The US Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting was an extraordinary opportunity to learn from other mayors and experts and hear presentations from people we normally see only on TV news. This year’s meeting was in Boston from June 8-11 and did not disappoint. Mayors...

Courtesy of Don Gosney: Update election results were posted on Friday evening. In the Assembly race for Contra Costa and Alameda Counties, there were an additional 13,240 votes counted with a great many ballots yet to be counted. In 2014, the votes counted AFTER...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the two weeks ending June 8th, 2018. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 19th. Enjoy the next week off! Point Richmond Music 2018 Boasts Tuneful Line-Up – OPENING...

Join Rich City Rides for Love Our Greenway Community Togetherness Day on June 9th! From 10 am to 1 pm we’ll will be at our Adopt-A-Spot on the Richmond Greenway at 2nd St. between Ohio and Chanslor cleaning and beautifying the area. Snacks, water, and tools will be...

Maria Muldaur & her Bluesiana Band kick off the season on 6/8! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Point Richmond Music's 2018 Free Summer Concert Season Kicks Off This Friday, June 8th! Summer is coming! Maria Muldaur & her Red...

Don Gosney has revised his results and writes: “My apologies. With the earlier results sent out, when I moved rows of data, some of the numbers in some of the cells stayed where they were. These numbers were pulled from the web sites of Contra Costa and Alameda...

I provide these courtesy of Don Gosney. Don notes: Here are the preliminary results as of this morning. I’ve only included those results that may be of interest to the general percentage of the populace. Note that when Jovanka expanded her reach to include other...

On June 5, the Richmond City Council will consider referring to the Planning Commission a hearing to revoke or modify the Conditional Use Permit for Sims Metal Management. As the East Bay Express reported, “On Jan. 30, multiple Richmond neighborhoods became enveloped...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, June 5, 2018, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx PLEASE NOTE: CLOSED SESSION 5:30 p.m. RICHMOND HOUSING AUTHORITY BEGINS AT 6:25 P.M....

View this email in your browser SHARE YOUR IDEAS AT OUR COMMUNITY WORKSHOP! Do you bike or walkon Central Avenue under I-80 to reach the places you enjoy? Would you like to help make it easier and safer to do so? The Central Avenue / Interstate 80 (I-80) underpass in...

Next Tuesday, June 5, I have placed on the City Council Agenda an item to require a Conditional Use Permit revocation hearing for Sims Metal Management. The Agenda Report is as follows: SUBJECT: REVIEW OF SIMS METAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CUP 85-40 STATEMENT OF THE...

If you think that your home or property has been and continues to be exposed to coal dust, you may want to consider participating in a volunteer sampling and testing program that will begin soon. I am looking for volunteers who believe that coal dust has been...

Please stop by the Mayor’s Office tonight from 4:30-6:30pm for our fourth annual NIAD Art Installation Party! This exhibition is titled “Bay Front. Home Front. Out Front.” and features stunning pieces from NIAD artists that encompass the natural beauty of our city....

War is a dangerous place. Not all casualties are a direct result of combat. Richard (Rich) Joseph Roughgarden graduated from Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1966, a year before I graduated from the University of Arkansas with the same degree. A...

We'd like your help to select the final three names for the SFBayOspreys.org chicks. Here are the possible choices. We've got names on this list that we think you may really like. 😉 Please vote on this morning's Facebook post on Bay Ospreys, and invite your...

Join me tonight from 5-7pm for a casual meet-and-great at Restaurante Bahia de Jiquilisco on 23rd Street! My staff and I will be available to answer questions related to your neighborhood or the City of Richmond, while enjoying some delicious Salvadorian cuisine. If...

July 6, 2018, will be a sad day in Richmond for both the patrons and beneficiaries of Salute e Vita Ristorante and its iconic owner, Menbere (Menbe) Aklilu. Originally named “Hawthorne’s,” The restaurant was built by the Poe family, the master developers of Marina...

The Contra Costa Point in Time Count for unsheltered homeless persons is in, showing an increase from 109 in 2017 to 270 in 2018. The increase may be partially due to a more extensive street outreach program. Contra Costa County continues to be the focal point for...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, May 22, 2018, Regular Successor Agency to the Richmond Community Redevelopment Agency and Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx PLEASE NOTE:...