by admin | May 27, 2006 | Uncategorized
A Tour of Richmond”s WWII Historic Sites By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor (05-26-06) It”s not at all strange for a bus half-filled with important local officials to roll through the streets of a California city, pointing out tracts and plots and buildings along...
by admin | May 27, 2006 | Uncategorized
WHERE WE LIVE Posted on Fri, May. 26, 2006 Richmond breaks ground on pedestrian path Trail will run through the heart of Richmond to San Pablo Avenue, where it will hook up with the Ohlone Greenway By John Geluardi CONTRA COSTA TIMES With several speeches and a few...
by admin | May 23, 2006 | Uncategorized
Greenway Project Breaks Ground in Richmond By Richard Brenneman (05-23-06) Berkeley Daily Planet An abandoned three-mile stretch of railroad right-of-way in Richmond will begin its conversion into a community walking and biking trail Thursday. At 10 a.m., Mayor Irma...
by admin | May 22, 2006 | Uncategorized
In these times when people are falling over each other to garner City of Richmond financial support for organizations and initiatives that can mitigate violence, I want to recommend one, not for City funding, but for support from individuals and businesses. Youth...
by admin | May 21, 2006 | Uncategorized
In 1994, Congress passed legislation requiring regulations that permitted the establishment of Quiet Zones at railroad grade crossings. It took over 10 years for the regulations to finally go into effect, and Richmond acted quickly to establish Quiet Zones in areas...
by admin | May 18, 2006 | Uncategorized
In a mailer that apparently targeted every Richmond household, the Richmond Police Officers Association (RPOA), is soliciting donations for worthy causes, described as follows: “Please join me today by donating to our worthy cause. Along with many others, we...
