by admin | Jul 30, 2004 | Uncategorized
Yesterday a dead bird found in Walnut Creek was confirmed to have West Nile Virus. Attached is a press release from the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District (Courtesy of Jeanette Mahoney, west County representative on Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector...
by admin | Jul 28, 2004 | Uncategorized
Like phases of the moon, the intensity of train horns in Richmond seems to wax and wane in response to some mysterious force of nature. Over the last several days, horns of the BNSF operation, particularly in the pre-dawn hours, are definitely on the upswing. We have...
by admin | Jul 25, 2004 | Uncategorized
Today”s Contra Costa Times includes a comprehensive investigative piece on Contra Costa and Alameda County public agencies” compliance with the California Public Records Act. Not surprisingly, Richmond tied with San Ramon for “Best in Class,”...
by admin | Jul 24, 2004 | Uncategorized
A proposal to use part of the Campus Bay site for medium and high density housing has sparked a debate over the quality of the hazardous materials cleanup and its monitoring as it relates to the fitness of the site for residential use. A group of adjacent businesses...
by admin | Jul 24, 2004 | Uncategorized
Dozens of residents of Fairmeade-Hilltop who have lobbied the Richmond City Council and the WCCUSD Board for weeks to rethink a plan to combine two existing continuation schools at the Vista Hills (former) elementary school campus will likely break out the champagne...
by admin | Jul 22, 2004 | Uncategorized
TRAC_map_01-06-04.pdf This report marks the fifth anniversary of TRAC, the Trails for Richmond Action Committee Eight miles of new Bay Trail have been built in Richmond during this period with an additional 2-1/2 miles in the pipeline to be built by year end. With...