Tag Archives: code enforcement

“One Block at a Time” wins statewide award

By: Lexi Pandell | September 13, 2011 – 7:00 pm

The California Association of Code Enforcement Officers has awarded Richmond’s “One Block at a Time” project with the title of Innovative Code Enforcement Program of...

North and East resident gets lawn makeover from neighbors

By: Tyler Orsburn | August 13, 2011 – 8:39 am

Looking out for your neighbor isn’t just about pushing aside a dusty curtain and peering across the street to see if everything is okay. For...

City reaches out to North Richmond residents

By: Mark Oltmanns | October 24, 2010 – 6:00 am

City officials and crews targeted blight and vacant properties in North Richmond.

Tax liens coming soon for city’s nuisance properties

By: Ian Stewart | July 14, 2010 – 5:00 am

The City of Richmond will begin levying over $750,000 in property-tax liens next month against out-of-compliance owners of vacant, abandoned or blighted homes.

Bank-owned homes cost city time, money

By: Karen McIntyre | December 8, 2009 – 6:01 am

Nearly 1,000 homes in Richmond are bank-owned, but many banks have failed to keep them maintained. So city code enforcers are spending big bucks and...