Get Involved on a Board or Commission

There are 26 unfilled positions on boards and commissions, and more will open up during 2006. Get involved and make a difference by serving on a board or commission. See attached PDF file for a list of opening and instructions for applying....

2006 Road Repairs

Attached is a list of the street repairs programmed by the City of Richmond for 2006. For questions, call: Andy Yeung, P.E. Associate Civil Engineer City of Richmond Engineering Division 1401 Marina Way South Richmond, CA 94804 Phone: 510-307-8108 Fax: 510-307-8116...

The High Cost of Dumping

In case you missed it at Tuesday night”s Council Meeting Open Forum, a local civic-minded individual named Chris Hammond recounted how he spotted someone in a pickup dumping trash on a secluded city street near where he owned property. He pursued the dumper and...

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...