles Times: https://apple.news/ARJ-fUoegTGeR7loFPFvtzw I proposed this in 2018 (Managed Homeless Camps, June 27, 2018) but the City Council did not have the backbone to move ahead. They looked at dozens of sites but always caved in to neighborhood...
Richmond Artists, Advocates, & Civic Leaders Organize Benefit Concert to End Domestic Violence
__________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Katherine Rife, The Latina Center, krife@thelatinacenter.org, (202) 340-8989 Trina Jackson-Lincoln, City of Richmond, trina_jackson@ci.richmond.ca.us, (510)...
A Few Tickets Left for Rosie Gala at the Craneway!
As a highlight - 13 Rosies - now in their 100s or close to that will be joining us to celebrate our theme this year which is If it weren't for the Rosies... JOIN US FOR THIS YEARS ROSIE GALA! TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE! Saturday, September 23, 2023 More information, to...
City of Richmond lacks Follow Through on Permits and Approvals
One of my enduring complaints about the City of Richmond is a deeply embedded culture that fails to follow through on permits, approvals and agreements. Once the approval has been made, the City is gone forever. Following are two examples from what were very...
Retirement?
Almost everyone asks me, “How do you like retirement?” I have to explain that while I have involuntarily (termed out) transitioned from being an elected official, I have hardly retired. Incidentally, no longer being saddled with the responsibilities of elected office...
Pt. Richmond Music’s Season Finale – This Friday, 9/8!
Point Richmond Music (PRM's) free summer concert series concludes this Friday, with Lady Bianca and Soji & the Afrobeat Band! View this email in your browser Season Finale w/ Lady Bianca & Soji & the Afrobeat Band this Friday, 9/8! Point Richmond Music...
Interactive Resources Marks 50th Year in Business in Richmond
Interactive Resources, Inc. Celebrates 50th Anniversary | Interactive Resources (intres.com) PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Interactive Resources, Inc. Celebrates 50th Anniversary East Bay Architectural and Engineering Firm at Forefront of Sustainable Design...
Rosie the Riveter Trust Annual Dinner Gala September 23, 2023
This is the annual fundraiser (and fun raiser) event that provides funding for Rosie the Riveter Trust Programs such as Rosie’s Service Corps and Every Kid Outdoors. The cost is $250 for seat or a table of 10 for $2,500. For tickets go to...