In 2019, I authored the legislation that directed the city manager to pursue updating our business tax ordinance. Instead of City staff leading a transparent effort with public outreach, especially to the business community, the effort was highjacked by an RPA-backed,...

PRM is back! Free summer concerts return June 9th with Mandolin Manny and I ko YaYa! View this email in your browser Starting this Friday! We're Back! Point Richmond Music (PRM's) free summer concerts return this Friday, June 9th with Mandolin Manny and I ko YaYa!...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, June 9, 12:30pm. The Watershed Project Working to increase ecosystem and community resilience in North Richmond Dr. Naama Raz-Yaseef In this talk, they will...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, June 2, 12:30pm. WCCUSD Superintendent Dr. Chris Hurst Richmond Rotary Club member Dr. Chris Hurst will give us an overview of West County Unified School...

For years, the Richmond Police were prevented from purchasing license plate readers by the City Council because all the vendors also had the Department of Homeland Security as clients Apparently, that has been resolved., Richmond police reporting success with license...

James Michael Akstin Harry Ells High School Class of 1963 Memorial Day is for remembering those who lost their lives while serving in the military. In the Vietnam conflict, Richmond lost 32 young men. Most were young, ages 18-21. Four were African American, and four...

Dozens of Bay Area cities are poised to miss the state's second housing deadline — and face more penalties San Jose, pictured, is among the cities that has not had its housing element approved by the state and does not currently have a housing element under review....

For the first time since the 1960s (post-shipyard closing) the City of Richmond is losing population. What is City Government going to do about it? “After decades of population growth, nearly 1,000 people have left the city since 2020. Along with the high cost of...

See if you qualify for a sensor Free Air Sensors for Richmond residents Free Air Sensors for Richmond Residents! Are you interested in monitoring the air quality in Richmond? Richmond is home to highways, railroads, shipyards, and many high-pollution industries,...

Contact: Ben Enos benos@richmondpromise.org For Immediate Release May 8, 2023 Richmond Promise to Hold Annual Scholar Celebration on Saturday, June 3 at Richmond’s Civic Center Plaza RICHMOND, CALIF. — Richmond Promise invites the community to join in celebrating its...

CORRECTION & APOLOGIES: The free show is tomorrow, Wednesday Monday 24, 2023, at 7:00pm and NOT Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 7:00pm. Please see the updated information below. My sincere apologies for the mix up in dates. The City of Richmond has a limited number of...

Richmond council good at undoing, not doing This week marks one year since the Richmond City Council pulled the plug on development at Point Molate, claiming that they had saved the city from bankruptcy. Subsequently, they sold the 30% developable portion of Point...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, May 19, 12:30pm. Murder/Mystery Storytelling “Some Other Dude Did It” Richard S. Flier, a retired Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge (and former DA and...

Almost a year ago, May 17, 2022, the Richmond City Council pulled the plug on the proposed SunCal project at Point Molate (See Point Molate to Sell for $400, May 18, 2022). A little over a month later on June 28, 2022, as mayor, I had to sign the deed, transferring...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, May 12, 12:30pm. The Greater Richmond Interfaith Program (GRIP) and the Community GRIP is a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic coalition of congregations from varied...

More sad dog news from Irina Dyatlovskaya: To Elected Officials of Contra Costa County May 2, 2023 Halo, the dog that was on a kill list on 4/26, is dead. Killed (“humanely euthanized”) by CCAS. Below is a link to his page.Please, remember his name. And his face....

The following is from Svetlana Hill:Good Morning Elected Officials of Contra Costa County: Last week, I sent an email to 88 recipients and not one response received. That specific email was to share success stories of dogs that were within days or hours of being...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, May 5, 12:30pm. Using Cannabis: The Good and The Bad Zee Handoush Zee has spent the past 15 years running a Cannabis dispensary in Richmond, California. Zee has...

You can view the current City Manager's Weekly Report here: City Manager's Weekly Report 04/28/2023

https://riggersfundraiserforcccf.eventbrite.com Please join us for a fun party and a delicious selection of wine and dinner by Chef Frank Miller at Riggers Loft in Richmond--right on the Bay--and support Contra Costa College students where their needs are greatest....