Support Open Space Measure

The July 27 voting deadline for property owners voting for the County Open Space Measure is fast approaching. For $25 per year, we get $5 million for Richmond shoreline open space (San pablo peninsula and Bruenner Marsh particularly), $5 million for the SF Bay Trail...

Belcher Declines Re-Election Bid

City Council member Rev. Charles Belcher, who won a two year term three years ago after first being appointed to the seat vacated by Alex Evans, announced tonight that he will not seek re-election in November 2004. Like the other four odd-year members, we got an extra...

Opening Day

For those who aspire to fix whatever may be wrong with the City of Richmond, today is the first day of the filing period for the City Council election of November 2, 2004. There are five incumbents who presumably will ask the voters to return them to office. These are...

Volunteers Leverage Limited City Resources

Many cities vastly expand services to their residents and businesses through a variety of volunteer programs where citizens work alongside full-time city employees. Although there are a number of volunteer programs related to Richmond City government, mostly related...

Richmond’s Best Blackberry Cobbler

Possibly Richmond”s most obscure eating and drinking establishment, the Galley Caf” at Point San Pablo Yacht Harbor is open once again. I stopped in after a day at East Brother Island on the “Wickies” July volunteer day for a bowl of fresh...