Latest on Richmond’s Baron of Blight

Eye on the East Bay: Contra Costa Times Posted: 03/24/2013 12:00:00 AM PDT Junkyard or gemyard?: Eyes are always trained on the never-dull Richmond Councilman Corky Boozé, especially since news broke that the city is demanding that he clean up a junk-strewed property...

Call Center Angst Continues

Contra Costa Times pokes fun at Richmond’s hand wringing, criticizes County for not evaluating risk; Poe accuses Piepho of conflict. See below: Tom Butt Richmond crabby over call center loss to Concord By Lisa Vorderbrueggen Contra Costa Times Posted: 03/23/2013...

Richmond’s Best Kept Secret?

Just across I-580 from Point Richmond and in clear sight of my home may be Richmond’s best kept secret. Everybody knows there is a Chevron Refinery there, but no one seems to know anything about the Richmond Technology Center campus, as visually prominent as any group...

NBC Story on Richmond’s Seed Lending Library

From Rebecca Newburn, here is the link to the NBC News story about Richmond Grows and the seed movement. Huge thanks to Catalin (who helped start the library), all the Richmond Grows volunteers, Kelli for agreeing to open her garden to the world, especially in winter...