Council warned: Stop assigning more work to understaffed city departments

With 18% of Richmond's city positions left vacant to balance the budget, the city manager told the city council to stop creating new roles and adding new priorities.

Monday, June 1, 2026 - City Council Special Meeting – 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers, 3rd Floor of City Hall

From helping Laotian refugees to fighting Chevron: How APEN became a Richmond environmental powerhouse

The Asian Pacific Environmental Network, founded in Richmond three decades ago, has grown into a formidable three-office organization that has racked up some big wins against the refinery.

There's a new effort in the city of Chicago to pause wage hikes for tipped workers.

Richmond council candidates clash over police staffing and shorter public meetings

Incumbents and challengers sparred over public safety issues and how to make city council more accessible to residents at a recent election forum.

Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to tax the superrich to fund universal childcare and other urgent working-class needs. The oligarchic city council Speaker Julie Menin is trying to block his agenda.

Zohran Mamdani needs to raise taxes on New York’s wealthiest to fund his affordability agenda. City council Speaker Julie Menin does not want to see that happen. (Gardiner Anderson/New…

Thousands turn out for No Kings rally in Los Angeles,