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
The Richmond City Council meets Tuesday taking up a full budget session ahead of a June 23 adoption deadline, an annual review of the police department's military equipment inventory, a potential November tax measure tucked into the consent calendar, a $2.6 million homeless services contract, and direction
The Richmond City Council meets Tuesday taking up a full budget session ahead of a June 23 adoption deadline, an annual review of the police department's military equipment inventory, a potential November tax measure tucked into the consent calendar, a $2.6 million homeless services contract, and direction
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
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
The Richmond City Council voted Tuesday to draft tougher penalties for illegal fireworks, including holding party hosts liable for fireworks set off on their property.
The item, sponsored by Councilmembers Cesar Zepeda, Jamelia Brown, and Soheila Bana, passed on the consent calendar with only Councilmember Sue Wilson voting no. It
The Richmond City Council meets Tuesday for two back-to-back meetings, opening at 3:30 p.m. with a special budget study session before shifting to a packed regular meeting at 6 p.m. that includes a push to crack down on illegal fireworks, housing density changes, and a
The Richmond City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to express condolences and solidarity with the Muslim community following a deadly shooting at a San Diego mosque the day before, adding a resolution to its consent calendar less than 24 hours after the attack killed three people.
Councilmember Soheila Bana, who introduced
Tuesday's Richmond City Council meeting includes the next round of draft budget presentations from three city departments, a vote on opposing a regional CO2 pipeline project, a public hearing on zoning and changes tied to the city's state-mandated housing goals, and a packed consent calendar
