We are happy to announce that a five-person family has moved out of an RV at the Parkway/Castro Street camp and into the two bedroom apartment shown below. For our next family, we still need a donated BR set and LR furniture including a futon or fold-out couch. Please...

As MCE Board chair, I signed an agreement for MCE’s largest battery-storage project to date, located in Kern County, which will provide enough power for an estimated 52,000 homes each year. The Golden Fields Solar project was selected after MCE’s annual solicitation...

The article below, “Two Richmond police review commissioners faulted for ‘inappropriate’ behavior” is not only poor reporting but also points out some disturbing efforts to politicize the Community Police Review Commission (CPRC) and improper actions by its...

Although not yet officially published, the February 15, 2022, City Council Agenda promises some interesting debate. The corrupt and incompetent City Attorney’s Office has requested Item AA.1.B on the Consent Calendar to authorize another $150,000 for Meyers Nave to...

We are looking for a 1-bedroom apartment anywhere in West County and will pay a year’s rent in advance. The tenant will be a fully-employed single mother and her 12-year-old son. Landlords, be part of the solution! Email if you are interested.

Here is a link to a long article in the Daily Mail about homeless initiative in the Bay Area, including Richmond: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10491511/Homelessness-San-Francisco-bad-people-asked-homeless-person-spare-room.html. ___ The mayor of the...

Less than eight months ago, the City Council unanimously adopted a direction to staff to take steps to encourage Caltrans to be a better steward of its rights-of-way. It was originally introduced by Bates on June 29, 2021, as “J-1. DIRECT staff to research into filing...

No Time to Waste: The Urgent Mission of Betty Reid Soskin has been awarded the 2022 Best Documentary Feature of the Denton Black Film Festival. Congratulations to our dedicated filmmaker, Carl Bidleman! https://dentonbff.com/2022-festival-winners/ The documentary has...

The Mayor’s Office is a constant recipient of complaints about trash, litter and poor landscape maintenance along the I-80 and I-580 rights-of-way. We don’t see this in wealthier parts of the Bay Area. Much of the trash and litter is associated with homeless camps...

You can view the current City Manager's Weekly Report here: City Manager's Weekly Report 02/04/2022

https://richmondstandard.com/richmond/2022/02/08/sideshows-are-out-of-control-in-richmond-whos-to-blame/Sideshows are out of control in Richmond. Who’s to blame? February 8, 2022 Photo from a sideshow over the weekend posted to Richmond Mayor Tom Butt's e-forum...

This article is not really about Richmond, but it did mention our Housing First initiative. I have also agendized a measure for the February 15, 2022, City Council meeting that will allow use of non-residential buildings located in non-residential zones to be used for...

I agree with the author. The approach that Contra Costa county and the RPA controlled City Council is not working. Only a Housing First approach will succeed. Op-ed: The real answer to the housing crisis is permanenceBy Ali Barar • February 7, 2022 • Letter to the...

At least two major sideshows, one at Solano and San Pablo and the other at Central Avenue and I-580 (https://nextdoor.com/p/JN3QLBgfQQ_N?utm_source=share&extras=NDYwNDUz), reignited the debate about sideshows in Richmond, one of many topics that continues to...

Figure 1 - This is the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) idea of a successful homeless program (costs taxpayers over $1.5 million a year) Figure 2 - This is the first unit of the Mayor's Office Housing First initiative ready for move in (costs taxpayers nothing)...

Usually, Richmond City Council meetings make you want to cry, but every now and then there is a bit of humor. Watch Melvin Willis experience an out of chair experience while making an impassioned speech. Click on Melvin Willis' Out of Chair Experience - YouTube

Six months ago, I reported on the embarrassing and abysmal condition of Baxter Creek Park and the adjacent site of the proposed development by Miraflores Community Devco, LLC (Baxter Creek Park an Example of City Priorities, July 31, 2021). Today, six months later, I...

For Release: Friday, Feb. 4, 2022 Contact: CCHS Media Line, 925-608-5463 or doc.pio@cchealth.org Contra Costa Reaches 80% Vaccinated, Sunsets Vaccine Verification Requirement With 80% of all county residents now fully vaccinated, Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS)...

Letters: Solving homelessness East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for Feb. 3. 2022 Does state have will to solve homelessness? The definition of homeless is lack of a permanent home. “Housing First” is based on the concept that a homeless individual’s or family’s...

The practice of Vice-mayor Demnlus Johnson executing agreements without City Council authorization while identifying himself as mayor (in this case me personally), is not limited to the most recent execution of a contract for legal services. An excerpt from the...