City Council Moves Toward Balanced Budget, Not Defunding Police
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday selected a budget balancing plan that does not include layoffs but asks for concessions from city unions....
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Jun
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Jun
WCCUSD Cuts School Resource Officers, Invests in Black Students
The West Contra Costa Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to eliminate contracts with law enforcement for school resource officers and to invest the $1.5 million formerly budgeted to pay...
11
Jun
City Council Enacts More Hiring Freezes And Cuts Overtime
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday approved a slew of hiring freezes for vacant city positions and cut $1 million from overtime in an effort to fill in a projected...
05
Jun
Council Approves $4.65M in Budget Cuts
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday voted to cut roughly $4.65 million from the budget, which is needed to help fill a projected $29.5 million deficit caused largely by lost...
04
Jun
City Council Backs Protesters, Suspends 6PM Curfew
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to condemn the police killing of George Floyd and to stand in solidarity with protesters nationwide....
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May
Richmond Council Cuts $15.2 million, Half of Projected Deficit
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday approved about $15.2 million in budget cuts to help close a projected $29.5 million deficit....
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May
Council Grants Renters Relief, Raises Sewer Rates
The Richmond City Council voted Tuesday to give tenants who can’t pay their rent because of the coronavirus a year after the Contra Costa County shelter-in-place order ends to pay...
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May
Council Considers Cuts to Fill $27M Budget Deficit
The Richmond City Council held a special meeting Tuesday to discuss potential budget balancing strategies to address a projected $27.1 million deficit....
08
May
City Council Prepares to Tackle $27.1 Million Budget Shortfall
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday heard an update on a $27.1 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2020-21, resulting from lost revenues during the coronavirus outbreak....
29
Apr
Council Extends Paid Leave for Some City Employees
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to extend paid leave for permanent city employees who are unable to work because of the coronavirus pandemic....
23
Apr
Council Freezes Rent Hikes, Adds Commercial Properties to Eviction Moratorium
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday added commercial properties to an eviction moratorium passed last week and imposed a temporary freeze on rent increases for both residential and commercial tenants....
18
Apr
City Leaders Talk Coronavirus Response at Virtual Town Hall
Richmond city leaders held a virtual town hall meeting Friday to update the public on their response to the COVID-19 pandemic....
16
Apr
Q&A: Coronavirus Means City Workers “Are Busier Than Ever”
Richmond City Manager Laura Snideman spoke with Richmond Pulse about how the city is responding to some of the challenges caused by the coronavirus....
05
Mar
Richmond Council Begins Process that Could Give Police Commission More Power
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday directed staff to begin a process that would allow the Community Police Review Commission (CPRC) to investigate police-related allegations of discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual...
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Feb
Council Calls for Transparency on Chevron Flaring
The Richmond City Council voted Tuesday to send a letter to the agency that oversees air quality in the Bay Area that requests it releases reports on the causes of...
