When Eater SF named five Richmond locations as having the best tacos in the East Bay, we decided to check them out and invite others. So, on five different evenings, I will be at each of the five taquerias for Tacos with Tom. Join me at La Selva Taqueria (1049 23rd...

Let's Make Everyone Count! 2020 POINT IN TIME COUNT Let's Make Everyone Count! On January 23, 2020, we will be conducting our annual Point in Time count to identify service needs for our community members who are facing homelessness. We need your help! Can we count on...

What does the mayor do? Following is a typical week. Monday, December 9 Met with a large group of stakeholders to discuss possible implementation of water taxi service along the Richmond waterfront. Conference call with EPA staff and other panel members to discuss...

You can check Richmond’s air quality related to particulates any time with this new app at app.ramboll-shair.com. Ramboll Shair. Right now, the air quality is excellent.

Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending December 13th, 2019. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 17th. Closed Session begins at 5:00 P.M., followed by the Special Meeting of the...

The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 17th. Closed Session begins at 5:00 P.M., followed by the Special Meeting of the Housing Authority at 6:25 P.M. The Regular Meeting of the Richmond City Council will begin at 6:30 P.M. The agenda may be...

We know there were 5,000 people who crossed the bridge on bicycles the weekend it opened. Following are updates from the week of November 18 through December 6. New bike path on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge leads to future of transportation Steve Rubenstein Nov. 17,...

The City Council in closed session yesterday selected a preferred candidate for city manager. The next step is to negotiate a contract that might be brought back to City Council on December 17. The identity of the candidate will not be revealed publicly until a...

Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending December 6th, 2019. Meeting Notes The next meeting is a Special Meeting of the Richmond City Council and is scheduled for Saturday, December 7th, at 9:00 A.M. The agenda may be found by...

Please be my guest at the Annual Richmond Rotary Holiday Auction this coming Friday at lunch. Visit our Holiday Auction page to see what will be on the auction block this year, if you are so inclined, and get inspiration for your own donation. This is the primary...

The Richmond City Council will meet at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, December 10 to select a new city manager. The City Council met on Saturday, December 7, to interview final candidates, but Council Member Ben Choi was unable to attend because of a death in his family. The...

In mid-December 1969, I was getting what they called “short” with less than 60 days to go – in Vietnam and in the Army. We were spending more time cleaning up and closing out old projects than starting new ones, and both military bases and engineer equipment were...

Equipping Richmond Communities for Lasting Mobility Rubicon’s vision is an East Bay without poverty. Its program model equips participants for long-term economic mobility through guided participation and achievement in four areas: Income, Assets, Wellness, and...

Richmond’s multi-year war on landlords had some interesting developments recently. TOPA On November 19, following weeks of concentrated opposition and a petition signed by 1,000 opponents, the City Council, in a rare moment of sanity, walked back its previous 6-1...

Check out preliminary design concepts and provide feedback! Thank you for your continued interest in the Ferry to Bridge to Greenway Complete Streets Plan. We are excited to present our initial concepts for infrastructure improvements that support safe, comfortable...

We are launching a new career networking opportunity for Richmond Promise Scholars and we are seeking volunteers who would be willing and interested ot share their career path with a Scholar over coffee or lunch. As we talk with our growing number of over 1000...

Richmond’s multi-year war on landlords had some interesting developments recently. TOPA On November 19, following weeks of concentrated opposition and a petition signed by 1,000 opponents, the City Council, in a rare moment of sanity, walked back its previous 6-1...

The story, “The Clock is Ticking at Point Molate” (https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/the-clock-is-ticking-at-point-molate/Content?oid=27944686) sloppily written by Janis Hashe, appeared in the East Bay Express on November 12, where it was quickly posted on social...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, December 3, 2019, Richmond City Council Meeting is available on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx PLEASE NOTE: CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL BEGINS AT 6:30...

Here is what we know. Levin Terminal in Richmond stores and ships coal and petcoke out of its Richmond terminal. Coal comes in by train with open cars. Petcoke comes in by trucks from the Phillips 66 refinery in Rodeo. Both go out by ship, mostly to Asia. There is...