Shields-Reid Community Center Closure Through September 2019

Effective March 1, 2019, the Shields-Reid Community Center will be closed for repairs and upgrades through September 2019. We apologize for this convenience and thank you for your patience as we renovate the center to better serve our North Richmond commu...

Richmond Community Services Department Awarded NFL Grant for New Turf at MLK Jr. Field

The Oakland Raiders are helping to fund improvements at Martin Luther King Jr. Field in Richmond.

A decade after helping to fund the sports field, the Raiders announced this week a $250,000 grant through the The NFL Foundation/Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Grassroots Field Grant Program that will be used by the Richmond Friends of Recre...

Weekend Ferry Service Richmond to SF

The Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) is proud to announce that summer weekend San Francisco Bay Ferry service between Richmond and San Francisco will launch on Saturday, August 3.

The trial service will run on weekends throughout the months of August, September, and October and the first weekend of November.

There will be five departures to and from Richmond on Saturdays and Sundays, allowing East Bay residents to get to San Francis...

Automated Phone Inspection Scheduling System - Planning & Building Services

The Building Division has expanded its permit inspection scheduling services to include an Automated Phone Inspection Scheduling System.

The Building Division has expanded its permit inspection scheduling services to include an Automated Phone Inspection Scheduling System. This new system allows our customers to schedule or cancel inspections and to retrieve inspection results via touch-to...

2019-20 Neighborhood Public Art Mini-Grant Application Form

2019-20 Neighborhood Public Art Mini-Grant Application Form now available

Important Dates:

Call for Proposals: Monday, July 22^nd, 2019

Mandatory Workshop: Saturday, August 24^th, 2019

Application Deadline: Wednesday, September 20^th, 2019

Presentations to the Arts & Culture Commission: Thursday, Sept. 26^th & Thursday, Oct. 3^r...

Automated Phone Inspection Scheduling System - Planning & Building Services

The Building Division has expanded its permit inspection scheduling services to include an Automated Phone Inspection Scheduling System.

The Building Division has expanded its permit inspection scheduling services to include an Automated Phone Inspection Scheduling System. This new system allows our customers to schedule or cancel inspections and to retrieve inspection results via touch-to...

Application Submittal Policy for Wireless Communications Facilities

The City has issued a policy to fairly and efficiently manage the intake of all applications for wireless communications facilities.

Application Submittal Policy

Conditional Use Permit - Wireless Communications Facility Application Submittal Checklist

You're Guaranteed a Ride Home!

511 Contra Costa’s Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) program alleviates this problem by providing “commuter insurance” for alternative commuters who need a ride home due to unexpected circumstances. The program is free to commuters who work in Contra Costa Count...