A special meeting of the Richmond City Council was scheduled for tomorrow morning at 9:15 AM for the purpose of considering termination of the Development Agreement for Campus Bay, anticipating that the developer would fail to take title to the property by the...

Yesterday, we had a symbolic reopening of Richmond’s multimodal transit center, where BART, Amtrak/Capitol Corridor and AC Transit converge. Prior to COVID-19, there were 8,000 boardings and de-boardings daily at this location, making it the busiest place in Richmond....

Earlier this week, I joined the Tibetan community and allies at the start of their “Walk for Tibet” - a journey over 90 miles in pursuit of justice for Tibet that began at Richmond City Hall and ended at the California State Capitol! The walk was planned to align with...

A special meeting of the City Council has been noticed for 9:15 AM on July 20, 2021, with a public hearing for the sole purpose of considering the termination of the Development Agreement for Campus Bay. The agenda item reads: F.1 HOLD a public hearing to consider...

According to a letter from Contra Costa County Assessor Gus Kramer dated July 1, 2021, Richmond’s assessed valuation increase (and therefore property tax increase) was the lowest in Contra Costa County. The county as a whole had a 3.44% increase with the City of...

My younger brother, Martin Andrew Butt, would have been 74 years old today, July 14. He survived 1967-68 as a 20-year old Marine in Vietnam, awarded a Purple Heart, only to die in an automobile accident a year after he returned in 1969. Although younger, he preceded...

View in a web browser » MTC Policy Advisory Council Recruitment Applications are open for the next 4-year term of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Policy Advisory Council. Beginning in January 2022, the 27-member body of Bay Area residents will weigh in on...

Following is the June 2021 report from the Contra Costa Coordinated Outreach, Referral, Engagement (CORE) Program. It provides a good profile of Richmond’s homeless population. Of the 140 unduplicated contacts, 43% had substance abuse disorders, 38% had chronic health...

Next Friday, July 16th, I will be hosting a grand re-opening of the Richmond Transit Center from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in front of 1600 Nevin Ave. We invite you to join us. Although the Richmond Transit Center never ceased operation during COVID-19, record –low...

Following is the 21st Bay Trail Richmond Mid Year Report prepared by TRAC, the Trails for Richmond Action Committee. This upbeat, colorful report summarizes great strides made toward completing and improving the Bay Trail in Richmond. The City Council approved a...

Travel East Brother Island, in the San Francisco Bay, is hiring an innkeeper Freda Moon, SFGATE July 6, 2021Updated: July 6, 2021 4 a.m. The lighthouse station at sunset. Cynthia C. via Yelp It’s been called a “dream job,” and when this Bay Area innkeeping position...

The reactions to last night’s fireworks were overwhelming on Nextdoor, Facebook and in emails to me. Perhaps the saddest was an email about a dog that died of fright from fireworks explosions. Following are samples of the emails I received. Dear Mayor Butt, An...

Following is the Richmond Fire Department summary of last night’s activities compiled by Battalion Chief Aaron Osorio and forwarded by Chief Michael Smith: All Richmond Fire companies (except 63) were extremely busy from 1700-0100 hours. From 0730 on 7/4 through 0730...

Nat Bates has been on the City Council off and on since 1967, making him the senior member, and he has seen a lot. I think he has finally seen too much. From: Nathaniel Bates <natbates@comcast.net> Sent: Sunday, July 4, 2021 1:55 PM To: XXXXXX Subject: Re:...

Visit the ship tomorrow and get a discount on wine! Dear Tom, Northern California is famous for shipyards and vineyards... Kaiser-Richmond Shipyards produced 747 ships during World War II and built them faster and at lower cost than any other shipyard. That's why the...

For months, persons opposing the development of the former Zeneca site (now called Campus Bay) have been complaining that sea-level rise has been underpredicted in environmental analysis of the project and that greater sea level rise will infiltrate the buried...

In the bitter debate over defunding Richmond Police, critics of the police like to point out the relatively few instances of police misconduct and characterize them as routine and typical and one of the justifications for reduction in force. To show that such isolated...

The interim assistant city attorney, Heather McLaughlin (no relation to Gayle McLaughlin) correctly reported at the June 29, 2021, City Council meeting that two votes taken in a protracted and contentious (my description) closed session to terminate City Manager Laura...

It was a simpler time when Richmond residency was a geographical term. You either lived inside the city limits, or you didn’t. It was actual Richmond residents who elected City Council members and communicated with then in various ways about local policies, programs...