City Proposes Balanced but Austere 2012-2013 Budget

At the June 12 City Council meeting Finance Director Jim Goins and City Manager Bill Lindsay made a presentation on the local economy and the proposed 2012-2013 City budget. Click here for the entire presentation PowerPoint. The good news is that in Richmond sales tax...

Oakley Too Cosmopolitan for Beekeeping

While Richmond and many other urban areas, including San Francisco allow beekeeping and have no history of problems, rural Oakley’s City Council rejected the idea as too dangerous. Go figure. Oakley rejects suburban beekeeping proposal By Rowena Coetsee Contra Costa...