Richmond City Council
April 26, 2022

WE ARE RICHMONDBy David Flores
WE ARE RICHMONDLaying the GROUNDWORK for a future we can all live inProviding the STEPPING STONES and the BUILDING BLOCKS for RICH CITY KIDSBeginning with the FIRST 5 years as a foundation to digAn URBAN TILTH planting the seeds for RICHMOND YOUTH, the next EARTH TEAMSaying YES to NATURE and NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSEs lined on the greenWay is spreading love and compassion like a WATERSHEDThe true PEACEKEEPERS of the BAY AREA honoring life and the deadDefying that RUBICON existing before them resilient and strongBringing true INITIATIVE to MAIN ST. and beyondOn an MISSION to RESCUE RICHMOND’S SOLHousing it’s inhabitants in habitats that holdWhite, Asian, Black, and LATINA at the CENTER of our diversity and strengthLike that image of ROSIE putting TRUST in our faithAn ongoing PROJECT to RETURN to the SAFENo criminals all LEGAL provided with AIDAnd not gonna stop until we REACH that FELLOWSHIPRPA and RPD, as a partnership of PALs who don’t tripAnd when the grown ups can’t get together in synchWe watch as boys and GIRLS lead the way with action and INCNot only in writing but through READ ALOUDS and PERFORMING ARTS at its CENTERTrue expression of each individual growing like MILO in the winterWatch as we RYSE and RECYCLE worn out ideas FOR CHANGEIn a way that is MINDFUL of LIFE as we turn the pageA new chapter renewed like love and life at POGO PARKWe approach the end of that ARCRichmond is wondrous like ART