It turns out that the crusade to “Save Point Molate” by the Point Molate Alliance is not actually about saving anything. It is solely about housing. The current plan that anticipates development of only 30 percent of Point Molate is not significantly different than...

As of July 2020, MCE’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure rebate program, MCEv, has supported the installation of more than 550 Level 2 charging ports, with an additional 450+ ports still planned or under construction. Since the inception of the program, MCE has...

Love Your Block is now accepting applications for $500 mini-grants that will support volunteer projects that will positively impact Richmond/North Richmond residents affected by COVID-19. Application cycle is open now through September 15, 2020 at 11:59 pm. A total of...

One of the biggest planks in the anti-Point Molate development platform is traffic. Richmond NIMBY and Point Molate development critic Jeff Kilbreth posted the following on Next Door yesterday: Point Molate and Traffic. The Mayor is scornful of everyone who thinks the...

I get emails like to one below from individuals motivated by the false claims of the Point Molate Alliance and the Sierra Club: “City council - Do not sell Point Molate for luxury homes and private profit at the expense of Richmond residents. This is a fight for a...

Contrary to representation made by the Point Molate Alliance, the current Point Molate Development Plan is, in fact, consistent with the Richmond General Plan 2030. The General Plan 2030 was approved by the City Council on April 25, 2012, with Councilmembers Beckles,...

The Point Molate Alliance is apparently in a contest with Trump to see which can tell more lies or engage in more hypocrisy. The slick publication, “Richmond Community News,” masquerading as a newspaper, features articles written by or about the following NIMBY...

The Sierra Club convinced the gullible Richmond City Council that it had a fool-proof and litigation-proof plan to shut down coal and petcoke handling at Levin Terminal by zoning it out of business. After initial promises to help defend the inevitable litigation, the...

Please join us this evening to share your thoughts about policy, organizational or funding changes that should be made to the Richmond Police Department. What services do you value? What services should be abandoned, reduced or transferred to other departments or...

All efforts are on inviting people to register and tune in to watch the Rosie the Riveter Virtual Celebration this Sunday starting at 4:45 pm for sponsor thank you pre-show followed by our show. (See program below with sign on directions). Also in the news: The Park...

For Release: August 25, 2020 Contact: CCHS Media Line, 925-608-5463 New COVID-19 Community Testing Hub Opens Wednesday in Richmond West Contra Costa residents looking for fast, free COVID-19 testing will have a convenient new option beginning Wednesday, when Contra...

Richmond's Hilltop Mall rebranded as potential life sciences space as owner seeks to sell An aerial view of the former Hilltop Mall, now rebranded as the East Bay Science and Technology Center under new plans by the owner to sell or lease the property. By Laura...

This year, we are transitioning to district elections, and the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) has carefully positioned their candidates (“Team Richmond” below) to win all three districts that are up for grabs, with the objective of reestablishing an RPA City...

Richmond police officer dies of COVID-19 complications, after catching it on the job Department praised service, youth mentorship; 2019 shooting drew legal scrutiny Richmond police shared this image Thursday, August 20, 2020 of Sgt. Virgil Thomas. (Courtesy Richmond...

I have been getting a number of emails recently like the one copied below claiming that Richmond “does not have a disaster evacuation plan.” Dear Mayor Butt, I am writing to you to request your immediate attention to the urgent issue of wildfire danger in Richmond’s...

Beginning August 2, 2020, the East Bay Regional Parks District brought in hundreds of goats to chomp down grass and brush to reduce fire danger in parts of Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline. Figure 1 - Goats o the north side of Nichol Knob on August 2, 2020 Goats are...

Due to multiple wildfires, there will be a lot of smoke in the air today You can see the data unfolding now in real time here: https://app.ramboll-shair.com/richmond. Another source is Purple Air.

As the Federal Court ordered entitlement phase of the Point Molate settlement nears completion, the Point Molate Alliance is stepping up their campaign to derail it. After a blistering legal loss on August 15, the Point Molate Alliance has taken to social media in an...

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 August 14th, 2020. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 18th. Closed Session...

United States District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers entered a judgment today that denied SPRAWLDEF’s motion for preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order in full. The judgment was a significant blow to Petitioners Paul Carman, Citizens for East...