Taking Back Richmond One Neighborhood at a Time

Following this story from the CC Times is a report from last night”s North and East Patrol: Enough is enough, Richmond residents decide By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 11/20/2009 11:00:00 PM PST Updated: 11/20/2009 11:46:18 PM PST They have no...

Point Richmond Holiday Happenings

Lots going on in Point Richmond this month and next. For a poster, see http://www.pointrichmond.com/prba/PRHolShop09Flyer.pdf. ” Thursday, November 26th, Thanksgiving morning, the Point Richmond Business Association (PRBA) is organizing the Point Richmond Turkey...

Richmond Quiet Zones Expand

Slowly but surely, Richmond is advancing the objective of making the entire city a railroad quiet zone. Click here for the Notice of Intent to Create the West Five Quiet Zone, sent today via certified mail. This quiet zone consists of the 2nd Street, 3rd Street and...

Richmond Homeless Shelter Denounces Casino Payout

Richmond homeless shelter denounces casino payout By Lisa Vorderbrueggen Contra Costa Times Posted: 11/20/2009 02:28:59 PM PST Updated: 11/20/2009 02:36:41 PM PST BAY AREA RESCUE MISSION President John Anderson is unequivocal: His organization will never accept money...

Crime and Punishment, RPD Update 11-19-09

I hope you find this update of recent RPD activities useful and informative. I couldn”t be more pleased with the excellent work being done by a wide group of our personnel! Please contact me if you have any questions or would like additional information. Chief...

Richmond Confidential

For an unending flurry but disappointingly shallow journalistic missives on the City of Richmond, see http://richmondconfidential.org/. The website notes: “With a grant of $500,000 from the Ford Foundation to develop digital news sites, student reporters with...