Richmond City Council will review a report on critical structural issues at Point Potrero Marine Terminal, consider a revived Ciclovia proposal, and unveil a $306M draft budget for FY 2025–26 on Tuesday, May 6. Mayor Eduardo Martinez has also proposed an Ad Hoc committee on police oversight reforms.
Council
The City of Richmond has officially posted the first job opening for its long-anticipated Community Crisis Response Program, signaling a major step forward in launching an initiative designed to reduce police involvement in non-violent emergencies.
The Community Intervention Specialist job opened for applications on Wednesday and will close
Last updated on May 3, 2025, at 2:24 p.m.
Neighbors near San Pablo and Solano Avenues awoke to the sounds of small explosions early Saturday morning after a fire broke out at the Exotic Clouds Gift Shop.
Firefighters were dispatched to the shop at 12557 San Pablo Avenue
Last updated on May 3, 2025, at 2:24 p.m.
Neighbors near San Pablo and Solano Avenues awoke to the sounds of small explosions early Saturday morning after a fire broke out at the Exotic Clouds Gift Shop.
Firefighters were dispatched to the shop at 12557 San Pablo Avenue
Richmond City Council will review a report on critical structural issues at Point Potrero Marine Terminal, consider a revived Ciclovia proposal, and unveil a $306M draft budget for FY 2025–26 on Tuesday, May 6. Mayor Eduardo Martinez has also proposed an Ad Hoc committee on police oversight reforms.
Council
The City of Richmond has officially posted the first job opening for its long-anticipated Community Crisis Response Program, signaling a major step forward in launching an initiative designed to reduce police involvement in non-violent emergencies.
The Community Intervention Specialist job opened for applications on Wednesday and will close
“We do not support high-density housing,” said Bhavin Khatri, president of the Hilltop District Neighborhood Council. “What we need is more retail, entertainment, and open space. All we have in this area is housing.”
The Richmond City Council will hold a special meeting next week after a packed agenda left councilmembers short on time Tuesday night, forcing them to delay discussions on the city’s capital improvement program, budget priorities, firework fines, and temporary closing of select streets to cars.
The special council meeting
The Richmond City Council upheld a recommendation to place the newly established Community Intervention Specialist (CIS) position under SEIU Local 1021, rejecting an appeal by the Richmond Police Officers Association (RPOA) that sought to fold the position into its own union. Meanwhile, non-sworn civilian staff within the Richmond Police
Viridi, a manufacturer of battery energy storage systems, announced Monday that it has acquired the former Moxion Power production facility at Richmond's Portside Commerce Center.
Viridi hopes the new 40,000+ square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will create a West Coast presence for the battery manufacturer,
Chevron is pushing back against a proposed legislative subpoena from the City of Richmond, calling the move "unnecessary and a waste of public resources."
In a statement provided to Grandview, Chevron said it filed its final 2025 business license paperwork just two weeks ago. It called the proposed
