After a two-hour closed session in which Point Molate litigation was the only subject, City Attorney Teresa Stricker announced in Open Session that the City Council had withdrawn their previous direction to breach the Development Agreement and Development and...

California’s first community choice aggregator, MCE, built the Solar One project in Richmond to provide local solar power and green jobs to the community. The 10.5-megawatt, 60-acre solar farm produces enough electricity to power almost 4,000 local homes. PHOTOGRAPH...

At tonight’s Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) I voted in favor and the Board approved authorization of Execution of California Energy Commission (CEC) Funding Agreement No. AVR‐20‐008 to Fund Implementation Strategies from the Contra Costa Electric Vehicle...

Below is exciting information I would like to share with you regarding Clipper and BART. Clipper card now supported on iPhone and Apple Watch On April 15, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) launched the Clipper regional transit-fare payment card on...

Based on an application from the Mayor’s Office, the City of Richmond has rejoined the Oakland Airport-Community Noise Management Forum. There has been quite a bit of interest lately about a proposal by the FAA to change the WNDSR approach procedure, which, according...

This message is being sent on behalf of City Manager Laura Snideman Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending April 16, 2021. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 20th, 2021. Closed...

The Richmond Museum’ s newest asset, the Arnautoff “Richmond Industrial City” mural was installed in the Museum last fall, and the Museum reopened on March 26, 2021. See Victor Arnautoff – Richmond: Industrial City Mural – Richmond Museum of History In 2014, the staff...

RICHMOND, CA — The West Contra Costa Unified School District’s Board of Trustees named Othello School District Superintendent Dr. Kenneth “Chris” Hurst, Sr. as the District’s next superintendent. The Board voted 5-0 at Wednesday night’s board meeting on a three-year...

Dear Friend of the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, Registration for the free, virtual Seventeenth Annual Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour <https://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/> , which will take place on Sundays April 25 and May 2, 16, and 23,...

Biden will nominate a police chief who criticized Trump as head of Customs and Border Protection. Chris Magnus, right, the police chief of Tucson, Ariz., speaking as Mayor Regina Romero listens during a press conference in Tucson, Ariz., in June.Credit...Josh...

GoFundMe campaign aims to save East Brother Light Station April 12, 2021 Photo courtesy of East Brother Light Station By Kathy Chouteau A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to benefit the East Brother Light Station to restore power to the 147-year-old island...

According to letters sent to the Richmond city attorney by attorneys for the Guidiville Rancheria of California and Upstream (Crowell law Offices) and SunCal (Cox Castle Nicholson), the City of Richmond has decided not to defend the consolidated lawsuits challenging...

This message is being sent on behalf of City Manager Laura Snideman Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending April 9, 2021. Meeting Notes The next Regular City Council meeting is scheduled for April 20th , 2021. Coronavirus...

The saga of the East Brother Light Station unplugged continues. We have a GoFundMe campaign at https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-east-brother-light-station. If we have to go to off grid solar, the estimated cost is about $200,000. Replacing the submarine power...

East Brother Lighthouse is by far Richmond’s oldest building and has become an iconic destination for lighthouse lovers everywhere. The lighthouse may, however, be at the end of its successful 40-year run hosting tens of thousands of guests who come to Richmond for...

Those of you who voted in the Richmond Progressive Alliance majority might want to take a look at what was Agenda Item H-30 on the April 6, City Council Agenda. It was removed from the consent calendar and not voted on before the meeting ended at 11:30 PM but it will...

Like most of the Bay Area, Richmond is in a housing crisis – both a quantity crisis and an affordability crisis. The State of California needs to add 3.5 million homes by 2025 to close the housing gap. The latest Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) is a state...

Figure 1 - HHC 159th Engineer Group, 20th Engineer Brigade, 1969 Long Binh, RVN Figure 2 - 1LT Tom Butt at Phu Cuong Bridge, 1969

All Veterans, their spouses, caregivers can get COVID-19 vaccinations from VA 87 Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 4:00 pm Posted in Coronavirus, Health, News Releases, Top Stories by OMR 87 comments 108k views All Veterans, their spouses and caregivers can get...

Virtual events available for National Vietnam War Veterans Day Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 9:00 am Posted in Top Stories by Adam Stump 28 comments 23k views National Vietnam War Veterans Day is March 29, marking the day U.S. Military Assistance Command,...