Although it has been burning up social media for weeks, Veolia and the Wastewater System with the treatment plant on Canal Boulevard serves only 60 percent of Richmond residents, and the complaints involve even fewer – mostly the residents of Point Richmond. Most...

Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending October 16th, 2020. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20th, 2020. Closed Session begins at 5:30 P.M., followed by the Regular Meeting of the...

October 17, 1989, I was in my Point Richmond office talking to a client in a high rise in San Francisco. All of a sudden. He yelled, “holy shit,” and I heard crashing in the background (It was his bookcases falling over). The phone went dead. A few seconds later, it...

Richmond Rapid Response Fund (R3F): Testimonials Donate/More Info: https://www.richmondresponsefund.org/ Meeting the immediate needs and priorities of our community is of paramount importance. R3F is committed to centering the lived experiences of residents and...

From Richmond Main Street Initiative: On behalf of everyone at Richmond Main Street, I am extremely excited to share with you our media alert for Saturday's Spirit & Soul Festival, which will be streaming live on our social media platforms and airing on KOFY TV20,...

Every two years, the City of Richmond partners with SFBT to publish an advertising supplement all about the various exhilarating things happening in our community! Whether it's new businesses and a community hub downtown, the city's Climate Action Plan and revival of...

Following are my recommendations for the 2020 ballot: United States Representative Mark DeSaulnier State Senator Nancy Skinner State Assembly Buffy Wicks Contra Costa Board of Education Fatima Alleyne East Bay Regional Park District Elizabeth Echols AC Transit Board,...

NEWS RELEASE Contacts: Toody Maher, Pogo Park, (510) 590-1716, toody@pogopark.org Ann Simonelli, The Conservation Fund, (703) 908-5809, asimonelli@conservationfund.org Christopher Whitmore, Mayor’s Office, (510) 325-9038, Christopher_whitmore@ci.richmond.ca.us Images...

See https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/4772510-need-grows-in-bay-area-amid-ongoing-battle-for-covid-19-stimulus/ for video.| Need Grows In Bay Area Amid Ongoing Battle For COVID-19 Stimulus October 7, 2020 at 11:10 pm (KPIX 5) – While politicians in Washington...

I recommend the following candidates for West Contra Costa Unified School District Board. They generally come well recommend by parents I know with children in WCCUSD public schools and are not endorsed or supported by the Charter School lobby. District 1 – Jamela...

Editorial: Richmond voters should end labor unions’ grip on the city Reject Measure U. Elect council candidates for change: Eleanor Thompson, Ahmad Anderson and Vinay Pimplé By EAST BAY TIMES EDITORIAL | PUBLISHED: October 8, 2020 at 5:10 a.m. | UPDATED: October 8,...

us19-5b01dadc99-6f994c83ad@inbound.mailchimp.com National program aims to boost postsecondary success for Richmond students October 5, 2020 The Student Administration Building at the Contra Costa College campus at 2600 Mission Bell Dr. in San Pablo By Kathy Chouteau...

The 80-page report would be good homework for our new Police Review task Force. https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/candid-assessment-propels-tucson-police-reform-effort-into-national-spotlight-experts-say/article_c94ef929-0293-5416-a923-66a944460c48.html...

In a letter sent to the Richmond city clerk and District Attorney Diana Becton, the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 188 requested an investigation of the residency claimed by candidates Melvin Willis and Najari Smith. As the City moved to district...

The Richmond Department of Children & Youth (RDCY) is hosting a series of community forums and you are invited to join and share this invitation! Your participation and feedback will directly impact where MILLIONS OF DOLLARS go to support Richmond and North...

Richmond Creates Affordable Homes from Abandoned Houses October 1, 2020 at 11:39 pm (Video: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/10/01/richmond-creates-affordable-homes-from-abandoned-houses/) RICHMOND (KPIX) — With the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, many wonder why...

Following newly-released documents about the five-year old Richmond Police sex scandal and an article on KQED, Police Chief Bisa French released the following: Mayor Butt and Councilmen, Recently, a number of articles were published describing several Richmond Police...

It’s only 34 days to the election, and ballots come out next week. How you vote could dramatically change Richmond. If you don’t read the rest of this, just vote for the candidates highlighted in red. District 1 (Iron Triangle and Belding Woods) Eleanor Thompson –...

In what might be the largest real estate transaction in Richmond history, CenterPoint Properties has purchased the new distribution center at 2995 Atlas Road. The sales price was $146,606,600, resulting in a real estate transfer tax payment directly to the City of...

The editorial in the East Bay Times at the bottom of this email recommends Elizabeth Echols for the District the includes Richmond. I agree that Echols is the only reasonable choice for this position. Echols is opposed by a really bad candidate, Norman LaForce, who is...