Picking on Poor Chevron?

As the City of Richmond and Chevron prepare to engage over an amended conditional use permit that would allow modifications to the Richmond Refinery, the pre-engagement posturing is playing out in the media. Chevron just can”t understand why the community...

The War and the Richmond Home Front

Richmond”s Home Front Festival is serendipitously playing right in the middle of perhaps the biggest WW II media history project ever, the long awaited Ken Burns series, The War, showing locally on KQED from September 23 through October 2. The KQED/KTEH website...

Call for Artists for the Home Front Festival

CALL FOR ARTISTS ” BOOTH APPLICATION FOR RICHMOND”S HOME FRONT FESTIVAL 9/29-30/2007 GREETINGS ARTISTS, There is still time to get a booth at the HOME FRONT FESTIVAL BY THE BAY scheduled at Richmond”s Marina Bay on SEPTEMBER 29-30, 2007. The booth...

Back from Vacation

I”m playing catch-up after a week in Arkansas. I find the Arkansas Ozarks, where I lived until age 23 in Fayetteville, very relaxing. What I enjoy most are the warm summer nights where you can sit on the veranda until midnight as the temperature hovers between...

Richmond Youth Help Keep Island Afloat

OUR NEIGHBORS: CHRIS TREADWAY Light station ‘party’ brings joy to many Contra Costa Times Article Launched:08/21/2007 03:08:00 AM PDT MONTHLY WORK PARTIES are a regular and necessary part of the operation of East Brother Light Station, the 143-year-old...