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...

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...

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 |...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, July 14, 12:30pm. Shay's Haircare Clinic Shay's Haircare Clinic is the first haircare clinic in Richmond solely dedicated to providing African-American children...

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...

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...