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City Council Updates   -   Jun 13, 2026 On the agenda: budget, ballot measure, and police equipment review
On the agenda: budget, ballot measure, and police equipment review

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

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jun 12, 2026 City manager says Richmond may be unable to add staff without retirements
Richmond City Manager Shasa Curl

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

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jun 11, 2026 Richmond weighs shutting down e-bike share program
Richmond weighs shutting down e-bike share program

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

by Soren Hemmila
Election'26   -   Jun 10, 2026 Martinez thanks Richmond, congratulates Jimenez and Anderson as mayoral bid ends
Martinez thanks Richmond, congratulates Jimenez and Anderson as mayoral bid ends

Mayor Eduardo Martinez issued a statement Wednesday thanking Richmond residents and congratulating the two candidates who will compete for his seat in November, marking his first public remarks since finishing third in the June 2 primary. “I would like to congratulate the two successful candidates who have advanced to the

by Soren Hemmila
Housing   -   Jun 09, 2026 Planning commission approves townhomes on Central Avenue site that sat vacant for two decades
5620 Central Avenue site

The Richmond Planning Commission voted 4-0 last week to approve a 47-unit townhome development on Central Avenue, clearing the way for housing on a 2.58-acre lot near Interstate 80 that has sat vacant for more than two decades and cycled through a half-dozen failed proposals

by Soren Hemmila
Crime in the City   -   Jun 08, 2026 What happened in Richmond: Police investigate robberies, car thefts and early morning gunfire
What happened in Richmond: Police investigate robberies, car thefts and early morning gunfire

According to incident data released by the Richmond Police Department, Richmond logged three robberies, 18 vehicle thefts, and multiple reported incidents between June 1 and June 7. The week was marked by a string of commercial burglaries, a teargas arrest, a felon taken into custody with a loaded gun, and

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jun 06, 2026 On the agenda: Richmond council to weigh budget priorities at special Tuesday session
Wendell Park

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

by Soren Hemmila
Election'26   -   Jun 05, 2026 Richmond incumbents claim victory as mayoral race heads to November runoff
Richmond incumbents claim victory as mayoral race heads to November runoff

Claudia Jiménez led a five-candidate field in Tuesday's Richmond mayoral primary, according to unofficial results posted Friday by the Contra Costa County Elections Division. Jiménez collected 6,915 votes, or 37.55 percent of votes cast, with all precincts reporting. Ahmad Anderson finished second with 5,306

by Soren Hemmila
On the agenda: budget, ballot measure, and police equipment review
City Council Updates   -   Jun 13, 2026 On the agenda: budget, ballot measure, and police equipment review

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

by Soren Hemmila
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City Council Updates   -   Jun 13, 2026 On the agenda: budget, ballot measure, and police equipment review
On the agenda: budget, ballot measure, and police equipment review

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

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jun 12, 2026 City manager says Richmond may be unable to add staff without retirements
Richmond City Manager Shasa Curl

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

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jun 11, 2026 Richmond weighs shutting down e-bike share program
Richmond weighs shutting down e-bike share program

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

by Soren Hemmila
Election'26   -   Jun 10, 2026 Martinez thanks Richmond, congratulates Jimenez and Anderson as mayoral bid ends
Martinez thanks Richmond, congratulates Jimenez and Anderson as mayoral bid ends

Mayor Eduardo Martinez issued a statement Wednesday thanking Richmond residents and congratulating the two candidates who will compete for his seat in November, marking his first public remarks since finishing third in the June 2 primary. “I would like to congratulate the two successful candidates who have advanced to the

by Soren Hemmila
Housing   -   Jun 09, 2026 Planning commission approves townhomes on Central Avenue site that sat vacant for two decades
5620 Central Avenue site

The Richmond Planning Commission voted 4-0 last week to approve a 47-unit townhome development on Central Avenue, clearing the way for housing on a 2.58-acre lot near Interstate 80 that has sat vacant for more than two decades and cycled through a half-dozen failed proposals

by Soren Hemmila
Crime in the City   -   Jun 08, 2026 What happened in Richmond: Police investigate robberies, car thefts and early morning gunfire
What happened in Richmond: Police investigate robberies, car thefts and early morning gunfire

According to incident data released by the Richmond Police Department, Richmond logged three robberies, 18 vehicle thefts, and multiple reported incidents between June 1 and June 7. The week was marked by a string of commercial burglaries, a teargas arrest, a felon taken into custody with a loaded gun, and

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jun 06, 2026 On the agenda: Richmond council to weigh budget priorities at special Tuesday session
Wendell Park

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

by Soren Hemmila
Election'26   -   Jun 05, 2026 Richmond incumbents claim victory as mayoral race heads to November runoff
Richmond incumbents claim victory as mayoral race heads to November runoff

Claudia Jiménez led a five-candidate field in Tuesday's Richmond mayoral primary, according to unofficial results posted Friday by the Contra Costa County Elections Division. Jiménez collected 6,915 votes, or 37.55 percent of votes cast, with all precincts reporting. Ahmad Anderson finished second with 5,306

by Soren Hemmila
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