The Richmond Monitor A civic pamphlet for Richmond, California. The Record, meeting digests, Publius essays, and civic guides. https://richmondmonitor.com/ 2026-11-06T00:00:00-08:00 The Richmond Monitor The Richmond Monitor Public records requests https://richmondmonitor.com/guides/public-records/ 2026-11-06T00:00:00-08:00 2026-11-06T00:00:00-08:00 How to request Richmond public records through the City’s NextRequest portal, from City of Richmond pages. Guides https://richmondmonitor.com/guides/ 2026-11-06T00:00:00-08:00 2026-11-06T00:00:00-08:00 Short Richmond civic how-tos: City Council agendas, public comment, and public-records requests, linked to City sources. Agendas and public comment https://richmondmonitor.com/guides/meetings-public-comment/ 2026-11-06T00:00:00-08:00 2026-11-06T00:00:00-08:00 How to find Richmond City Council agendas and speak at a meeting, from City of Richmond pages. Publius, No. 31 — On the Entire Agreement https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/31/ 2026-11-04T00:00:00-08:00 2026-11-04T00:00:00-08:00 Every contract of any size ends with a run of paragraphs that nobody reads aloud. Richmond’s $550 million agreement with Chevron has eighteen sections. Council, 2 November 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-11-02/ 2026-11-02T00:00:00-08:00 2026-11-02T00:00:00-08:00 Richmond City Council, 2 November 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 30 — On Credit https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/30/ 2026-11-01T00:00:00-07:00 2026-11-01T00:00:00-07:00 Credit is a present-tense word. Credit gets claimed now, about a past that the record keeps in more detail than anyone cares to recite. Publius, No. 29 — On Consent https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/29/ 2026-10-28T00:00:00-07:00 2026-10-28T00:00:00-07:00 The consent calendar has a sentence at the top that I have come to admire. All items placed under it, the agenda says, “are considered to be routine and noncontroversial,” and “will be enacted upon together with a motion and second, without discussion.” It is the most honest paragraph the City publishes. It says in advance what will not be talked about. Council, 27 October 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-10-27/ 2026-10-27T00:00:00-07:00 2026-10-27T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, October 27, 2026: item-by-item digest. Air District Chevron risk findings; consent calendar approved; Industrial Safety Ordinance introduced; Office of Neighborhood Safety study; traffic items moved to November 17. Publius, No. 28 — On Provenance https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/28/ 2026-10-26T00:00:00-07:00 2026-10-26T00:00:00-07:00 Tuesday’s Council agenda has two items about the Office of Neighborhood Safety, and I read both with the fondness one has for an old family photograph. The question in a photograph is who is standing in it. Publius, No. 27 — On a Timestamp https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/27/ 2026-10-24T00:00:00-07:00 2026-10-24T00:00:00-07:00 The Air District says the complaints began at 6:09 p.m. Chevron’s warning gave the release time as 12:10 a.m. A warning that comes after the smell is not a warning. It is a receipt. Rent Board, 21 October 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-10-21-rentboard/ 2026-10-21T00:00:00-07:00 2026-10-21T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond Rent Board, October 21, 2026: digest of the Section 8 and LIHTC rent-control study session. Publius, No. 26 — On Dates Certain https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/26/ 2026-10-21T00:00:00-07:00 2026-10-21T00:00:00-07:00 I asked whether anything at Tuesday’s Council meeting would be continued to a date certain. Several things were. What the calendar lacked was anything scheduled to be finished. The Record, week of 20 October 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-10-20/ 2026-10-20T00:00:00-07:00 2026-10-20T00:00:00-07:00 The Record, week of 20 October 2026. Publius, No. 25 — On Pending https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/25/ 2026-10-20T00:00:00-07:00 2026-10-20T00:00:00-07:00 Two governments meet today. In both rooms, the talking is what gets postponed. The money moves on consent. Council, 20 October 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-10-20/ 2026-10-20T00:00:00-07:00 2026-10-20T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, October 20, 2026: item-by-item digest. RNCC, 19 October 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-10-19-rncc/ 2026-10-19T00:00:00-07:00 2026-10-19T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond Neighborhood Coordinating Council, October 19, 2026: digest of reports, Measure Q fire-station presentation, and City staff updates. Publius, No. 24 — On a Small Town https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/24/ 2026-10-16T00:00:00-07:00 2026-10-16T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 24: On a Small Town. Publius, No. 23 — On Accordingly https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/23/ 2026-10-08T00:00:00-07:00 2026-10-08T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 23: On Accordingly. Richmond Rising Stakeholder Committee, 7 October 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-10-07-rising/ 2026-10-07T00:00:00-07:00 2026-10-07T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond Rising Collaborative Stakeholder Committee, October 7, 2026: digest of the $35 million TCC grant status reports, Nevin Park redesign, and Bay Repair grant news. Recreation and Parks Commission, 7 October 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-10-07-recparks/ 2026-10-07T00:00:00-07:00 2026-10-07T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond Recreation and Parks Commission, October 7, 2026: digest of park reports, signage and Shields-Reid field-use discussion. The Record, week of 6 October 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-10-06/ 2026-10-06T00:00:00-07:00 2026-10-06T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 6 October 2026. Council, 6 October 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-10-06/ 2026-10-06T00:00:00-07:00 2026-10-06T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, October 6, 2026: item-by-item digest. Planning Commission, 1 October 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-10-01-planning/ 2026-10-01T00:00:00-07:00 2026-10-01T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond Planning Commission, October 1, 2026: digest of the medical waste transfer station hearing. Publius, No. 22 — On Accomplishments https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/22/ 2026-09-24T00:00:00-07:00 2026-09-24T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 22: On Accomplishments. The Record, week of 22 September 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-09-22/ 2026-09-22T00:00:00-07:00 2026-09-22T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 22 September 2026. Council, 22 September 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-09-22/ 2026-09-22T00:00:00-07:00 2026-09-22T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 22 September 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 21 — On Urgency https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/21/ 2026-09-17T00:00:00-07:00 2026-09-17T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 21: On Urgency. The Record, week of 15 September 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-09-15/ 2026-09-15T00:00:00-07:00 2026-09-15T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 15 September 2026. Council, 15 September 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-09-15/ 2026-09-15T00:00:00-07:00 2026-09-15T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 15 September 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 20 — On a Closed Door https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/20/ 2026-08-28T00:00:00-07:00 2026-08-28T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 20: On a Closed Door. The Record, week of 26 August 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-08-26/ 2026-08-26T00:00:00-07:00 2026-08-26T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 26 August 2026. Council, 26 August 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-08-26/ 2026-08-26T00:00:00-07:00 2026-08-26T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 26 August 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 19 — On Four Hundred Dollars https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/19/ 2026-08-13T00:00:00-07:00 2026-08-13T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 19: On Four Hundred Dollars. The Record, week of 11 August 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-08-11/ 2026-08-11T00:00:00-07:00 2026-08-11T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 11 August 2026. Council, 11 August 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-08-11/ 2026-08-11T00:00:00-07:00 2026-08-11T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 11 August 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 18 — On a Street Party https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/18/ 2026-07-30T00:00:00-07:00 2026-07-30T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 18: On a Street Party. The Record, week of 28 July 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-07-28/ 2026-07-28T00:00:00-07:00 2026-07-28T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 28 July 2026. Council, 28 July 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-07-28/ 2026-07-28T00:00:00-07:00 2026-07-28T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 28 July 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 17 — On a Bearcat https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/17/ 2026-07-23T00:00:00-07:00 2026-07-23T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 17: On a Bearcat. Publius, No. 16 — On Ethics, Later https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/16/ 2026-07-23T00:00:00-07:00 2026-07-23T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 16: On Ethics, Later. The Record, week of 21 July 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-07-21/ 2026-07-21T00:00:00-07:00 2026-07-21T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 21 July 2026. Council, 21 July 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-07-21/ 2026-07-21T00:00:00-07:00 2026-07-21T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 21 July 2026: item-by-item digest. The Record, week of 7 July 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-07-07/ 2026-07-07T00:00:00-07:00 2026-07-07T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 7 July 2026. Council, 7 July 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-07-07/ 2026-07-07T00:00:00-07:00 2026-07-07T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 7 July 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 15 — On Two Pockets https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/15/ 2026-06-25T00:00:00-07:00 2026-06-25T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 15: On Two Pockets. The Record, week of 23 June 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-06-23/ 2026-06-23T00:00:00-07:00 2026-06-23T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 23 June 2026. Council, 23 June 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-06-23/ 2026-06-23T00:00:00-07:00 2026-06-23T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 23 June 2026: item-by-item digest. The Record, week of 16 June 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-06-16/ 2026-06-16T00:00:00-07:00 2026-06-16T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 16 June 2026. Council, 16 June 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-06-16/ 2026-06-16T00:00:00-07:00 2026-06-16T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 16 June 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 14 — On a Portion https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/14/ 2026-06-11T00:00:00-07:00 2026-06-11T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 14: On a Portion. The Record, week of 9 June 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-06-09/ 2026-06-09T00:00:00-07:00 2026-06-09T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 9 June 2026. Council, 9 June 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-06-09/ 2026-06-09T00:00:00-07:00 2026-06-09T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 9 June 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 13 — On Small Gifts https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/13/ 2026-05-28T00:00:00-07:00 2026-05-28T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 13: On Small Gifts. The Record, week of 26 May 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-05-26/ 2026-05-26T00:00:00-07:00 2026-05-26T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 26 May 2026. Council, 26 May 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-05-26/ 2026-05-26T00:00:00-07:00 2026-05-26T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 26 May 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 12 — On Uncollectible https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/12/ 2026-05-21T00:00:00-07:00 2026-05-21T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 12: On Uncollectible. The Record, week of 19 May 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-05-19/ 2026-05-19T00:00:00-07:00 2026-05-19T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 19 May 2026. Council, 19 May 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-05-19/ 2026-05-19T00:00:00-07:00 2026-05-19T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 19 May 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 11 — On a List of Requests https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/11/ 2026-05-07T00:00:00-07:00 2026-05-07T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 11: On a List of Requests. The Record, week of 5 May 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-05-05/ 2026-05-05T00:00:00-07:00 2026-05-05T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 5 May 2026. Council, 5 May 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-05-05/ 2026-05-05T00:00:00-07:00 2026-05-05T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 5 May 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 10 — On the Third Time https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/10/ 2026-04-30T00:00:00-07:00 2026-04-30T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 10: On the Third Time. The Record, week of 28 April 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-04-28/ 2026-04-28T00:00:00-07:00 2026-04-28T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 28 April 2026. Council, 28 April 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-04-28/ 2026-04-28T00:00:00-07:00 2026-04-28T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 28 April 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 9 — On a Gift https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/9/ 2026-04-23T00:00:00-07:00 2026-04-23T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 9: On a Gift. The Record, week of 21 April 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-04-21/ 2026-04-21T00:00:00-07:00 2026-04-21T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 21 April 2026. Council, 21 April 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-04-21/ 2026-04-21T00:00:00-07:00 2026-04-21T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 21 April 2026: item-by-item digest. The Record, week of 7 April 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-04-07/ 2026-04-07T00:00:00-07:00 2026-04-07T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 7 April 2026. Council, 7 April 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-04-07/ 2026-04-07T00:00:00-07:00 2026-04-07T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 7 April 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 8 — On a Work Plan https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/8/ 2026-03-26T00:00:00-07:00 2026-03-26T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 8: On a Work Plan. The Record, week of 24 March 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-03-24/ 2026-03-24T00:00:00-07:00 2026-03-24T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 24 March 2026. Council, 24 March 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-03-24/ 2026-03-24T00:00:00-07:00 2026-03-24T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 24 March 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 7 — On Two Boards https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/7/ 2026-03-19T00:00:00-07:00 2026-03-19T00:00:00-07:00 Publius, No. 7: On Two Boards. The Record, week of 17 March 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-03-17/ 2026-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2026-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 The Record for the week of 17 March 2026. Council, 17 March 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-03-17/ 2026-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2026-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 Richmond City Council, 17 March 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 6 — On a Restroom https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/6/ 2026-03-05T00:00:00-08:00 2026-03-05T00:00:00-08:00 Publius, No. 6: On a Restroom. The Record, week of 3 March 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-03-03/ 2026-03-03T00:00:00-08:00 2026-03-03T00:00:00-08:00 The Record for the week of 3 March 2026. Council, 3 March 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-03-03/ 2026-03-03T00:00:00-08:00 2026-03-03T00:00:00-08:00 Richmond City Council, 3 March 2026: item-by-item digest. The Record, week of 24 February 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-02-24/ 2026-02-24T00:00:00-08:00 2026-02-24T00:00:00-08:00 The Record for the week of 24 February 2026. Council, 24 February 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-02-24/ 2026-02-24T00:00:00-08:00 2026-02-24T00:00:00-08:00 Richmond City Council, 24 February 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 5 — On Foreign Policy https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/5/ 2026-02-19T00:00:00-08:00 2026-02-19T00:00:00-08:00 Publius, No. 5: On Foreign Policy. The Record, week of 17 February 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-02-17/ 2026-02-17T00:00:00-08:00 2026-02-17T00:00:00-08:00 The Record for the week of 17 February 2026. Council, 17 February 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-02-17/ 2026-02-17T00:00:00-08:00 2026-02-17T00:00:00-08:00 Richmond City Council, 17 February 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 4 — On a Ship https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/4/ 2026-02-05T00:00:00-08:00 2026-02-05T00:00:00-08:00 Publius, No. 4: On a Ship. The Record, week of 3 February 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-02-03/ 2026-02-03T00:00:00-08:00 2026-02-03T00:00:00-08:00 The Record for the week of 3 February 2026. Council, 3 February 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-02-03/ 2026-02-03T00:00:00-08:00 2026-02-03T00:00:00-08:00 Richmond City Council, 3 February 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 3 — On Asking https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/3/ 2026-01-29T00:00:00-08:00 2026-01-29T00:00:00-08:00 Publius, No. 3: On Asking. The Record, week of 27 January 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-01-27/ 2026-01-27T00:00:00-08:00 2026-01-27T00:00:00-08:00 The Record for the week of 27 January 2026. Council, 27 January 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-01-27/ 2026-01-27T00:00:00-08:00 2026-01-27T00:00:00-08:00 Richmond City Council, 27 January 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 2 — On a Substitute https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/2/ 2026-01-22T00:00:00-08:00 2026-01-22T00:00:00-08:00 Publius, No. 2: On a Substitute. The Record, week of 20 January 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-01-20/ 2026-01-20T00:00:00-08:00 2026-01-20T00:00:00-08:00 The Record for the week of 20 January 2026. Council, 20 January 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-01-20/ 2026-01-20T00:00:00-08:00 2026-01-20T00:00:00-08:00 Richmond City Council, 20 January 2026: item-by-item digest. Publius, No. 1 — On Continuance https://richmondmonitor.com/publius/1/ 2026-01-08T00:00:00-08:00 2026-01-08T00:00:00-08:00 Publius, No. 1: On Continuance. The Record, week of 6 January 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/archive/2026-01-06/ 2026-01-06T00:00:00-08:00 2026-01-06T00:00:00-08:00 The Record for the week of 6 January 2026. Council, 6 January 2026 https://richmondmonitor.com/meetings/2026-01-06/ 2026-01-06T00:00:00-08:00 2026-01-06T00:00:00-08:00 Richmond City Council, 6 January 2026: item-by-item digest.