This story from the New York Times is a good explanation of how politics prevents local governments from regulating grade crossing blockages. By Peter Eavis, Mark Walker and Niraj Chokshi The reporters have covered railroad consolidation and safety practices and the...

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...

Public Meeting – To Comment on Chevron Refinery’s 2021 Wharf Oil Spill Evaluation Report Monday, July 17, 2023 The public has an opportunity to comment on a third-party consultant report on of the Root Cause Analysis of the Chevron Richmond Refinery’s 2021 Wharf Oil...

In response to a California Public Records Act request for, “...copies of any documents or records in your possession, or possession of your office or agency, dating since July 1, 2022, until today, that include any discussion or mention of a plan or plans to preserve...

With Richmond’s premier event venue, the Craneway, slated to become a pickleball court, another prized waterfront venue, the Riggers Loft, is under pressure by the City Council pay up or go away to make way for the wind energy industry. Mayor Martinez and...

As cities and counties across the Bay Area step up enforcement and penalties related to sideshows, the RPA-controlled Richmond City Council continues to embrace them as a valuable cultural activity. Whether it’s illegal fireworks or sideshows, the City Council firmly...

There is an announcement at https://www.cranewaypickleball.com/ that the Craneway will open this fall as a membership venue that offers, “16 dedicated indoor pickleball courts, a premier pro shop, and a wellness lounge.” This is a substantial and significant departure...

The City Attorney was handed yet another costly defeat in his effort to extricate the City of Richmond from litigation resulting from the RPA-controlled City Council’s failure to transfer the 30 percent developable area of Point Molate, including Winehaven, to Suncal...

Next Club Meeting - Club Assembly and review of 2023-24 activities Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, June 30, 12:30pm. Oscar Garcia Richmond Rotary President 2023-24 Join us to learn about Oscar Garcia's plans as...

I wrote about the General Warehouse in the February 7, 2023, E-FORUM, “The Sad Plight of the Historic Shipyard 3 General Warehouse.” Apparently, the situation has continued to deteriorate. The City has completely failed to effectively manage the lease of the General...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, June 23, 12:30pm. Policy Priorities from the Mayor’s Office Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez Newly-elected Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez will present a summary...

This year, the American Institute of Architects held their annual national conference, AIA Conference of Architecture 2023 (A’23) in San Francisco. On the first day of the conference, a group of 40 attendees came over to Richmond via ferry as part of a field trip,...

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!...

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,...

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 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...

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...

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....

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...