Proposed Revisions to Petroleum Refinery Emissions Inventory Guidelines Having trouble viewing this email? View online. Please do not respond to this email. Assistance in: Chinese | Spanish | Vietnamese | Tagalog Send to a friend Proposed Revisions to Petroleum...

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 July 10th, 2020. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 21st, 2020. Enjoy the...

For Immediate Release July 16, 2020 Contact: Laura Snideman, City Manager 510-620-1264 laura_snideman@ci.richmond.ca.us City of Richmond Appoints New Police Chief July 16, 2020 – The City of Richmond announced today the appointment of Bisa French as the City’s new...

GRID Alternatives Virtual Sign-Up Workshop: No Cost Solar for Qualifying Richmond Homes Monday, July 20 │ 7:00 pm RSVP: gridsolar.eventbrite.com or 1-866-921-4696 Zoom: bit.ly/GRID-Zoom (Spanish translation available) Facebook Live: facebook.com/richmondeh KCRT (TV):...

Congressman DeSaulnier Introduces Legislation to Expand Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced the introduction of the Rosie the Riveter National Historic Site Expansion Act...

Richmond Promise: Bridging the Digital Divide "1 in 3 surveyed scholars do not have access to a personal computer. In a world where attending classes, submitting assignments, and communicating with professors/peers is almost entirely virtual, having a computer makes...

Richmond Residents Please Come to the Oakland Airport- Community Noise Management Forum- Wednesday, July 15th! On Wednesday, July 15th from 6:30 P.M.-8:30 P.M. , the Oakland International Airport will be hosting their quarterly Oakland Airport- Community Noise...

The “Save Point Molate” advocates have been claiming for months that the SunCal development plan will cost the residents of Richmond more than the revenue the project generates. This allegation was based on a biased analysis commissioned by the Sierra Club in 2018 by...

Mayor Butt and City Councilmen, I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday. Richmond Police Department staff were extremely busy. As I’ve mentioned before, fireworks are the worst they’ve ever been across the entire Bay Area if not the nation. Last night we had 23 officers...

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Re: Don't Miss No Time to Waste July 4th and Help Spread the Word! NO TIME TO WASTE - THE URGENT MISSION OF BETTY REID SOSKIN Premiere Broadcast on NBC Bay Area July 4th at 7pm PST As a fan of Betty Reid Soskin and what Betty has done to illuminate the invisible...

This is an excellent article from an ex-cop that addresses the challenges in redesigning a police department. I have gotten hundreds of emails from “defund the police” fanatics, and every City Council meting I listen to dozens (maybe hundreds) of emails and phone...

Less than a year ago, in a citywide survey, 92 percent of Richmond residents rated “reducing crime and disorder” as “essential” or “very important.” Another 6 percent added “somewhat important.” Only 2 percent responded with “not at all important.” Tonight, the City...

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 June 26th, 2020. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 30th. Closed Session...

On Wednesday, July 1, 2020, the Richmond Community Police Review Commission will “Consider the “8 Can’t Wait” recommendations, RPD’s adoption or non-adoption of same and discuss and vote on recommendations.” The agenda can be found online at:...

When “The Richmond Sun” hits your mailbox, you know election season has started, and the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) is planning a comeback. Once the predominant political power in Richmond, the RPA representation on the City Council has dwindled to two –...

INVITATION What’s going on with the fireworks this year? It’s a question that many, many neighbors have asked, it is probably something that has been posed on every social media platform. Fireworks regionally have been much more prevalent than they’ve been in recent...

After a long and contentious City Council meeting on June 16, the City Council provided additional direction to the city manager regarding how to balance the budget. We have two weeks left. The City Council directed the city manager generally to pursue the Staff...

The City Council continues to lurch towards a balanced budget, having adopted $19,791,840 of potential savings, leaving a gap of $9,752,031. Closing the gap, however, is becoming contentious. Figure 1 - From June 9, 2020, Budget Presentation by City staff Figure 2 -...

This message is being sent on behalf of Laura Snideman Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending June 5th, 2020. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 9th. Closed Session begins at 6:00...