Please enjoy the Press Release below concerning Contra Costa County’s exciting news. Richmond is a member of MCE, and most Richmond residents and businesses receive electric power generation from MCE. I currently chair the MCE Board of Directors....

As the Mayor’s Housing First project, in partnership with the Richmond Rotary Club, continues to place previously homeless persons into apartments, finding willing landlords is a major challenge, especially in Richmond where Rent Control and Just Cause have made...

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 April 8th, 2022. Meeting Notes The next Regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday April 19th, 2022. Enjoy the...

In accordance with the 2018 Federal Court settlement and amended final judgment of 2019, one of the following will happen on May 21, 2022: SunCal, which has full development entitlements with a Development Agreement (DA) and Development and Disposition Agreement (DDA)...

According to a Bay Area Council poll, 86% of Bay Area registered voters say homelessness is the areas’ top problem and is getting worse. SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Homelessness is the most important problem facing the Bay Area, so say the majority of 1000 Bay Area...

I am continuing to receive complaints about the quality of Animal Services provided by Contra Costa County and the proposed new agreement between the City and County that appears to further reduce services while increasing the costs to the City. At the end of this...

Apparently because of ineligible signatures on his filing petition, Richmond City Council Member Demnlus Johnson will not be among the candidates for the new District 8 in the June 7, 2022, Primary Election. According to election officials in Solano County, they were...

Editorial: Contra Costa needs a sheriff who doesn’t defend felon cops Time for a leader for the 21st century. Voters should oust David Livingston, elect Benjamin Therriault Sheriff David Livingston, left, faces a reelection challenge from Richmond Police Officer...

MCE 100% Renewable Energy Now Cheaper Than PG&E. Board and Municipal Update March 2022 Dear Directors Butt and Johnson, Samantha, and Ruben, I hope all is well! I wanted to share some recent news, achievements and upcoming opportunities regarding MCE and the...

People are asking what will replace the specialty gas production facility at the corner of Cutting Boulevard and Canal Boulevard that has been almost totally demolished. Duke Realty is planning a $48 million, 153,000 square foot building that is primarily a logistics...

Elon Musk to send Kennedy High principal to space? Only on April Fool’s Day April 1, 2022 Image courtesy of the school. By Kathy Chouteau No, Kennedy High School Principal Jarod Scott is not flying to space courtesy of Elon Musk. And a mysterious candidate with the...

As the mayor’s race heats up in Richmond, an exciting new candidate has just emerged. Known to his friends and family simply as “Paris,” he is looking forward to going head-to-head with the two candidates who have already announced -- Eduardo Martinez and Shawn...

March 29 was chosen as National Vietnam War Veterans Day because on March 29, 1973, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was disbanded and the last U.S. combat troops departed the Republic of Vietnam. On March 29, 2012, President Barack Obama proclaimed March...

This message is being sent on behalf of Interim City Manager Shasa Curl Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending March 25th, 2022. Meeting Notes The next Regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday , April 5, 2022....

As the Mayor’s Housing First project, in partnership with the Richmond Rotary Club, continues to place previously homeless persons into apartments, finding willing landlords is a major challenge, especially in Richmond where Rent Control and Just Cause have made...

I want to share this email I wrote East Bay Times Reporter Katie Lauer in response to her article headlined, “Another Controversial Point Molate Development in Richmond Sinks.”...

Richmond police disperse sideshow with over 100 vehicleshttps://richmondstandard.com/richmond/2022/03/21/richmond-police-disperse-sideshow-with-over-100-vehicles/ March 21, 2022 Getty images Richmond police reportedly dispersed a sideshow featuring over 100 vehicles...

In another classic battle of the RPA Four against the rest of Richmond, they powered through on a 4-3 vote selection of Map 201, deemed by the RPA to provide the best chance of preserving their power structure. Most everyone else in Richmond, including the...

When the vote came on the Resolution of the Richmond City Council in Support of the People of Ukraine last night, it passed 6-0, with Comrade Gayle Mc Laughlin speaking against it and then turning her camera off and declining to vote. She did not even have the courage...

The Point Molate Alliance, essentially the RPA, bragged about the ill-advised vote of the RPA Four to reject a resolution of intent to establish a Community Facilities District or Point Molate, a contractual requirement between the City and Winehaven Legacy LLC. See...