Richmond’s First Railroad Quiet Zone

Assistant City Attorney Wayne Nishioka informs us that the Federal Railroad Administration has recognized the establishment of Richmond”s first Railroad Quiet Zone, called the North Quiet Zone in the vicinity of Atlas and Giant Road and adjacent to Country Club...

Flushing it Down the Richmond Way

sewage_letter_original.pdf If there was to be one Richmond success story of the decade, I thought it would involve Richmond”s wastewater treatment plant and collection system, Unfortunately, that was not to be. The Richmond City Council is responsible for the...

Unstable Richmond Quarries are Threat to Public Safety

Recent inspections by the State Mining and Geology Board reveal that two large quarries in Richmond have unstable slopes and are in violation of both state law and local ordinances. One of the quarries is owned by Chevron and has unstable slopes that present a threat...

Throw it Away; Go to Jail

From Assembly Member Loni Hancock: I am writing to make you aware of a very important change in California law that is about to go into effect, which will impact every household in the state: Beginning February 9, 2006, it will be ILLEGAL to dispose of waste...

Jean Siri, “Wild Woman of West County”

At an age when most have long since taken up a quieter life, Jean Siri continued to storm the bastions of traditional power and money to make the world a better place. Until her death on Friday, she represented Richmond and Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, El Cerrito, El...