Richmond Passes Budget, Will Look at Reducing Police Force
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday approved a budget for fiscal year 2020-21, successfully closing the remainder of a $29.5 million deficit....
02 Jul
24 Jun
City Unions Suggest Options to Balance Richmond Budget
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday received budget balancing recommendations from a union representative and discussed options for filling in the remainder of a $29.5 million budget deficit....
22 Jun
El Concejo Avanza Hacia un Presupuesto Equilibrado, No Hacia Retirar Fondos a la Policía
"Nuestros valores, nuestras creencias se reflejan en nuestro presupuesto", dijo el concejal de Richmond, Eduardo Martínez, en la reunión virtual del martes....
19 Jun
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....
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....
29 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....
21 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...
14 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....
14 May
El Concejo se Prepara para Abordar el Déficit Presupuestario de $27.1 Millones
El pasado martes, el Concejo de Richmond escuchó una actualización sobre un déficit presupuestario de $27.1 millones para el año fiscal 2020-21, como resultado de la pérdida de ingresos durante...
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....
23 Mar
El Concejo de Richmond Empieza Proceso que Podría Darle a la Comisión de Policía Más Poder
El martes 3 de marzo el Concejo de Richmond ordenó al personal que comenzara un proceso que permitiría a la Comisión Comunitaria de Revisión de la Policía (CPRC) investigar las...
