by admin | Dec 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
FROM THE DESK OF SENATOR LONI HANCOCK December 7, 2011 Dear Councilmember Butt and Richmond Community Members: I am writing this letter to convey my thoughts about the recent discovery of the scheduled two year closure of the I-580 eastbound on-ramp at the Western...
by admin | Dec 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
CHEVRON RICHMOND Dear Community Member, Richmond has a new celebrity! Meet Kaisaiah Clark, an 8th grade student at Helms Middle School, who is part of the engineering academy, which uses the Project Lead the Way curriculum, one of several programs aimed at boosting...
by admin | Dec 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Richmond to vote on soda tax By Hannah Dreier Contra Costa Times Posted: 12/06/2011 11:05:20 PM PST Updated: 12/06/2011 11:05:20 PM PST RICHMOND — Richmond voters will get a chance to weigh in on a penny-per-ounce soda tax next year. The City Council directed...
by admin | Dec 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
For Release: Monday, December 5 Contact: Dr. Wendel Brunner, 925-313-6712 MEDIA ADVISORY: Contra Costa Health Officials to Present Damaging Health Impacts of Sugary Beverages on Richmond WHAT: Contra Costa Health Services on Tuesday will present a report to the...
by admin | Dec 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
Colleagues, In the summer of 2011, the City submitted a $5 million “Prop 84” grant to transform the Richmond Greenway. This particular Prop 84 grant application is awarded by points — and the majority of points is based on the quality of the...
by admin | Dec 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
As the Contra Costa Times story below notes, a route for the Bay Trail connection across I-580 to the Point Molate and the San Pablo Peninsula is close to adoption. What is remaining is the $15 million to build it and some cooperation and funding from Caltrans. The...
