Learn how MCE is advancing equitable access to clean transportation. Board and Municipal Update May 2022 I wanted to share some recent news, achievements and upcoming opportunities regarding MCE and the communities we serve. If you have any questions about these...

By a narrow 4-2-1 vote on May 24, 2022, (McLaughlin, Jimenez, Willis and Johnson voting “yes” and bates abstaining) the City Council approved a project with 76 tightly packed single-family homes in the former quarry west of Seacliff Drive. The Original Project,...

The latest news is that SunCal fell short on their attempt to close the purchase of Point Molate by May 21. Apparently, the City of Richmond will proceed to closing the Point Molate purchase for $400 with Upstream and the Guidiville Band of the Pomo Indians. The new...

As the deadline for SunCal to purchase Point Molate for $45 million came and went on May 21, 2022, the giddy Richmond Progressive Alliance and its alter ego, the Point Molate Alliance, continue to gloat over their perceived victory, the celebration of which may,...

San Francisco Business Times:As a crucial project deadline fast approaches, Richmond braces for legal blowback over Point Molate Point Molate. SunCal has until May 21 to close on the sale of the land at the site — a deadline city officials say they do not believe the...

We may be biased, but we think you should give us a try. Here are a few reasons why: Affordable. Rides cost $2 each. Students and seniors ride for FREE. Safe. We put a number of safety measures in place, including plexiglass partitions in all vehicles and a cap on the...

From: Jed Terrence Lee BS <jedtlee@berkeley.edu> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 7:00 PM To: Tom Butt <tom.butt@intres.com> Cc: richmondgreenwayfilm@gmail.com Subject: "Greenway" Documentary Premiere Invitation Dear Mayor Butt, Hope you are doing well. I’m...

At last night’ City Council meeting, the four RPA City Council members (McLaughlin, Jimenez, Willis and Martinez) voted to end the attempt by SunCal (Wineheven LLC) to purchase the developable portion of Point Molate for $45 million. Bates and I dissented, and Johnson...

The RPA-controlled City Council is playing a dangerous game that will most likely cost the City of Richmond tens of millions of dollars and ignite new litigation that could continue for years, costing the City of Richmond even more. In Item V.6, “Point Molate DDA...

From a health and environmental standpoint, the most important result of street sweeping is the debris you cannot see. Recent research has revealed that a chemical found in car tire debris kills coho salmon returning to spawn. For the first time in years, endangered...

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 in May 13th, 2022. Meeting Notes The next Regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday May 17th, 2022. Closed...

Bike to Wherever Day is back in person this year and coming up soon! Join the City of Richmond, Bike East Bay, 511 Contra Costa, and more, on Friday, May 20th from 7am - 9am to celebrate the Bay Area’s biggest day for bicycling. You’ll get a free, limited-edition Bike...

When Richmond voters adopted Richmond Fair Rent, Just Cause for Eviction and Homeowner Protection Ordinance (Rent Control and Just Cause), one of the stated objectives was to put the brakes on unjustified rent increases, although there was no evidence that this was...

After the City rejected the casino project in 2011, Upstream and Guidiville (“Tribe”) brought a lawsuit in federal court, claiming the City had breached the Land Disposition Agreement. In 2013 U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers ruled in favor of the City,...

Figure 1 - Bruce Perlowin, the "King of Pot" Figure 1 - In 1979, Brett Douglas was a twenty-eight-year-old US Marine Corps veteran working as a commercial tuna fisherman in California. That year, a young man named Bruce Perlowin came looking for professional seamen...

From 1969 to 1985, the Pacific Locomotive Association had its railway museum at Point Molate and was a very popular weekend destination. The boarding area was located where Point Molate Beach Park is now. The Pacific Locomotive Association operations are now located...

The East Bay Times struggles with facts. The East Bay Times wrote, “And on Nov. 16, the mayor published previously classified findings of a nearly two-year investigation that exonerated him after a city employee accused him of discrimination, retaliation, corrupt...

In addition to Point Molate, the City of Richmond owns Terminal 4, about a mile up Stenmark Drive. The terminal is no longer active as a maritime operation, but it was once a bustling center of fish processing. It was also the location of the last whaling station in...

After entering into an agreement with the City of Richmond in 2004, Upstream and Guidiville had five years to complete certain requirements, including an EIR and a favorable Indian Lands Decision, before transfer of the property for uses that included a casino could...

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 in May 6th, 2022. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 17th, 2022. Enjoy the next...