Courtesy of Don Gosney, below is a link to the candidate forum for Richmond Mayoral candidates at the Riggers Loft. Eduardo Martinez was a no-show because, as he explained it, “I also suspect the discussion at this forum will focus on what the candidates can do to...

Courtesy of Don Gosney, below is a link to access the video from the candidate forum for the District 4 City Council seat: https://youtu.be/CpaAJ070muU

Mayoral candidate Eduardo Martinez is a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist. According to Wikipedia, “Democratic socialism is a left-wing political philosophy that supports political democracy and some form of a socially owned economy, with a particular emphasis on...

In the first regular meeting since August, the City Council last night managed to spend four and a half hours on an agenda that included only one non-consent calendar action item, a direction for staff to come up with a plan to secure and maintain Point Molate, as...

Richmond Vice-mayor and current mayoral candidate Eduardo Martinez has declined to participate in the second Mayoral Forum at the Riggers Loft on September 14, 2022, sponsored by: Richmond Chamber of Commerce, 23rd Street Merchant Association, Richmond Main Street...

Courtesy of Don Gosney, we have a YouTube link to the Marina Bay Mayors Candidates Forum. How did they do? MARINA BAY NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MAYORAL FORUM The Marina Bay Neighborhood Council hosted a Mayoral forum tonight for the four candidates running to be Richmond's...

View this email in your browser Season Finale:Laurie Lewis with Hills to Hollers and Andre Thierry! Our free summer music series concludes this Friday, September 9th with Laurie Lewis super group Hills to Hollers and Andre Thierry's accordion soul music! We hope that...

The number of unhoused individuals in Richmond increased by 90% since 2019. For details, see https://cchealth.org/h3/coc/pdf/PIT-infographic-2022.pdf. Contra Costa County has responsibility for homeless programs (H3 Homeless Programs) but is not committing enough...

For inexplicable reasons, the San Francisco Chronicle chose to publish a gratuitous “photo essay” putting Richmond in the worst possible light, using distorted telephoto images to make Richmond look like a polluted and unhealthy city. See...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, August 26, 12:30pm. Lunch is $25/ $5 donation without lunch to Richmond Rotary Club is appreciated. No one will be turned away. LaShonda White Community Services...

After a precipitous rise with the onset of COVID-19, Richmond’s unemployment rate is currently at 3.6 percent, slightly lower that the State of California as a whole. The labor force consists of 52,000 residents, 50,200 of which are employed. Figure 1 - California...

While the Richmond City Council majority and multiple elected officials, including Senator Nancy Skinner, Supervisor John Gioia, and EBRPD Directors Coffey and Echols, continue to focus on “saving” Point Molate, there has not been a peep from them about saving the...

I apologize in advance, this is a bit of a slog, but it’s important. Bear with me. On August 17, 2022, Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Clare Maier released her tentative ruling in the case Winehaven vs. the City of Richmond, in which Winehaven sought an injunction...

The saga of Bolt shutting down and leaving Richmond and other cities with thousands of inoperable bikes in ambitious bikeshare programs has gone viral in the media for weeks. Hundreds of e-bikes abandoned in Richmond after company quietly shutters operations Usain...

Below is a list of candidates who have filed for election as City Council member or mayor as of August 12, 2022. The filing date has been extended to August 17 because one incumbent, Demnlus Johnson, did not file. I am recommending support for the following...

In a press conference at City Hall today, Assemblymember Buffy Wick delivered a check for a $6 million grant from the California Violence Intervention and Prevention program (CalVIP) for the use of the Richmond Office of Neighborhood Safety, Assemblymember Wicks is...

The Richmond Tennis Association's (RTA) top rated Women's (4.0) team won the East Bay Championship on July 31st in a playoff match against the team from The Claremont Resort and Spa. Last weekend, to top that off, our team, led by Captain Jorge Salinas, Co-Captain Jon...

Point Richmond Music Starts at 5:30pm! Baltic Kiss puckers up for big debut August 12, 2022 Photo credit: Kathy Chouteau By Kathy Chouteau Baltic Kiss, a new dining and live music venue run by the same crew who operate the wildly popular Black Star Pirate BBQ in Point...

Point Richmond Music's free concert series continues on Friday, August 12th with Dirty Cello & The Mad Maggies! View this email in your browser Next Up: Dirty Cello & The Mad Maggies! It was great to see so many of you at our kick-off concert last month! Our...

The Office of Congressman Mark DeSaulnier announced that the City of Richmond has been awarded $250,000 by the U/S. Department of Transportation to initiate a pilot program that will allow the city to collaborate coordinate microtransit and paratransit riders into...