Environment
An aging and leaky system is responsible for the sewer rate hike for residents within the Richmond Municipal Sewer District.
Richmond was recently awarded for installing in 2009 more solar watts per capita than any other large city in California.
Richmond residents applauded a plan that will allow voters to say whether they approve a proposed plan to build an Indian casino at Point Molate this November, although the vote won’t be legally binding.
The Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library opened just a couple months ago and it’s another community effort to grow food locally.
Fire season started two weeks ago for Richmond. The city has undeveloped areas and urban interface areas that are at a very high risk for wildfires, so residents must take measures to protect their property.
A pair of oil spill experts told the Point Richmond Neighborhood Council Wednesday they learned valuable lessons during both the Cosco Busan spill and the current disaster in the Gulf Coast, making them better-prepared this time around.
The city of Richmond is moving forward with two initiatives for composting beginning on July 1. The food scrap collection program for residents and the food ware ordinance for food providers.
In an audio slideshow Richmond residents voice their hopes for Point Molate, where a project for a resort-casino is planed to be developed.