City Manager Shasa Curl told the Richmond City Council on Tuesday that the city can no longer afford to hire new employees unless an existing employee retires first due to increasing workforce costs.
“In the absence of retirements, we are at a point where new personnel cannot be added because
Richmond’s citywide electric bike share program could be shut down by the end of the month after city staff recommended the council move to conclude it and redirect remaining funding to a competing e-bike lending library.
According to Richmond public works staff, the Today bike share program has
Mayor Eduardo Martinez issued a statement Wednesday thanking Richmond residents and congratulating the two candidates who will compete for his seat in November, marking his first public remarks since finishing third in the June 2 primary.
“I would like to congratulate the two successful candidates who have advanced to the
The Richmond Planning Commission voted 4-0 last week to approve a 47-unit townhome development on Central Avenue, clearing the way for housing on a 2.58-acre lot near Interstate 80 that has sat vacant for more than two decades and cycled through a half-dozen failed proposals
According to incident data released by the Richmond Police Department, Richmond logged three robberies, 18 vehicle thefts, and multiple reported incidents between June 1 and June 7. The week was marked by a string of commercial burglaries, a teargas arrest, a felon taken into custody with a loaded gun, and
The Richmond City Council will meet Tuesday afternoon for a special budget session focused on the proposed 2026-27 operating budget, rising costs tied to park renovations, and the future of the city’s electric bikeshare program ahead of final budget adoption on June 23.
The session allows council members
Claudia Jiménez led a five-candidate field in Tuesday's Richmond mayoral primary, according to unofficial results posted Friday by the Contra Costa County Elections Division.
Jiménez collected 6,915 votes, or 37.55 percent of votes cast, with all precincts reporting. Ahmad Anderson finished second with 5,306
The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office has charged the man arrested last week in connection with a fatal shooting in Richmond with first-degree murder.
Jabari Armon Fontenot, 31, was charged Tuesday with the murder of Melvin Murphy, who was shot and killed May 30 on the
