Richmond council passes on polling community on bond measure

RICHMOND — Despite known funding limitations for various city projects, it looks as though Richmond will not place a bond measure on the November ballot.

The City Council on Tuesday opposed spending $50,000 for a firm to conduct polling around a potential bond measure, after a majority of councilmembers expressed concerns about the timeline and amount of work needed to get a measure election ready.

Councilmember Cesar Zepeda, who proposed the poll, said several city buildings have long either needed to be rebuilt...