January 27, 2026
City Council
DATE: January 27, 2026
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Councilmember Cesar Zepeda
Subject:
Proclamation Honoring the 2025 Richmond Women of
the Year
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact related to this item.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
None.
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
On October 1, 2025, Congressman John Garamendi
awarded 55 women in the California 8th Congressional
District as Women of the Year, 10 of those women
represent Richmond.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
PROCLAMATION recognizing the 2025 Richmond
Women of the Year – Councilmember Cesar Zepeda
(510-620-6593).
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of the proclamation is to acknowledge the 10 women from Richmond that were designated as Women of the Year by Congressman Garamendi. The names of AGENDA
REPORT
January 27, 2026
the 2025 Women of the Year recipients were be read into the Congressional Record on October 24, 2025.
Recipients:
Anna Duran, City of Richmond, Police Department
Cheryl Collier, Community Advocate
Lakisha Mitchell-Keith, Civic Leader & Community Advocate Miriam Wong, The Latina Center
Naomi Williams, Pullman Neighborhood Council
Regina Whitney, The Richmond Branch of the NAACP
Sara Wally, Richmond Main Street & PLANN-A Development
Tiffany Harris, Bay Area Girls Club
Trina Jackson-Lincoln, City of Richmond, City Council Office Yvette Wiliams-Barr, City of Richmond, LEAP
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Proclamation