Richmond Streetlight Wars

For my entire tenure on the Richmond City Council, I have gotten a lot of complaints about streetlights – not enough streetlights or streetlights that are not working. For as long as I can remember, people would do anything for a streetlight. Now for the first time, I...

$3 Million in Chevron’s Moving Forward War Chest

$3 million in Chevron’s Moving Forward war chest By Harriet RowanPosted October 10, 2014 11:20 am Chevron has funneled $3 million into a trio of campaign committees to influence the Nov. 4 Richmond city election, including a nearly $1.3 million contribution on Aug. 8,...

Winery Headed for the Riggers Loft

The Richmond Confidential story below describes how R & B Cellars, an Alameda-based winery, is in the final phases of a lease agreement to with the City of Richmond for a portion of the Riggers Loft that that will house a full winery, tasting room, and visitor’s...

City Council Moves to Reallocate Funding to DMC

At last night’s City Council meeting, 40 people testified on an agenda item that initially proposed reallocating $20 million in the Chevron Environmental and Community Investment Agreement (ECIA) from various greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs to some plan for...

8th Annual Home Front Festival – October 11th

8th Annual Home Front Festival – October 11th Come join in the festivities at the 8th Annual Home Front Festival on Saturday, October 11th from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM at three sites along the Richmond waterfront. There will be activities for the entire family, food, live...