View this email in your browser Paper Birds & Howell Devine take the stage this Friday, August 11th! Barrio Manouche performing in July, photo credit: James Whittlesey Point Richmond Music (PRM's) free summer concert series continues this Friday, August 11th with...

Back when I was mayor, I used to host a toast to Richmond on its birthday at a local watering hole, but I don’t think the current regime is into that anymore. Sad.

With a letter from the State lands Commission and a letter from the City of Richmond, the proposal to fill the Craneway with pickleball courts appears dead on arrival. The State Lands Commission concluded, And the City of Richmond followed up with: We hope that the...

Richmond homeowners interested in the free solar program can view the workshop video here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEPTd3yNz_4 or sign-up for the program at, www.energyforallprogram.org/richmond/. GRID Alternatives and City staff members are available to...

BAY AREA Richmond Hosting No-Cost Home Solar Program Workshop The Richmond City Manager’s Office Economic Development Department in partnership with GRID Alternatives will host their annual workshop regarding the no-cost solar program for Richmond and North Richmond...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, August 4, 12:30pm. The Hidden Technology of Bowling Dr. Ray Castro San Pablo Rotary Club Tying into the upcoming RotaCare Bowl-A-Thon on Saturday, August 19 at...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/08/01/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-incandescent-light-bulb-ban/ What you need to know about the incandescent light bulb ban Incandescent light bulb sales have been banned. (Predrag Sepelj/Adobe Stock via CNN) By CNN COM WIRE SERVICE...

Richmond chemical plant fined $1.15 million for years-long air pollution violations Chemtrade has underreported sulfur dioxide emissions since at least 2014 This photo shows the old General Chemical plant at Hensley and Castro streets in Richmond during a vapor leak...

Hi There, My name is Jed Lee and I'm a local East Bay filmmaker. I'm working with the City of Richmond to screen my documentary titled "Greenway" about the local Richmond Greenway and various local community organizations in the area. We are screening the film THIS...

Richmond firefighters union unanimously votes for no confidence in fire chief, calls for his tenure to endFire chief Angel Montoya’s ‘lack of integrity, refusal to meet, and his absences make him unfit to serve,’ the union said in a statement By AUSTIN TURNER |...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, July 28, 12:30pm. President Demotion At this special meeting, we celebrate Darlene Drapkin’s year as the president of our Club. We also welcome in our next...

Sideshows continue in Richmond, the most recent resulting is a serious injury. From the Grandview Independent, “Two years ago, the problem of sideshows went before the Richmond city council, which decided to deal with sideshows through public education programs that...

See The Richmond Review Q2 23 courtesy Jeff Leenhouts of Cushman and Wakefield.

On July 14, 2023, Councilmember Doria Robinson posted the plea, https://www.doriarobinson.com/news/urgent-action-needed-to-address-dangerous-working-conditions-for-richmond's-public-safety-workers. I reposted it on Facebook at Everybody’s Richmond California with the...

One of the most memorable accomplishments of my 28-years of public service was establishment of the Richmond Promise, funded with $35 million from the $90 million Chevron and Community ECIA (Environmental and Community Investment Agreement) As you can see from the...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, July 21, 12:30pm. Creating the Black Wealth Builders Fund Susan Russell In response to long-standing barriers to homeownership, the Arlington Community Church...

You might enjoy reading about our new but unusual family summer home in Sierra City. As you may know, I’m a sucker for historic buildings, and this one has a lot of history. Click here for a full description of The Old Sierra City Schoolhouse. Figure 1 - During the...

Not being mayor anymore and not having to attend other regional board and commission meetings almost every day gives me time to pursue other activities that I have neglected for a long time. Here is a collection of sketches of historic buildings in Sierra City, CA, a...

Remembering my younger brother - Martin Andrew Butt. Martin was three years younger than I. He joined the Marines and survived a year in Vietnam before coming home and dying in an automobile accident. Today, July 14, Bastille Day, would be his 76th birthday, but he is...

Point Richmond Music (PRM's) free summer concerts continue this Friday, July 14th with Blü Egyptian and Barrio Manouche! View this email in your browser This Friday ~ PRM Presents Blü Egyptian & Barrio Manouche! Watercolor of our June concert by Kate Merriman...