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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...