There was much to celebrate this past Saturday. On August 7, the City of Richmond turned 116 years old and The Factory Bar turned one year old. Richmond residents and supporters of The Factory Bar enjoyed a day of great drinks, food from S&K Wings food truck, live...

MCE is Richmond’s electricity provider, and PG&E is still responsible for distribution. Click to view. Are you aware that MCE Cares promotes programs and services that help our customers reduce bills and access innovative renewable energy solutions? In the past 4...

Last week, we looked at the shameful and embarrassing failure of the City of Richmond to maintain its park infrastructure and to enforce the conditions of a development agreement (Baxter Creek Park An Example of City Priorities, July 31, 2021). This week, we look at...

Years ago, the City Council adopted the perennial purple tree collard as Richmond’s official green. With the sorry state of maintenance of Richmond’s roads and streets, it may be time to adopt Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) as Richmond’s official weed. I don’t mean...

Richmond incorporated 116 years ago on August 7,1905, and the Factory Bar will be having their one year anniversary party on Saturday August 7. Join me at about 3:00 pm to celebrate Richmond’s founding and the Factory Bar’s one year anniversary. We’ll have a toast for...

In the late 1960s, with 32 miles of shoreline, there was only 67 feet publicly accessible. By 1975, only eight years later, there were over 3,000 acres of shoreline park and miles of shoreline publicly accessible. In a crucial vote on February 25, 1985, the City...

A recall ballot in California consists of two questions: whether the incumbent should be recalled, and if recalled, which challenger should replace them. If a majority of voters favor removing the incumbent by selecting "yes" on the first question, then the challenger...

Richmond’s Green Hydrogen One project has been selected to move to the next round in competition for a grant from the California Energy Commission to design, engineer, construct, install, test, operate, and maintain a hydrogen facility in California that will produce...

I am one of more than 470 US mayors who is a member of Climate Mayors, a bipartisan network demonstrating climate leadership through meaningful actions in their communities. Representing 48 states and 74 million Americans, the Climate Mayors coalition reflects U.S....

I knew Richmond hosted Owsley Stanley, the King of LSD, and Bruce Perlowin, the King of Pot, but I did not know until now that there was also Frenchy Cannoli, the King of Hash! 8/1/2021 Frenchy Cannoli, Ardent Evangelist for Hashish, Dies at 64 - The New York Times...

Alerted by some concerned residents, I visited the recently “completed” Baxter Creek Park at Miraflores, which features a pedestrian trail and a daylighted portion of Baxter Creek. Unfortunately, I found the park to be a total wasteland, completely unkempt, strewn...

This is the report for the week ending July 30th, 2021. Meeting Notes The City Council is on August recess. The next regularly scheduled Council meeting is on September 14th, 2021. Enjoy the next few weeks off! Upcoming Events COVID-19 Vaccine Pop-Up Clinic – Saturday...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2021 Contact: press@wearehome.us Over 80 Mayors Across 28 States Urge White House and Congressional Leaders to Deliver Citizenship Via Budget Reconciliation Mayors Send Letter to President Biden, VP Harris, Majority Leader Schumer and...

I have submitted the following policy resolution for consideration by the US Conference of Mayors meeting in Austin the first week of September. I’m in the process of lining up other mayor members as cosponsors. SUPPORT PLASTIC POLLUTION REDUCTION WHEREAS, the plastic...

Thanks to Senator Skinner for the following: If you are a renter having difficulty paying your rent or anticipate that you will in the next few months, or if you are a landlord whose tenant has not been able to pay rent, California has just authorized additional funds...

Did you know that 44 years ago, the largest wind power generator in the State of California and the first to cogenerate into the grid went live in Richmond? For the story, see Joe Carter. “Testing an Elektro-Gemini Wind System,” Wind Power Digest, September 1976. This...

In a letter from the state auditor dated July 14, 2021, the city attorney was warned to, “notify the appropriate staff that, in anticipation of the audit, they should not make any changes to any records or files that may be relevant to the scope of the audit.. They...

Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending July 23rd, 2021. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 27th , 2021. Closed Session begins at 2:00 P.M., followed by the Special Meeting of the...

The shitshow at the July 22, 2021, City Council meeting wherein the RPA City Council members tried to summarily and illegally suspend the mayors discretion to cancel a City Council meeting was a result of my canceling meetings on July 20 because of an attempt by the...

The City Council meeting of July 22, 2021, was pretty much a shitshow, starring Councilmembers Gayle McLaughlin, Eduardo Martinez, Claudia Jimenez and City Attorney Teresa Stricker. It started with an attempt by Gayle McLaughlin to summarily repeal an obscure...