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News   -   May 09, 2024 Boardmember: Richmond Rent Program 'in a pickle'
Richmond Rent Program

The Richmond Rent Program is facing a $277,698 deficit due to a growing number of delinquent rental unit fees and overhead charges levied by the City of Richmond. While rental housing fee collection has increased overall since 2017, collecting it in the last two fiscal years has become more

News   -   May 03, 2024 Transit officials present plans to close Richmond Bridge bike lane
Transit officials present plans to close Richmond Bridge bike lane

Transit officials briefed the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission on plans for weekday closures of the multi-use trail on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge during a meeting Thursday afternoon. The pathway opened in November 2019 as part of a four-year pilot project to provide bicycle and pedestrian access on

Update: BART restores train service between Richmond and MacArthur stations
News   -   May 10, 2024 Update: BART restores train service between Richmond and MacArthur stations

Last update: 1 p.m. Friday, May 10, 2024. UPDATE: As of 11:10 a.m., BART has restored normal train service between the Richmond and MacArthur BART stations. BART employees are turning away morning commuters today as the regional transportation agency has no service between Richmond and MacArthur due

by Soren Hemmila
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News   -   May 10, 2024 Update: BART restores train service between Richmond and MacArthur stations
Update: BART restores train service between Richmond and MacArthur stations

Last update: 1 p.m. Friday, May 10, 2024. UPDATE: As of 11:10 a.m., BART has restored normal train service between the Richmond and MacArthur BART stations. BART employees are turning away morning commuters today as the regional transportation agency has no service between Richmond and MacArthur due

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   May 09, 2024 Boardmember: Richmond Rent Program 'in a pickle'
Richmond Rent Program

The Richmond Rent Program is facing a $277,698 deficit due to a growing number of delinquent rental unit fees and overhead charges levied by the City of Richmond. While rental housing fee collection has increased overall since 2017, collecting it in the last two fiscal years has become more

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   May 03, 2024 Transit officials present plans to close Richmond Bridge bike lane
Transit officials present plans to close Richmond Bridge bike lane

Transit officials briefed the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission on plans for weekday closures of the multi-use trail on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge during a meeting Thursday afternoon. The pathway opened in November 2019 as part of a four-year pilot project to provide bicycle and pedestrian access on

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   May 01, 2024 Council moves forward with ranked choice voting ballot measure
Council moves forward with ranked choice voting ballot measure

The Richmond City Council advanced a proposed ranked choice ballot measure to be added to the 2024 General Election ballot after a presentation at a special meeting Tuesday night. The item directs the city attorney’s office to draft language for a ranked-choice ballot measure and an ordinance to allow

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Apr 27, 2024 Richmond City Council weighs different election reform measure
Richmond City Council weighs different election reform measure

Fresh off the Richmond Election Reform Act petition certification, the Richmond City Council will now consider placing its own election reform measure on the November ballot. Voting reform organization California Ranked Choice Voting will present a report on instant runoff voting to the council at the April 30 meeting. Cal

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Apr 21, 2024 Family holds candlelight vigil for six-year-old who died in car accident
candlelight vigil

A large crowd gathered for a candlelight vigil on Cutting and Carlson Boulevards Saturday night for six-year-old Amadeo Alvarez Jr., who died in a hit-and-run collision Wednesday evening. Amadeo was a joyful, vibrant boy with a zest for life that touched everyone who knew him. He loved baseball, basketball, and

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Apr 21, 2024 Rent Board members push to restore Richmond's housing rights mural
Rent Board members push to restore Richmond's housing rights mural

The Richmond Rent Board briefly considered forming an ad hoc committee to address the deterioration condition of the “Know-Your-Rights” mural on 23rd Street and Ohio Avenue before a staff attorney advised it was outside the board’s scope. The mural, created in 2017, celebrates community action for equitable housing, and

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Apr 19, 2024 Richmond City Council approves temporary smoke shop moratorium
Richmond City Council approves temporary smoke shop moratorium

The Richmond City Council unanimously approved a 45-day moratorium on new tobacco retailers after an increasing number of smoke shops have opened in the city. The urgency order, which went into effect immediately at the April 16 meeting, means no new permit, license, or other entitlement for any new smoking

by Soren Hemmila
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