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...

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...

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...

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...

Last year, Senator Nancy Skinner quietly slipped a $279.5 million appropriation into the State 2021-22 budget ostensibly to improve the Port of Oakland, but it is becoming clearer that the real intent was close funding gaps for infrastructure to serve the proposed new...

The City of Richmond celebrates its 117th birthday today, August 7, 2022. Like last year, I will be offering a toast at the Factory Bar at noon today. The Factory Bar opened on this same date in 2020. Richmond has been my home for nearly 43% of its life as an...

Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending August 5th, 2022. 1. Meeting Notes The Richmond City Council is on their August recess, and will return to session on Tuesday, September 13, 2022. Enjoy the time off! 2. Coronavirus...

In 1918, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution was approved, and a year later, the Volstead Act was passed, instituting Prohibition. There was a local campaign against Prohibition in order to save Winehaven, but Prohibition came, and Winehaven closed forever. Today,...

I am no fan of fossil fuels, and I know we must transition to renewable energy as soon as possible, if we are not already too late. In the building energy sector, Richmond has been a leader – going back nearly 10 years ago by joining MCE, which delivers mostly...

MEDIA ADVISORY August 5, 2022 State Awards $6M in Violence Prevention Funding to Richmond City and State leaders will announce a $6 million investment from the California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) program to the City of Richmond’s innovative Office...

Mothers Against Toxic Housing, Richmond Shoreline Alliance, SPRAWLDEF, Citizens for East Shore Parks, Sunflower Alliance, Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, and Sierra Club had challenged DTSC for not reopening the CEQA review in connection with...