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...
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...
Report: Richmond Police staffing levels ‘seriously deficient’ to meet the needs of the public
The anti-police culture of the RPA and RPA City Council members and the even more anti-police culture of the ineffective and dangerous Reimagining Public Safety Community Task Force they set up is largely responsible for the police staffing crisis described in the...
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, August 25, 2023 | Shay’s Haircare Clinic and Peres School Teacher Support – VISITORS WELCOME
Next Club Meeting and Peres School Teacher Support Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, August 25, 12:30pm. Shay’s Haircare Clinic Julie Persons Shay’s Haircare Clinic is the first haircare clinic in Richmond solely...
Public Trust and the Craneway
Apparently, the pickleball lobby continues to press for a change in policy direction that would allow the pickleball complex to occupy the Craneway despite initial rejections by the City of Richmond and the State lands Commission. California State Lands Commission and...
Baltic Kiss One-Year Anniversary
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, August 18, 2023 | Rotacare Bowl-a-Thon | Join the Community Services Team – VISITORS WELCOME
Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, August 18, 12:30pm. The Hidden Technology of Bowling Dr Raynato Castro San Pablo Rotary Club Tying into the upcoming Barsheep RotaCare Bowl-a-thon, Dr Castro...
Three Years at the Factory Bar
The Factory Bar to mark three years with Surf & Turf Boozy Brunch August 8, 2023 Photo by Kathy Chouteau By Kathy Chouteau Set your smartphones for a Surf & Turf Boozy Brunch Sun., Aug. 20 at 11 a.m., when The Factory Bar in Richmond will celebrate its three...
Jason Becker Fundraiser by Catahoula
Paper Birds & Howell Devine take the stage this Friday, August 11th!
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...
Happy 118th Birthday, Richmond!
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.
California State Lands Commission and City of Richmond Reject Craneway Pickleball Proposal
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...
UPDATE to Richmond Hosting No-Cost Home Solar Program Workshop
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...
Richmond Hosting No-Cost Home Solar Program Workshop
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 Rotary Meeting Friday, August 4, 2023 | The Hidden Technology of Bowling – VISITORS WELCOME
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...