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Arts and Culture Highlight- David Flores
January 03, 2022
David Flores is a poet, hip hop lyricist, educator, and mindfulness trainer. He is the current Poet Laureate for Richmond. His present position is Lead Trainer for the Mindful Life Project. David is a former elementary school teacher of eleven years at Grant Elementary....
Read MoreListening Project Podcast Teaser
January 03, 2022
The Listening Project is a people-centered process to guide our local transition away from the fossil fuel industry.
Read MoreMayor Butt Hit With Restraining Order
December 09, 2021
A Contra Costa County Superior Court judge has issued a temporary restraining order against Mayor Tom Butt. The order was granted on December 7th, after the court reviewed a petition filed by the City of Richmond. The petition alleged that Mayor Butt “has willfully...
Read MoreTowards Staying Power: How Richmond LAND’s Model Resists Displacement
December 07, 2021
Left: Richmond LAND team (Valerie Jameson, Ciera Jevae “CiCi” Gordon, and Mia Carbajal) and residents of S.24th St. building (Dale Riggins and Cynthia Osorio-Hernandez) in front of Mr. Riggins’ home. Right: Image of S.24th St/Foothill Ave. in the Southside neighborhood where building is located....
Read MoreThe Brown Act: Back to Basics for the Butts
December 07, 2021
Photo Credit: Tony Tamayo Daniel Butt has turned truth upside down by posting that the RPA is responsible for the firing of Laura Snideman as City Manager and costing the city $300,000. He and his followers have repeated this misinformation on Facebook. The reality...
Read MoreCouncilmember Willis Retrospective Video
December 07, 2021
Check out this video of Councilmember Willis reflecting on his current term, and visioning ahead to the future.
Read MoreAnother Victory Over the Fossil Fuel Industry in Richmond
December 07, 2021
Photo Credit: Tony Tamayo On Friday, November 12, the City of Richmond announced it had finally reached a settlement agreement with the Levin-Richmond Terminal Corporation. After 18 months of litigation, the parties agreed to end the storage of coal and petroleum coke (“petcoke”) in...
Read MoreVaccine Rollout for Black Community in Richmond
December 07, 2021
At our June RPA Membership meeting we presented the Reimagining Public Safety campaign and hosted a forum where we asked panelists to share with us the main public safety issues facing their community and how RPA might build a reciprocal relationship with their organization....
Read More2021 City of Richmond Transgender Day of Remembrance
December 07, 2021
The City of Richmond honored the Transgender Day of Remembrance on Thursday, November 18, with a flag-raising ceremony in front of City Hall. The commemorative event was hosted by Cesar Zepeda of Richmond Rainbow Pride, and guest speakers included Carolyn Wysinger and Suzanne Ford...
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