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...

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...

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

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...

In a big win for those of us who have been advocating over 25 years for a well-designed mixed use project with 70 percent open space at Point Molate, Superior Court Judge Edward G. Weil provided a 42-page decision on January 31, 2022, denying the Petition for a Writ...

The Richmond City Charter states, “ (f) Administrative Responsibility. The Mayor shall sign all contracts on behalf of the City which are acted upon and approved by the City Council unless otherwise delegated by the City Council to a City official or employee, and...

Richmond police chief, husband won't face criminal charges in assault/threats probes (mercurynews.com) Richmond police chief, husband won’t face criminal charges in assault/threats probes, but their legal problems aren’t over Hearing on firearm issue set for Friday By...

The apartment for the family of six to move into next week is shown below after cleanup. I think we are still looking for donated bunk beds. If you have some, contact Rotary member Alexandra Wilson alexandra@wilsonimmigration.org. If you are interested in donating to...

https://richmondpulse.org/2022/01/26/helping-homeless-people-one-family-at-a-time/ Helping Homeless People One Family at a Time 26 Jan Posted at 07:32h in News by Danielle Parenteau-Decker Richmond Mayor Tom Butt is seeking landlords and other partners to support an...

I teamed up with the Richmond Rotary Club and other private and non-profit partners to start this initiative because of the inability of the RPA-controlled City Council to effectively pursue realistic programs and policies related to unhoused persons. They are wasting...