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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...

January 10, 2025

Latest News From Richmond City Hall 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,...

December 26, 2024

Happy Holidays District 6 residents! I hope you are all enjoying these last few weeks of 2024. As we wrap up the year, I want to thank you once again for re-electing me to represent you on the City Council. I look forward to...

December 18, 2024

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...

December 12, 2024

Richmond, CA – Mayor Eduardo Martinez will present Richmond's State of the City address at the upcoming City Council meeting on December 17, 2024. The event will take place at Richmond City Hall, starting at 6:30 PM. In his address, Mayor Eduardo will highlight...

December 04, 2024

Latest News from Richmond City Hall 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,...

November 25, 2024

Championing Change in Richmond By Steve Early This article was originally published on https://www.californiadsa.org/news/rpa-2024-interview In 2006 Richmond, California became the largest city in the U.S. to elect a Green Party member as its mayor (a record it still holds). The successful candidate, who served...