FREE Special One-Day Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and Mattress Drop-off Event in Richmond - Saturday, September 19th The City Manager’s Office, Economic Development, Environmental and Health Initiatives Division is excited to announce the one-day Household...

Over 80 percent of Richmond residents and businesses purchase electricity from MCE. Find out more about MCE by joining the annual retreat on September 18 at 9:00 AM via Zoom. Click on the embedded link to view the agenda and Zoom link.

On April 29, 2020, a former member of my mayoral staff texted me, “Hi Tom! I found a little fledgling crow and I know you are the crow whisperer.” She had remembered me telling about having crows as a kid. I told her to bring it on over, but I neglected to tell or...

Controversial Point Molate housing project to move forward with city council approval Plans for the Richmond peninsula site have long been debated...

The agenda/packet for the Special September 8, 2020, City Council meeting is on the web; follow the link to review: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...