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February 03, 2025

Groundbreaking at Boorman Park On Thursday, January 30, 2025, Richmond broke ground on Boorman Park. City Manager Shasa Curl thanked the Public Works and Community Services staff for integrating public feedback as well as securing state and federal funding to create a new vision...

January 31, 2025

Topic: A continuation of January’s Roundtable discussion on being a Sanctuary City and how we move forward for our community as well as our organization. We came up with some action plans at the January gathering that we will further develop.

January 30, 2025

Do You Have the City of Richmond CA App on Your Phone? If you are a little bit tech savvy, I encourage you to go to the App Store (Apple) or Google Play Store (Android) to download the “City of Richmond, CA” app to...

January 27, 2025

Dear Residents of Richmond: The City of Richmond stands firmly with our immigrant community and remains steadfast in our commitment to being a sanctuary city. In light of recent threats from the federal administration regarding mass deportations, we want to assure our community that...

January 27, 2025

Catch up on hot items from the last Richmond City Council meeting below. If you're interested in making public comments as a member of RPA or getting involved, contact us. Meetings are primarily held on the first, third, and fourth Tuesday of each month at...

January 22, 2025

The City of Richmond, in partnership with Rising Juntos, will break ground on the Boorman Park Revitalization Project on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. This initiative follows a comprehensive, community-driven effort to transform the park into a welcoming space for residents of...

January 21, 2025

Richmond is a Sanctuary City—What does that mean to us? How do we help people in our community feel safe? What are some ways to support undocumented members? We need to be proactive and thoughtful. What might we propose? We had the great pleasure...

January 16, 2025

"We will reflect the sunlight directly and make this city shine," declared Mayor Eduardo Martinez as he acknowledged that a historic supermajority of women will now lead the Richmond City Council. The swearing in ceremony took place on January 7, 2025. Jamelia Brown (District...

January 15, 2025

Join Taxpayers Against Genocide (TAG) A Call to All Federal Income Taxpayers in the Greater Bay Area and Northern California On December 19, 2024, more than 500 federal taxpayers across 10 Northern California counties, represented by Szeto-Wong Law, filed an unprecedented class action lawsuit...

January 10, 2025

Rep. John Garamendi, Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez, and City Manager Shasa Curl Announce over $9 Million Federal Grant for Safer Streets  Representative John Garamendi, Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez, and City Manager Shasa Curl announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $9,559,482 grant...