In the case of Winehaven Legacy LLC vs City of Richmond, the Court issued a tentative ruling today that kicked the can down the road. The Court requested supplemental briefs from the parties addressing jurisdictional issues between federal and state courts. The...

The Richmond Progressive Alliance Wishes to Thank Its Financial Supporters In Quick Response from RPA Spin Machine, July 29, 2022, you will see that Suzanne Wilson writes, “RPA does not take corporate money. The Preston-Werner Foundation is not a corporation, nor does...

This message is being sent on behalf of City Manager Shasa Curl Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending July 29th, 2022. Meeting Notes There is a Special City Council Meeting scheduled for Monday, August 1, 2022 at 3:00 PM....

Hey, North and Easters in District 6, if you haven’t seen your City Council member Claudia Jimenez around your neighborhood lately, it’s because she is living in Point Richmond and has been for several months. People tell me that she is living in Jeff Kilbreth’s $1.5...

It must have struck a nerve because it took the RPA Spin Machine only 4 hours to respond to my E-FORUM “Where is Claudia?” In her response, Suzanne Williams, RPA Facebook editor, explained that Claudia was “staying at the home of friends in Point Richmond” while her...

The RPA continues to be critical of any politician or political organization that accepts funding from corporations. In the RPA alter-universe, all corporations are evil, whether they sell fossil fuel products, solar collectors or life-saving medicines. Unless, of...

I represent the City of Richmond on the Board of MCE, and I am chair of the MCE Board. MCE Reports Almost 150% Increase in Energy Efficiency in 2021 Board and Municipal Update July 2022 July has been a busy month at MCE! I am excited to provide this update with recent...

With a few tips from the community, we believe we have mostly solved the all-night bass beat mystery on the night/morning of July 23/24. It appears to have been an all-night event staged in a large tent in the vicinity of Parr Boulevard and the Richmond Parkway. The...

Thanks to information provided by three tipsters, we now know that the mysterious sound that kept West County awake for 12 hours the night of July 23/24 was a birthday party for a 20-year-old at an industrial site adjacent to the Richmond parkway accessed off Goodrick...

Hundreds of people took to Next Door and Facebook last night and even as late at 8:00 AM this morning to complain about an incessant bass tone beat that kept them up all night. Complaints came in from all over Richmond, San Pablo and El Sobrante. People were so upset...

Unfortunately, Bolt apparently went out of business without prior notification or removal of their capital equipment from city property. They recently missed the City’s monthly meeting check in and have been unresponsive to all their clients throughout all their...

This message is being sent on behalf of City Manager Shasa Curl Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending July 22nd, 2022. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 26th, 2022. Closed Session...

Cushman & Wakefield provides a quarterly report of commercial real estate activity in Richmond, including tracking inventory and price for warehouse, manufacturing and office/flex products. See The Richmond Review Quarter 2, 2022

I would like to formally announce the appointment of Diana Lopez as our new Deputy Director of Community Services for the Library! Diana has nearly 10 years in public library management and holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree from San Jose State...

From Lizeht Zepeda: Hello Mayor & Council members, for the administrative record I have the results for the DRPBID ballot count. We received over 96% approval for the DRPBID, thank you again and additionally I wanted to thank staff Thomas Omolo for all the heavy...

Richmond police chief returns to work after saga involving relative who accused her of domestic violence Pending motion over firearms in Contra Costa Richmond Police Chief Bisa French is photographed in her office at the Richmond Police Department on Friday, July 24,...

With no transparency and no public notice or participation, and certainly no notice to the elected mayor of Richmond, Senator Nancy Skinner conspired with Supervisor John Gioia, East Bay Regional Parks District Manager Sabrina Landreth and Director Elizabeth Echols,...

This message is being sent on behalf of City Manager Shasa Curl Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending July 15th, 2022. Meeting Notes The next Regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday July 19th, 2022. Closed...

It appears that somehow $36 million found its way into the California Budget Act of 2022 for “(47) $36,000,000 for the East Bay Recreation and (sic) Park District for the Point Molate open space acquisition and clean up.” The only other money allocated to Richmond was...

On Monday, July 18, 2022, John Gioia and Norman La Force are hosting a virtual conversation about the future of Point Molate. You could not find two worse flip-flopping, hypocritical double-dealing persons to talk about Point Molate, but is a good chance to ask...