--- title: "Public safety: Richmond election reporting | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/news/tag/public-safety" last_updated: "2026-11-07T17:32:08.309Z" meta: description: "Read published reporting and guides about public safety on voche.me." "og:description": "Read published reporting and guides about public safety on voche.me." "og:title": "Public safety: Richmond election reporting" "twitter:description": "Read published reporting and guides about public safety on voche.me." "twitter:title": "Public safety: Richmond election reporting" --- NEWS TOPIC # Public safety 3 stories, newest first. Times are Pacific. ## Saturday, November 7 Long readLong read ### [Richmond City Council to vote Monday on declaring no supervised consumption site](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/news/richmond-council-consumption-site-vote-november-2026) Richmond City Council will hold a final vote on November 9 on a declaration that it will not explore a supervised consumption site in the city, after an earlier committee meeting advanced the motion over one councillor's request for a delay. 8:40 am PT5 min read ## Thursday, November 5 Long readLong read ### [Rob Howard sworn in as Richmond's new mayor with plan for trade centre, spending review and housing](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/news/rob-howard-richmond-inauguration-priorities-november-2026) Mayor Rob Howard outlined his priorities for the 2026-2030 term at Richmond City Hall on November 2: a trade and exhibition centre, an independent spending review, housing for seniors, and a council vote on supervised injection sites. 7:25 am PT5 min read ## Wednesday, November 4 Long readLong read ### [Richmond's new council sets its first priorities in its opening week](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/news/richmond-new-council-first-week-november-2026) Mayor Rob Howard outlined plans for a trade and exhibition centre, an arts centre and a city spending review. Councillor Laura Gillanders brought a motion saying Richmond will not pursue a supervised consumption site. 8:25 am PT5 min read ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/richmond-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.