The March issue of "Western City" (the magazine of the California League of Cities) carried an article I authored about Atchison Village. See http://www.westerncity.com/Mar01Richmond's.htm  for an abridges version. The full version, plus a short history I wrote is in the attached files. The full contents of the March "Western City" is on http://www.westerncity.com/pastissues.htm .  

The web site of the California League of Cities, http://www.cacities.org , is a great resource for municipal information.