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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

With a lot of unexpected time on my hands due to the COVID-19 shutdown beginning in March of 2020, I did a lot of things I never would have made time for otherwise, like raising a baby crow (Covid the Corvid – Free as a Bird), reading nearly 100 books, eating...

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...

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...

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...

Several people have asked why City Council meetings previously scheduled for July 20 were canceled. Pursuant to the City of Richmond City Council Rules of Procedure and Order, Part II Meetings, Paragraph A(1), “Any future regular or special meeting may be canceled by...

https://eastcountytoday.net/antioch-councilwoman-torres-walker-posts-video-calling-for-hiring-4-more-police-officers/ Tamisha Torres-Walker is an out-of-town member of the Richmond Reimagine Public Safety Task Force who voted to reduce the RPD budget by over $10...

Richmond Standard news article on the Maritime Tea Party Richmond event offers rare glimpse at wartime child development center July 14, 2021 All photos from fundraiser courtesy of Lisa Foote. By Kathy Chouteau A “Maritime Tea” fundraiser hosted by the Rosie the...