City Council Backs Protesters, Suspends 6PM Curfew
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to condemn the police killing of George Floyd and to stand in solidarity with protesters nationwide....
04
Jun
29
May
Richmond Council Cuts $15.2 million, Half of Projected Deficit
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday approved about $15.2 million in budget cuts to help close a projected $29.5 million deficit....
21
May
Council Grants Renters Relief, Raises Sewer Rates
The Richmond City Council voted Tuesday to give tenants who can’t pay their rent because of the coronavirus a year after the Contra Costa County shelter-in-place order ends to pay...
14
May
Council Considers Cuts to Fill $27M Budget Deficit
The Richmond City Council held a special meeting Tuesday to discuss potential budget balancing strategies to address a projected $27.1 million deficit....
14
May
El Concejo se Prepara para Abordar el Déficit Presupuestario de $27.1 Millones
El pasado martes, el Concejo de Richmond escuchó una actualización sobre un déficit presupuestario de $27.1 millones para el año fiscal 2020-21, como resultado de la pérdida de ingresos durante...
08
May
City Council Prepares to Tackle $27.1 Million Budget Shortfall
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday heard an update on a $27.1 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2020-21, resulting from lost revenues during the coronavirus outbreak....
29
Apr
Council Extends Paid Leave for Some City Employees
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to extend paid leave for permanent city employees who are unable to work because of the coronavirus pandemic....
23
Apr
Council Freezes Rent Hikes, Adds Commercial Properties to Eviction Moratorium
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday added commercial properties to an eviction moratorium passed last week and imposed a temporary freeze on rent increases for both residential and commercial tenants....
23
Mar
El Concejo de Richmond Empieza Proceso que Podría Darle a la Comisión de Policía Más Poder
El martes 3 de marzo el Concejo de Richmond ordenó al personal que comenzara un proceso que permitiría a la Comisión Comunitaria de Revisión de la Policía (CPRC) investigar las...
05
Mar
Richmond Council Begins Process that Could Give Police Commission More Power
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday directed staff to begin a process that would allow the Community Police Review Commission (CPRC) to investigate police-related allegations of discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual...
26
Feb
Council Calls for Transparency on Chevron Flaring
The Richmond City Council voted Tuesday to send a letter to the agency that oversees air quality in the Bay Area that requests it releases reports on the causes of...
06
Feb
Council Denies Charter Plan to Buy Building with Tax-Exempt Bonds
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday denied a plan to allow Wonderful Foundations, an Oregon-based nonprofit that supports charter schools, to buy two buildings with tax exempt bonds in the...
17
Jan
El Concejo Prohíbe Almacenamiento de Carbón, Elige Distritos
El Concejo de la Ciudad de Richmond, en su reunión del 14 de enero, aprobó una ordenanza que prohíbe el almacenamiento de carbón en la ciudad y al mismo tiempo,...
15
Jan
City Council Bans Coal Storage, Selects Districts
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance banning coal storage in the city while also begrudgingly deciding the city’s future district-based council elections....
14
Jan
City Council to Vote on Coal Storage Ban
A highly contentious decision on whether to phase out coal storage in Richmond is scheduled to be before city council on Tuesday, Jan. 14....
