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City Council Updates   -   Mar 25, 2026 City council reviews immigrant protections, forms ad hoc committee
Richmond City Council meeting

The Richmond City Council heard a detailed accounting Tuesday night of what the city is doing and what it refuses to do to shield immigrant residents from federal enforcement, as the police chief described turning away a federal request for help and committed to investigating crimes committed by ICE agents

City Council Updates   -   Mar 20, 2026 On the agenda: Iran resolution, immigration report, Cheese Park, and a renamed holiday
On the agenda: Iran resolution, immigration report, Cheese Park, and a renamed holiday

The Richmond City Council will take up a packed agenda Tuesday night, including a proposal to rename the city’s Cesar Chavez Day holiday, a resolution opposing U.S. military action against Iran, and a long-delayed briefing on efforts to shield residents from federal immigration enforcement. A holiday gets a

On the agenda: immigration enforcement limits, children’s fund future, and a packed consent calendar
City Council Updates   -   Apr 03, 2026 On the agenda: immigration enforcement limits, children’s fund future, and a packed consent calendar

The Richmond City Council meets Tuesday, April 7, at 6 p.m. for a meeting that touches on immigration policy, the future of a children’s funding program, and a long list of contracts, reports, and appointments. An ICE-free zone ordinance The most significant item on the agenda is the

by Soren Hemmila
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City Council Updates   -   Apr 03, 2026 On the agenda: immigration enforcement limits, children’s fund future, and a packed consent calendar
On the agenda: immigration enforcement limits, children’s fund future, and a packed consent calendar

The Richmond City Council meets Tuesday, April 7, at 6 p.m. for a meeting that touches on immigration policy, the future of a children’s funding program, and a long list of contracts, reports, and appointments. An ICE-free zone ordinance The most significant item on the agenda is the

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Mar 25, 2026 City council reviews immigrant protections, forms ad hoc committee
Richmond City Council meeting

The Richmond City Council heard a detailed accounting Tuesday night of what the city is doing and what it refuses to do to shield immigrant residents from federal enforcement, as the police chief described turning away a federal request for help and committed to investigating crimes committed by ICE agents

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Mar 20, 2026 On the agenda: Iran resolution, immigration report, Cheese Park, and a renamed holiday
On the agenda: Iran resolution, immigration report, Cheese Park, and a renamed holiday

The Richmond City Council will take up a packed agenda Tuesday night, including a proposal to rename the city’s Cesar Chavez Day holiday, a resolution opposing U.S. military action against Iran, and a long-delayed briefing on efforts to shield residents from federal immigration enforcement. A holiday gets a

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Mar 18, 2026 Richmond council votes to reinstate Flock Safety license plate readers
Richmond council votes to reinstate Flock Safety license plate readers

The Richmond City Council voted Tuesday night to extend the city’s contract with Flock Safety through December 31, 2026, reinstating the company’s automated license plate reader system that had been disabled since November amid a data sharing scandal, while directing the city attorney to negotiate stronger data protections

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Mar 13, 2026 On the agenda: Flock vote returns as council weighs wastewater and an $8.2 million question
Richmond’s wastewater treatment plant

Richmond City Council returns Tuesday for what promises to be another full evening, picking up unfinished business from its March 3 meeting that ran out of time before members could vote on renewing the city's contract with Flock Safety, while also taking up a major decision on the

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Mar 04, 2026 Richmond council runs out of time on Flock Safety vote
Supporters and opponents of Flock automated license plate reader cameras

The Richmond City Council meeting ended Tuesday night before members could vote on whether to renew a contract with Flock Safety, a surveillance camera company, as a missing trafficking victim's case cast a shadow over the debate. The meeting ran out of time before a vote could be

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Feb 27, 2026 On the agenda: The return of Flock, immigration updates & park improvements
A Flock Safety automated license plate reader

The Richmond City Council will meet on Tuesday for a packed session that includes updates on immigration enforcement protections, a police surveillance contract renewal, and a series of park improvements, alongside routine budget reviews and consent calendar business. The fight over Flock cameras returns Richmond police are asking the city

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Feb 21, 2026 On the agenda: Tobacco license limits and a new 23rd Street enforcement zone
On the agenda: Tobacco license limits and a new 23rd Street enforcement zone

The Richmond City Council will consider capping tobacco retailer licenses at 50, while also weighing a new enforcement zone along 23rd Street, adopting the 2025 state building code with an amnesty program for unpermitted home additions, honoring a national champion dance team, and approving contracts and cleanup reports at the

by Soren Hemmila
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