This year, the City of Richmond continues its longstanding tradition of celebrating Independence Day on July 3, giving community members a chance to jump start their 4th of July celebration one night early. Continue reading

Using a range of creative financing approaches to paper over a multimillion-dollar deficit, City Manager Bill Lindsay persuaded the City Council to pass a fiscal year 2014-15 general fund budget that includes cuts to public safety and other services and draws funds from the city's port, but still has a deficit of about $6 million. Continue reading

Dear Mayor and City Council, I am writing to express my concern about some of the rhetoric put out by Councilmember Beckles in support of Agenda Item I-3 on this evening’s City Council Agenda.  Item I-3 is a proposed resolution which would “DIRECT the city manager to work with the city attorney and the police chief to draft a resolution to establish rules and procedures regarding disruptions during the City Council meetings.”   Continue reading

Councilwoman Jovanka Beckles is proposing a rule that infringes on our uniquely American First Amendment right and which would have seen her own RPA cohorts kicked out of Council chambers back when they were advocating for their interests. Continue reading

FIGHTING WORDS IN RICHMOND: The Eye is a veteran of thousands of hours of Richmond City Council meeting viewings, a weekly practice that tests one's endurance and tolerance for vituperation, boredom and complexity, often in a single six-plus hour session. Continue reading

As Bay Area governments have slashed their work forces in recent years, overtime pay has exploded, with nearly 1,500 public employees adding at least $50,000 in OT to their gross pay last year. Continue reading

RICHMOND -- Hundreds gathered before noon Saturday at the edge of Nicholl Park in anticipation of the Juneteenth parade as it neared the end of its 2-mile route to the festival. Continue reading

With the Fourth of July approaching and Juneteenth celebrations in full swing, many Americans will order up good old-fashioned Barbeque. Richmond proudly boasts some of the best around. Continue reading

After two presentations and during open forum, three consecutive recesses were called regarding comments and responses by the audience toward two councilmember. A few in the audience challenged vice mayor Beckles regarding her allowing supporters of the RPA, the mayor and herself to be recognized and crash the acknowledgement of those who participated in the planning and organizing of the Juneteenth parade and celebration scheduled for this Saturday, June 28th  at Nichol Park.  For whatever reason the mayor and vice mayor chose to recognize two individuals and allowed them to speak although neither attended any planning meetings for the event and without confirmation from the Juneteenth Committee.  Continue reading

The city will again celebrate one of the most joyous moments in African-American history at the Juneteenth Family Day Parade and Festival from 10am to 6pm this Saturday June 28th. Continue reading