Richmond is one of the eleven cities being sued by pro-housing groups for failing to meet a January 31, 2023, deadline to submit the Housing Element of the General Plan to the California Department of Housing and Community Development. This is good news for...

For Release: Monday, Feb. 6, 2023 Contact: CCH Media Line, 925-608-5463 or doc.pio@cchealth.org Contra Costa Health Opens Online Survey About Emergency Ambulance Service Contra Costa Health (CCH) seeks public participation in an online survey this month to help gather...

The following was sent to me by Brian Lewis of BCARD: The City of Richmond and Brickyard Cove Alliance Responsible Development (BCARD) is asking for information about the upcoming Hearing on Terminal One is sent to the Community and the Richmond Yacht Club. Tuesday,...

Figure 1 - The iconic Moderne style General Warehouse at historic Shipyard 3 Figure 2 - Deteriorated entry to General Warehouse The General Warehouse is the most iconic of the extant historical buildings from the historic WWII Shipyard 3. For almost a decade, the City...

https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/waterside-saunas-bay-area-17762581.php I found four wood saunas on the Richmond waterfront with unreal Bay Area views Silas Valentino, SFGATE Feb. 4, 2023Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 9:22 a.m. Sauna No. 2 is nicknamed the "picture...

From Kathy Kramer: Dear Friend of the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour and Green Home Features Showcase, Now is a great time to plant California natives! To help you along, the first Native Plant Extravaganza of the year takes place next week-end, on Saturday,...

You can view the current City Manager's Weekly Report here: City Manager's Weekly Report 02/03/2023

My legal challenge to the sale of Terminal 1 was served this week on both the City of Richmond and Terminal One Development LLC (See Court Order Sought to Invalidate Sale of Terminal 1, January 20, 2023). We’ll see what happens. There is another component of this...

Like many other cities, Richmond has missed the deadline for adopting its General Plan Housing Element. Penalties can include fines up to $100,000, withholding of grant funds, and imposition of the "builder's remedy," which means that Richmond would be forced to...

Figure 1 - Historic Cafeteria Building The historic Cafeteria Building located on Canal Boulevard is one of only six remaining intact buildings in historic Shipyard 3. It was completed in September 1943, and although substantially altered in the interior, the exterior...

Businesses all over town are concerned and complaining that there is apparently no way to renew businesses licenses for 2023 under the ill-conceived Measure U. No invoices are being mailed out to businesses. Those businesses that want to be proactive go to the...

With a little over three weeks since my forced retirement from politics, I am enjoying life. No more evening meetings, no emails or phone calls from irate residents, no suits and ties, and best of all, no City Council meetings. Although I am retired from politics, I...

A failed primary clarifier that has been out of service since Monday at the City’s wastewater treatment plant on Canal Boulevard is responsible for multiple spikes in H2S, (also known as sewer gas, swamp gas, stink damp, and sour damp) a colorless gas known for its...

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ended a fight about a voter-approved initiative that increased tolls on the seven state-run bridges over San Francisco Bay by $3.00 in part to support climate change projects. Regional Measure 3 (RM3) was planned and passed in...

You can view the current City Manager's Weekly Report here: City Manager's Weekly Report 01/20/2023

Today, we filed a request for a writ of mandate from Contra Costa Superior Court to vacate, set aside, and/or rescind the Land Development Agreement (LDA) entered into between the City of Richmond and Terminal One Development LLC on December 29, 2022. Click here for...

The City of Richmond’s access to Highway Users Tax Account Funds has been suspended because the City is delinquent in filing is Annual Street Report (ASR) for the Fiscal Year 2021-22. See HUTA Suspension Letter. This is the kind of thing we are likely to see more of...

I understand that the City Council elected Gayle McLaughlin as vice-mayor last night, creating a potential future Charter crisis (similar to a Constitutional crisis). Article III-A, Section 3(a) of the City Charter states, “No person may serve as Mayor for more than...

Like San Francisco (see article at the end of this email), the City of Richmond routinely awards contracts to nonprofits, the status of which is revoked, suspended or delinquent. Doing due diligence and vetting the status of nonprofit grant recipients is the job of...

The film Stuntboy (Click Here) was shot by former Richmond resident John Behrens in 1988 when he was 14 years old and completed in 1990 when he was 16. John wrote: Francois Chew and I made this film in 1990. It was written by Tom McGowan to be a making of an...