Posts Tagged ‘Maria Viramontes’
Jobs, self-sufficiency priorities for new city council
The new left-leaning city council faces steep challenges ahead.
Read MorePost-election concern on 23rd Street
23rd Street merchants wonder what happens after two Latino council members lose.
Read MoreProgressives prevail on council
Corky Boozé, Jovanka Beckles and Jim Rogers win in tight council race.
Read MoreA leader who confounds convention
Maria Viramontes says environmental safety and economic growth can go together.
Read MoreChevron spends big on candidates
The city’s biggest taxpayer has put $1 million into local politics.
Read MoreUnfinished business: Mayor seeks second term
Gayle McLaughlin is striving to represent Richmond for another term.
Read MoreCouncil OKs pot dispensaries in Richmond
The council passed an ordinance Tuesday allowing three local marijuana dispensaries.
Read MoreHonda revs up city’s economic engine
Honda has begun importing automobiles through the Port of Richmond again, creating more than 200 jobs.
Read MoreCity Council takes a mulligan on marijuana ordinance
City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to undo many of the revisions it made last week to its new medical marijuana ordinance, and also approved a November ballot measure to tax all pot sales.
Read MoreEx-Councilman Ziesenhenne officially in mayor’s race
Former Richmond City Councilman John Ziesenhenne has filed his paperwork and will run to unseat Mayor Gayle McLaughlin in November’s general election.
Read MoreCouncil passes ‘liberal’ medical pot ordinance
During a marathon session Tuesday night, Richmond’s City Council voted 4-3 to adopt a medical marijuana ordinance that will not cap the number of dispensaries allowed within the city limits.
Read MoreSewer rates going up, council votes
City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to accept a 5 percent rate increase for each of the next three years on residents of the Richmond Sewer District. While the increase was lower than originally planned, the move left many people crying foul.
Read MoreTempers flare on council as pair of flotilla survivors return home
The mayor’s call to condemn the Israeli response to last month’s Gaza flotilla met with some emotional resistance Tuesday, as the two Richmond residents who were aboard the beseiged ships both arrived home.
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