In an effort to end its meetings earlier, the council is starting 90 minutes earlier beginning Tuesday despite attorney’s advice to vote on it.
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WCCUSD saves 8 jobs from cuts but money may come out of student services
School board now must make $1.2M in reductions that could hurt student services; Richmond City Council considers getting involved.
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Richmond is seeking to strengthen its ‘weak’ sanctuary city rules
As Trump threatens mass deportations, city officials are looking to places like San Francisco and Chicago, where immigrant protections are more robust.
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New Richmond City Council member who ousted RPA incumbent wants ‘a fair shot’
The political newcomer, who defeated two-time incumbent Melvin Willis, says she is ready to transition from campaigning to policy making.
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Richmond City Council now has 1st female super majority
3 new council members are seated as longtime members Gayle McLaughlin and Melvin Willis depart.
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Richmond police rules for military gear reveal friction with city
Police say they don’t have time to fill out more reports; council members say they’d have more time if the union wasn’t blocking efforts to hire a crisis team for help with non-urgent calls.
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Richmond City Council members raise their own salaries
Mayor, council members defend salary increase, saying they work long hours and that higher pay might attract more people to public service.Â
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Richmond City Council considers 80% pay raise
The increase would make Richmond elected officials the highest paid in Contra Costa County and second highest paid in the Bay Area among similarly sized cities.
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Candidates already lining up for Richmond’s first primary election in 2026
Measure J means Richmond’s next city council and mayoral elections could be decided in a June 2026 primary. Some candidates are already saying they’re running.
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Richmond mayor’s ‘State of City’ says public safety approach will improve community
Meanwhile, council member had released letter Saturday by Police Chief Bisa French saying 2021 “defunding” of department left officers feeling “devalued” and is hampering recruiting efforts.
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Richmond City Council D6: RPA incumbent Claudia Jimenez increases lead over Shawn Dunning
Most recent county update Friday shows Jimenez winning.
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Richmond City Council D5: Sue Wilson maintains lead over Anderson
Unofficial results posted Nov. 22 show Sue Wilson still leads her race.
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Richmond City Council D1: Jamelia Brown’s maintains lead over Willis in Nov. 22 tally
Incumbent Melvin Willis said he ‘accepts it as a loss for now.’ Next results update is Nov. 27.
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Gayle McLaughlin says ‘foundation’ strong as RPA gets mixed results in election
Former mayor reflects on political wins, losses and the current state of progressives versus liberals.
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Zeneca site: Prime home spot or toxic danger-zone?
Four years after Richmond City Council approved the Campus Bay project, its future is unclear. Environmentalists say more site cleanup is needed.
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D5 Richmond City Council forum is tonight
The third and final Richmondside co-sponsored meet-the-candidates night is tonight, Tue. Oct. 8.
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Child of the Iron Triangle: Meet Richmond City Council candidate Jamelia Brown
Jamelia Brown’s platform priorities includes voter education, public safety, economic revitalization.
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From community organizer to political veteran: Meet Richmond City Council candidate Melvin Willis
Melvin Willis never planned to one day become a Richmond City Council member. If you would have told the two-time incumbent who was first elected in 2016 that he would end up on a government body that has made some the of the most significant decisions impacting the city in the past decade, he’d be […]
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‘Tell it like it is;’ Meet Richmond City Council candidate Mark Wassberg
Perennial Richmond City Council candidate Mark Wassberg says he’s unafraid to ‘piss people off.’
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Richmond makes move to beautify Macdonald Ave./23rd St.; green jobs plan questioned
Richmond City Council awards arts corridor contract to Richmond Renaissance and approves ‘Green-Blue New Deal’ by 3-1 vote.
