I am hosting a fundraiser for Richmond Promise at my home Saturday, August 17, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 235 E Scenic Ave, Richmond, CA 94801. Food and refreshments will be provided. Richmond Promise is the scholarship program that since 2016 has awarded over $21...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Golf Club (address below) on Friday, August 16, 12:30pm. Food For Thought Neil Zarchin A nonprofit that provides food to the families of 700 Richmond and San Pablo students during Christmas break, when...

https://www.themountainmessenger.org/article/after-68-years-bell-rings-again-atop-historic-sierra-city-school After 68 Years, Bell Rings Again Atop Historic Sierra City School Tom Butt July 31, 2024 The bell is lifted atop the Sierra City schoolhouse Two days of prep...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Golf Club (address below) on Friday, August 9, 12:30pm. Major Updates in US Immigration Policy Josh Surowitz Immigration Lawyer and Club Member Josh Surowitz will share perspectives on the recent...

Over the last few years, it has been popular to criticize the VA (Veterans Administration) for not being responsive to the needs of veterans. I have found just the opposite to be true. Like many people my age, my hearing isn’t what it used to be. A couple of years...

Rosie the Riveter Trust is recruiting a manger for the Rosie the Riveter Gift Shop in the Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center. This could be your best gig yet! Here is the link! Retail Associate and National Park Liaison Preserving History Sharing Stories Inspiring Youth...

From the Factory Bar: 4 Year Anniversary Party (August 10, 2024) Save these date(s)! Our 4th Year celebration is coming with a handful of fun events starting on Thursday, August 8th with our good friend Duane Patton playing live music in the bar proper. Friday August...

I am hosting a fundraiser for Richmond Promise at my home Saturday, August 17, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 235 E Scenic Ave, Richmond, CA 94801. Food and refreshments will be provided. Richmond Promise is the scholarship program that since 2016 has awarded over $21...

Kyra Worthy was appointed to the Personnel Board by the City Council on October 16, 2018. Two RPA members made and seconded the motion to appoint her, and the other Council members, including four RPA members, voted in favor. I voted no because I knew her reputation...

Two days of prep work culminated yesterday with a crane lift of the 700-lb. belfry and bell atop the historic Sierra City School (See The Bell Rings Again at Sierra City's Historic Old Schoolhouse, July 23. 2024). The construction crew consisted of Tom Butt, Andrew...

For months, no journalist would touch this story. Urban Tilth and Rich City Rides are both darlings of the Richmond progressives, serving youth, promoting biking, fighting Chevron, saving Point Molate (or maybe even saving the world), you name it. Yet, there was a...

Exciting news, Richmond community! We are just one week away from the City of Richmond's National Night Out on Tuesday, August 6, 2024! Mark your calendars and get ready for an unforgettable evening of community, connection, and celebration. National Night Out is all...

When I was in the process of designing the re-waterproofing system about a decade ago to mitigate widespread leaks at the Powell Street BART Station, I found that the existing leaks were exacerbated by the 350o F steam pipe that lies between the ceiling of the station...

On July 26, it is Miracle Mule and Lorin Rowan & Deep Blue Jam – starts at 5:30 PM.

The Butt family purchased the historic Sierra City School in 2022. It served as the town’s public school from 1883 until 1952, when an avalanche blew out the front wall, and its remaining six students were subsequently moved, first to the local Masonic Lodge and later...

As the City of Richmond and the East Bay Regional Parks District (EBRPD) proceed to close a sale of 82 acres of Point Molate, no one is addressing the specter of ongoing litigation that could bankrupt the City or severely impact the EBRPD. The lawsuit Winehaven...

See BCDC Prepared to Approve Portside Commerce Center (Moxion) in Richmond Without a Public Hearing , July 22, 2024. At least, the building is configured so that it could house a port-related business at some point. Bay Area battery maker that had raised $110M...

Imagine -- it is 1940, and you are 18 years old, just out of high school and stuck for the hot and humid summer in a tiny town (population 904) in eastern Arkansas. “How would you like to visit Uncle Ed and Aunt Susan in Hawaii for a year,” your parents ask? She was...

With no public hearing, BCDC is prepared to approve a permit for the “Portside Commerce Center.” The announcement states: From: Amezcua, Reyna@BCDC <reyna.amezcua@bcdc.ca.gov> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 1:15 PM To: Amezcua, Reyna@BCDC...