Figure 1 - Encroachment on public right-of-way at 8 Western After a lawsuit was filed by multiple neighbors, the City of Richmond has decided to terminate the illegal encroachment agreement for 8 Western Drive. This entire saga was started by public works staff,...

Figure 1 - Richmond Parkway Camp The City of Richmond is not alone in dealing with the intractable challenge of homelessness. This is a statewide problem with roots that go back decades, including the closing of the state’s mental institutions by Governor Ronald...

Important: Holiday Treecycling and Non-Compostable Tree Disposal Options The Environmental and Health Initiatives Division encourages residents to consider the options below for disposing of Holiday Trees. Information about free treecycling, bulky item, and Household...

According to several sources, former Richmond City Manager Isaiah Turner died on December 28, 2021, in Atlanta GA, from complications of lung cancer. Isaiah Turner was born in 1945 in Louisiana, and the family relocated to Richmond after WWII, purchasing a home in the...

Faced with a lawsuit and reservoirs miraculously overflowing, the MMWD will meet on January 4, 2022, to consider the staff’s recommendation to put the brakes on the Emergency Intertie Project and prepare an Environmental Impact Report.

For the full report, see 2021 Year End Report. A COVID Weary, Divided and Contentious City As one person said, “I’m staying up on New Years’ Eve, not to see the new year come in but to make sure 2021 is gone.” Richmond remained largely virtual through 2021, and just...

For Release: Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021 Contact: CCHS Media Line, 925-608-5463 or doc.pio@cchealth.org Contra Costa Issues Update to Indoor Masking Order With the highly contagious COVID-19 omicron variant circulating in Contra Costa County, Contra Costa Health Services...

Well, not exactly dead, but surely gone. Former City Attorney Teresa Stricker penned the following email to City Council members yesterday: From: Teresa Stricker <teresa_stricker@ci.richmond.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2021 6:30 PM To: Teresa Stricker...

At last night’s City Council meeting, closed session, Interim Chief Assistant City Attorney Heather McLaughlin egregiously and unlawfully excluded me from a Zoom meeting in a move tantamount to a coup. I have referred this to the district attorney and the grand jury...

The TRO sought by the City of Richmond to shut me up has now been passed to a higher court. The City’s high dollar hired gun attorney was served with the notice below. The City of Richmond continues to spend tens of thousands of dollars in their obsession to control...

Figure 1 - Meeker Slough at low tide Figure 2 - Trash in Meeker Slough Figure 3 - Trash in Meeker Slough There are a lot of emails and NextDoor posts going around complaining about the trash in Meeker Slough. Meeker Slough runs between the east side of Marina Bay and...

On behalf of Maribel Rodriguez, Director of Development and Communications for the Richmond Promise, and our entire team, I am pleased to share that the Richmond Promise was recently awarded an elite grant from the Kresge Foundation as a part of the nationwide College...

In Richmond, it’s all drama -- about conflicts, accusations, investigations, litigation, condemnations censures, restraining orders, terminations, resignations, staff shortages, and much more. If you follow the news, the blogs, NextDoor and Facebook, you would think...

The latest and long anticipated biannual Richmond survey results are in, and they are not pretty. See Item M-3 on the December 21, 2021, Agenda (RECEIVE a presentation and report on the City of Richmond's 2021 Community Survey results; and PROVIDE direction to staff...

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 December 17th, 2021. Meeting Notes The next Regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 21st,...

In Richmond, it’s all drama -- about conflicts, accusations, investigations, litigation, condemnations censures, restraining orders, terminations, resignations, staff shortages, and much more. If you follow the news, the blogs, NextDoor and Facebook, you would think...

You can view the current City Manager's Weekly Report here: City Manager's Weekly Report 12/10/2021

This is more renewable energy to help power Richmond. I represent the City of Richmond and serve as chair of the MCE board of Directors. ______________________________________________________________ MCE Announces Largest Renewable Energy Project in Solano County Lake...

Following are two news articles on the city attorney’s crusade to silence me. There is also the RPA spin, Mayor Butt Hit With Restraining Order. This morning, Superior Court Judge Jill Fannin denied my ex parte application to intervene in my personal capacity into an...