Council Approves Extension for Point Molate Developer

Council approves extension for Point Molate developer Point Molate could someday be transformed into a large casino By: Josh Wolf | January 12, 2010 – 11:16 am | The City Council voted Monday to extend a deadline to reach an agreement with the developer behind the...

Bay Area Rescue Mission 2010 Survival Fund Drive

I provide the following from the Bay Area Rescue Mission located in Richmond: January 2010 Now that the busy holiday season is behind us, the new year generally brings a spirit of optimism. But not so for the homeless people who live on our streets. They have only the...

Show Me The Money

In an effort to salvage the Land Development Agreement (LDA) with Upstream Point Molate, the “Casino Four” (Bates, Lopez, Rogers and Viramontes) have called a special City Council meeting for 6:30 PM, tomorrow, January 11, 2010, to pass an extension....

Crime and Punishment in the New Year

From Chief Magnus: Happy New Year to all! 2010 is already off to a busy start with some exceptional police work being done by personnel throughout the Police Department. As always, I can only include a sampling of what’s being accomplished, but I think it gives...

Who’s In In 2010?

Disclaimer: I have never understood Richmond politics and have never understood why some people win and others lose. But it”s always fascinating to ponder the subject and discuss it. I welcome feedback on this E-FORUM, and I will try to share all of it I get....