by admin | Jan 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission just released its updated Pavement Condition Indices for 2007. Richmond has finally broken a five-year trend of declining streets, rising 6 points from 46 in 2006 to 50 in 2007 and climbing out of last place over six other...
by admin | Jan 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
Last year, more than 150 volunteers turned out for a Day of Service on the Richmond Greenway to honor the legacy and spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We worked together to build garden beds, clean up garbage, and to plant trees, berry bushes, and native plants....
by admin | Jan 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
Richmond”s Vetrazzo just can”t stay out of the news. Below is from today”s West County Times. We remember fondly that Vetrazzo split with the Chamber of Commerce and endorsed Measure T in the November 2008 election. It”s nice to have a...
by admin | Jan 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Point Richmond Gateway Foundation uses excess rent proceeds from the Mechanics Bank in the rehabilitated former Santa Fe Reading Room (Trainmaster”s Office) to fund community improvement projects. This is a triple win project that resulted from public...
by admin | Jan 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending January 23rd, 2009. 1. Meeting Notes The next regular City Council meeting is January 27th, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, and followed by the regular City Council agenda (mostly...
by admin | Dec 31, 2008 | Uncategorized
In a tradition that started in 2002, I present my version, augmented by suggestions from E-FORUM readers, of the Richmond 2008 Year End Review and Hopes for 2009. Click here for the MSWORD version that has hundreds of hyperlinks to E-FORUM postings and media articles,...
