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Join Us Next Week at Richmond Rotary - Jan 3: The Unintended Consequences of Polio Eradication
December 28, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending December 20, 2019
December 21, 2019
Voting Districts Final Workshop January 6
December 21, 2019
Wishing You a Happy Holiday and a New Year Filled With Joy, Peace and Prosperity
December 21, 2019
Tacos with Tom - La Selva Taqueria December 20
December 18, 2019
Volunteer for the 2020 Point in Time Count
December 18, 2019
A Week in the Life of a Mayor
December 16, 2019
New Richmond Air Quality App
December 15, 2019
New City Manager's Contract on Agenda for December 17
December 15, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending December 13, 2019
December 15, 2019
EBRPD Ward 1 Director
December 15, 2019
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Bike Traffic
December 11, 2019
City Manager Search Progress
December 11, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending December 6th, 2019
December 10, 2019
50 Years Ago - Christmas in Vietnam
December 9, 2019
City Manager Selection December 10, 2019
December 9, 2019
Richmond Rotary Holiday Auction This Friday December 13th
December 9, 2019
Join Us This Week at Richmond Rotary - Dec 6: Rubicon Programs
December 4, 2019
Richmond's War on Landlords Continues
November 29, 2019
East Bay Express Blows it With Point Molate Article
November 27, 2019
City Manager Recruitment
November 27, 2019
Richmond Ferry to Bridge to Greenway Plan Update - View Preliminary Concepts and Provide Feedback!
November 27, 2019
Tuesday, December 3, 2019, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet - CLOSED SESSION 5:00 p.m. Start Time
November 27, 2019
Richmond Promise: Sign up for Career Coffee Chats!
November 27, 2019
Coalageddon Coming to Richmond
November 23, 2019
Arts of Point Richmond Holiday Faire December 14
November 22, 2019
Tuesday, November 26, 2019, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet - CLOSED SESSION 5:30 p.m. Start Time
November 22, 2019
Enthusiastic showing for bridge bike-ped path opening | Richmond Standard
November 19, 2019
5,000 Confirmed Users of Bike-Ped Trail on First Weekend
November 19, 2019
Update on City Manager Selection Process
November 19, 2019
Join us this week at Richmond Rotary -- Nov. 22: Tom Leatherman
November 18, 2019
The Battle for the Richmond Bridge Bike Path
November 16, 2019
Tuesday, November 19, 2019, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet - CLOSED SESSION 5:30 p.m. Start Time
November 14, 2019
Saturday Opening of RSR Bridge Bay Trail
November 14, 2019
Appointment to East Bay Regional Park District Board
November 12, 2019
You're invited! Richmond-San Rafael Bicycle & Pedestrian Path
November 9, 2019
Saturday 11/9 - 75th Anniversary of the Launch of the SS Red Oak Victory
November 9, 2019
Last Chance to Participate in Richmond Community Survey
November 9, 2019
Veterans Day November 11 - Happy Veterans Day to the Men of HHC 159th Engineer Group, Wherever You Are
November 8, 2019
Invitation to Nov. 16 Grand Opening of Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Bay Trail
November 7, 2019
Long City Council Meeting Grows Raucous
November 6, 2019
Richmond Pavement Condition Index Holds Steady at 63
November 6, 2019
Contra Costa LAFCO Commissioners Win State Award
November 5, 2019
West County Veterans Day Events from Supervisor John Gioia
November 5, 2019
Veteran's Day Events Across Contra Costa County
November 5, 2019
Tuesday, November 5, 2019, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet - CLOSED SESSION 3:00 p.m. Start Time
November 5, 2019
National PromiseNet Conference at UC Berkeley to gather hundreds of education and civic leaders to inspire conversation and innovation to close the post-secondary degree divide
November 2, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending November 1, 2019
November 2, 2019
More Ways to Track Bay Area Air Quality
October 28, 2019
DTSC Approves Final Cleanup for the Zeneca Site in Richmond
October 28, 2019
Tracking Bay Area Air Quality
October 28, 2019
Successful Fundraiser for Mayor's Community Fund Event
October 26, 2019
Point Molate Vote on November 5
October 26, 2019
East Bay Regional park District Director Position Open
October 25, 2019
Community Town Hall on Emergency Room for Richmond November 9
October 25, 2019
PG&E Power Outages Anticipated in Richmond Neighborhoods (Sat. Oct. 26 through Mon. Oct. 28)
October 24, 2019
AstraZeneca and DTSC
October 21, 2019
Join us this week at Richmond Rotary -- Oct. 25 -- Richmond Police Officers Association
October 21, 2019
Tuesday, October 22, 2019, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet - CLOSED SESSION 5:00 p.m. Start Time
October 19, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending October 18, 2019
October 19, 2019
Richmond Program Wins Helen Putman Award
October 19, 2019
Former Richmond Mayor David Pierce Dies
October 19, 2019
Loma Prieta 30 Years Later
October 17, 2019
Police Chief French on Recent Gun Violence
October 6, 2019
50 Years Ago - October 1969
October 6, 2019
Cap or Cover Up?
October 6, 2019
Join us this week at Richmond Rotary -- Oct. 4
September 30, 2019
Tuesday, October 1, 2019, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet - CLOSED SESSION 5:00pm Start Time
September 27, 2019
Mayor's Community Fund Special Event @ Historic Winehaven October 19
September 27, 2019
Fall Fest October 5
September 25, 2019
Zeneca Clean Up Resolution
September 25, 2019
10th Annual Contra Costa Mayor’s Healthy Cook Off!
September 24, 2019
Planning for Richmond's Future
September 24, 2019
Future of the Zeneca Site - Item J-2 on the September 24 City Council Agenda
September 23, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending September 20, 2019
September 21, 2019
Tuesday, September 24, 2019, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet - CLOSED SESSION 5:30 p.m. Start Time
September 23, 2019
Transitions in the Mayor's Office
September 21, 2019
11th Annual Spirit & Soul Festival - Salute to Soul 2.0
September 16, 2019
Tuesday, September 17, 2019, Regular Successor Agency/Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet - CLOSED SESSION 5:00 p.m. Start Time
September 16, 2019
Weekly Report for the Week Ending September 13th, 2019
September 16, 2019
Housing Obstructionists and NIMBYs in Richmond
September 12, 2019
A Good Start
September 11, 2019
Join us this week at Richmond Rotary -- Sept. 13
September 10, 2019
Juul Marketing and Richmond
September 10, 2019
Pt. Richmond Music Season Finale this Fri. 9/13: Matt Jaffe and Extra Large!
September 10, 2019
Free One-Day Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event - Saturday, September 14th, 2019
September 10, 2019
SF Chronicle - Richmond chief on leave after no-confidence vote, acting replacement appointed
September 7, 2019
Join Us This week at Richmond Rotary -- Program for Sept. 6
September 4, 2019
From the Ozarks to the Playa
September 1, 2019
Business Insider: Here’s the real reason that Juul’s CEO is warning people against using his e-cigs
August 31, 2019
Yogurt Maker Stonyfield Helping Richmond Park Go Organic
August 31, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending August 30th, 2019
August 30, 2019
Pesticide Free Turf Maintenance in Richmond Parks
August 30, 2019
North Carolina sues 8 e-cigarette companies, alleging marketing to children
August 26, 2019
Join Us This Week at Richmond Rotary -- Program for Friday August 30 - Richmond's Development Pipeline
August 26, 2019
While People are Sick and Dying, Electronic Cigarette Industry Pushes Back on Richmond Proposed Ban
August 25, 2019
Governmental Meetings, Conferences, Community Events August 17, 2019 - August 24, 2019
August 17, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the week ending August 16, 2019
August 15, 2019
Recruiting for Mayor's Chief of Staff
August 15, 2019
North to Alaska
August 14, 2019
Meet Richmond's New Interim City Manager - Steven Falk
August 14, 2019
Richmond Ferry weekend service pilot starts today! First Ferry leaves in one hour.
August 3, 2019
Point Molate Comes Alive for a Wedding
August 3, 2019
Traffic Advisory - RSR Bridge Access Improvement Project - Week of August 5
August 3, 2019
Another August in Vietnam - 40 Years later
August 2, 2019
Tonight - Beth Wood and Claudia Russell (with Bruce Kaplan) (Aug 2, 2019)
August 2, 2019
Next Friday: Pt. Richmond Music's free concert series continues with Maurice Tani & 77 El Deora and Pellejo Seco!
August 2, 2019
31 Days of August 1969
July 31, 2019
Richmond, JUUL and e-cigarettes
July 31, 2019
US Conference of Mayors Youth Summit
July 31, 2019
Point Molate Scoping Meeting Monday, July 29, 6:00 PM
July 27, 2019
Henry Gardner Appointed Acting City Manager
July 27, 2019
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
July 25, 2019
Saving Tens of Millions of Gallons of Drinking Water Annually
July 25, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the week ending July 19, 2019
July 20, 2019
The Eagle Has Landed
July 20, 2019
Time for the Annual Rosie Rally
July 18, 2019
The Kids First Debacle
July 17, 2019
Pt. Richmond Music's Free Concert Series Continues Tonight, Friday, 7/12!
July 12, 2019
"In Richmond, Gotcha bike share will deploy 250 e-bikes, all dock-based"
July 9, 2019
No Controversy about Arnautoff Mural in Richmond
July 9, 2019
San Rafael Bridge Update
July 9, 2019
California Boards & Commissions Appointment Workshop July 11
July 9, 2019
Fifty Years Ago Today - July 9, 1969
July 9, 2019
At 30, the San Francisco Bay Trail continues to grow - SFChronicle.com
July 7, 2019
The Summer of '62
July 3, 2019
High Energy in Honolulu
July 3, 2019
Summer Weekend Ferry Service for Richmond Begins August 3
June 24, 2019
Bay Nature Magazine Acknowledges the Rest of the Story
June 23, 2019
It Was the Summer of 1966
June 21, 2019
Erica T. Goode, M.P.H., M.D. - March 25, 1940 - June 15, 2019
June 21, 2019
Richmond Summer Weekend Ferry Service Pilot
June 21, 2019
City Council Approves Full Slate of Appointees for Planning Commission, Community Police Review Commission and Rent Board
June 19, 2019
Betty Reid Soskin: Book Signing & Reading this Sunday 6/23
June 19, 2019
Free in Three? Coal Ban in Three Years Proposed.
June 18, 2019
Join Us This Week at Richmond Rotary -- Program for Friday June 21: Cities Can Stop Pricing Out the Working and Middle Class
June 17, 2019
Mayors: Cities Should Not Be Left Alone to Foot the Bill for Climate Costs
June 17, 2019
Richmond Promise Seeking Mentors
June 14, 2019
June 18, 2019, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet - CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:00 P.M.
June 14, 2019
Pt. Richmond Music's Free Concert Series Kicks Off Tomorrow, Fri. 6/14!
June 13, 2019
US Conference of Mayors 87th summer meeting in Honolulu, preceded by the 2nd Annual Climate Mayors Summit.
June 11, 2019
"In Richmond, an Astounding 128 People [City Employees] Earned More Than $300,000 in 2018"
June 11, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the week ending June 7, 2019
June 8, 2019
RPA Continues to Block Appointments to Three Boards and Commissions - Rent Board Will No Longer Exist in Two Weeks
June 5, 2019
Applications Solicited Immediately for Richmond Rent Board
June 5, 2019
Richmond, CA Upgraded Three Notches To 'AA-' From 'A-' On Restored Budgetary Performance And Stronger Economy
June 4, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the week ending May 31st 2019
June 1, 2019
Richmond's Bond Issuer Credit Rating Bumped Three Notches
May 30, 2019
Shirley is Recovering
May 28, 2019
Democracy or RPA Hypocrisy?
May 22, 2019
Richmond Cannabis Forum June 5
May 21, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the week ending May 17th 2019
May 18, 2019
Richmond Promise is a Co-host of PromiseNet 2019!
May 15, 2019
Chief Brown Provides Details of Recent Gunfire on the Streets of Richmond
May 15, 2019
Protect Miller-Knox park
May 14, 2019
What Where You Doing 50 Years Ago Today?
May 11, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the week ending May 10th, 2019
May 11, 2019
"Lost Secrets of Point Molate and the Point San Pablo Peninsula" Tonight 6:30 to 7:30 Mechanics Bank Community Room, Hilltop Center, 3190 Klose Way, Richmond
May 9, 2019
Environmental Groups Now Opposing Point Molate Development Sold Out in 2010 for $35 million
May 7, 2019
PowerPlant Park’ Could Make Richmond The Cannabis Capital Of Contra Costa County
May 5, 2019
Back to the Ozarks
May 5, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the week ending May 3rd, 2019
May 3, 2019
Richmond Plants Seed for Cannabis Grower Project That Could Bring City Hundreds of Jobs and Millions of Dollars
May 3, 2019
These Four Projects Will Have a Huge Impact on Richmond's Residential Real Estate
May 3, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the week ending April 26, 2019
April 28, 2019
Taste of Richmond Ticket Prices Increasing
April 25, 2019
RSR Bridge Joint Repair Update
April 24, 2019
Traffic Advisory - RSR Bridge Access Improvement Project - Week of April 21
April 24, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the week ending April 19th, 2019
April 23, 2019
Six Richmond Gardens on this year’s Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour
April 22, 2019
Richmond Recycling Guide
April 22, 2019
April 23, 2019, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet - CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:30 P.M.
April 18, 2019
We want to hear from Richmond ferry riders
April 18, 2019
Old Time Movies of East Brother Lighthouse
April 17, 2019
Debunking “Unanswered Questions at Point Molate”
April 17, 2019
Traffic Advisory - RSR Bridge Access Improvement Project - Week of April 14
April 15, 2019
April 16, 2019, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet - CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:00 P.M.
April 14, 2019
“Revitalizing Downtown Richmond: The Main Street Initiative”
April 14, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the week ending April 12th, 2019
April 14, 2019
CBS Evening National News Covers East Brother Lighthouse Keeper Changeover
April 12, 2019
Court Challenge to RM3 Thrown Out
April 9, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the week ending April 5th, 2019.
April 6, 2019
This is No Joke! Falling concrete closes lanes of Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Again.
April 5, 2019
BREAKING NEWS! Richmond-San Rafael Bridge to Close Indefinitely
April 1, 2019
Mayor Tom Butt Presents: An Exhibition of NIAD Artists
March 27, 2019
City of Richmond Municipal Services Review
March 27, 2019
Take a sneak peek at the newest condos to hit the Richmond waterfront amid flurry of development
March 27, 2019
Historic Shipyard 3 Cafeteria Building Available for Lease, Rehabilitation and Development
March 27, 2019
50 Years ago -- "... that rush of hot, humid air as we walked out the door and down the gangway clearly said 'welcome to Vietnam.'"
March 22, 2019
Catherine Montalbo -- Qualified to Serve?
March 22, 2019
Design Review Board Recruitment -- Make a Difference in Richmond
March 20, 2019
Chronicle Editorial: Rent control still can’t solve California’s housing crisis
March 19, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the week ending March 15, 2019
March 18, 2019
Unprecedented Retail Opportunity
March 18, 2019
Rosie the Riveter Trust Annual Benefit Dinner
March 18, 2019
East Brother Lighthouse Keepers on the Today Show
March 11, 2019
East Brother Lighthouse on Today Show March 12
March 11, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the week ending March 8th, 2019
March 11, 2019
Air District closely monitoring flaring at Chevron Refinery
March 9, 2019
(Update) BNSF Wants to Return Trains to Miller-Knox Park and Ferry Point!
March 8, 2019
Invitation to Richmond Main Street's Annual Stakeholder Meeting & Grand Opening Event, March 20
March 6, 2019
BNSF Wants to Return Trains to Miller-Knox Park and Ferry Point!
March 6, 2019
Help Name Richmond's New Ferry Terminal
March 4, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the week ending March 1st. 2019
March 1, 2019
Remembering Douglas Corbin 1928-2019
March 1, 2019
State of the City
February 28, 2019
2019 State of the City
February 25, 2019
City Manager's Weekly report for the weeks ending February 15 and February 22, 2019
February 25, 2019
Transitioning the Richmond Housing Authority
February 17, 2019
February 19, 2019, Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet - CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:00 P.M.
February 17, 2019
Weekly Report for the week ending February 8, 2019
February 12, 2019
Point Molate Presentation Packages
February 11, 2019
City Council to Review Four Master Developer Proposals for Point Molate
February 10, 2019
Amateur Traffic Engineers in Marin Continue to Obsess Over Third Lane on Bridge
February 10, 2019
The RPA Laid Bare
February 4, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the week ending 2/1/19
February 2, 2019
Marin County Continues to Undermine Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Agreement
January 29, 2019
Please join the Richmond Community Foundation on February 21, 2019 for an amazing experience
January 29, 2019
Mural Repair at the Plunge
January 29, 2019
Plunge Reopening February 1
January 28, 2019
January 29, 2019, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet - CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 6:00 P.M.
January 27, 2019
US Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting in Washington, DC
January 26, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for Week Ending 1-25-19
January 26, 2019
Amy Julia Harris Strikes Again
January 25, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report for the week ending January 18th, 2019
January 18, 2019
Lighthouse Innkeeper Search Goes Viral
January 18, 2019
Last Chance to sign up to volunteer for homeless Point in Time Count!
January 18, 2019
East Brother – History of an Island Light Station is Available Online
January 18, 2019
Support AD 15 Delegate Slate
January 17, 2019
Photos/video of Ferry Launch
January 15, 2019
RPD Update 2018
January 14, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report - Week ending January 11, 2019
January 14, 2019
City Manager's Weekly Report - Week ending January 4, 2019
January 5, 2019
The 20th Richmond Bay Trail New Year Report!
January 3, 2019
Richmond Ferry Launch Event
January 2, 2019
Recruitment for Innkeepers at East Brother Lighthouse Opens Up in 2019
January 2, 2019
Happy New Year 2019!
January 1, 2018


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