East Brother Light Station Gets New Innkeepers

East Brother Light Station gets new innkeepers Kelly Zito, Chronicle Staff Writer Frederic Larson / The Chronicle A woman and her son enjoy the island’s main courtyard in 2008. The island has a five-room hotel and lighthouse. If you’ve always dreamed of...

Railroad Company Found Guilty of Crime in Richmond

Railroad company found guilty of crime in Richmond By Karl Fischer Contra Costa Times Posted: 10/22/2010 03:34:20 PM PDT Updated: 10/22/2010 03:34:20 PM PDT A Superior Court judge found the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad guilty of a misdemeanor crime Friday for...

City May Owe Chevron $26 Million

City may owe Chevron $26 million In the fiscal year 2006/7, Chevron contributed $14.3 million, about 20 percent of the total property tax revenue received by the city that year. (Source: The Pacific Institute) By: Julia Landau | October 22, 2010 – 11:00 am | Filed...

Bay Area Job Rebound Years Away

In the context of whether or not Richmond mayoral and City Council candidates can impact Richmond’s high unemployment rate and which ones have the best ideas, I thought this article was interesting. The article is consistent with what I have been saying that Richmond...

FLASH – Feinstein Opposes Indian Casino in Richmond

Feinstein opposes Indian casino in Richmond By Lisa Vorderbrueggen Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 at 11:40 am in 2010 election, Richmond. Feinstein U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., opposes Measure U in Richmond, an advisory measure seeking voters’ preference on a...