Richmond will transition to district-based elections to avoid costly litigation

Half of Richmond’s at-large City Council may have to step down as the city changes to district-based elections in an effort to avoid costly civil rights litigation with Walnut Creek attorney Scott Rafferty.

The City Council meeting Oct. 22 started off with a number of landlords criticizing two councilmen who in September proposed an ordinance giving tenants an opportunity to purchase their buildings before the property can be sold to a third party.