It is interesting that on February 4, 2013, both Gayle McLaughlin and Jovanka Beckles argued passionately that Eduardo Martinez should be selected primarily because he was the next highest vote getter. McLaughlin called it “a question of democracy that the vote should...

It appears that City crews are working overtime on Sunday to get in the last spraying of glyphosate before the prospective temporary ban goes in at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. According to our existing IPM ordinance “Pesticides shall be used only as a last resort...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending February 20th, 2015. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the Richmond City Council is a special meeting (primarily presentations and study sessions) scheduled for Tuesday, February 24,...

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Manage a co-working office at 51 Washington Avenue in Point Richmond. This is a 3,000 square foot second story office that has half a dozen smaller offices and a central workspace with workstations. Manager will have free use of one office for his or her own use and...

Yesterday, Assembly Member Tony Thurman convened a meeting in Richmond of all mayors, city managers and police chiefs in AB District 15, from Oakland to Hercules, to discuss how law enforcement can do their jobs and keep cities safe while minimizing use of deadly...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, February 24, 2015, Special Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

http://m.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2015/02/18/progressive-brinksmanship-mounts-in-richmond Progressive Brinksmanship Mounts in Richmond by John Geluardi February 18, 2015 Richmond city councilmembers again failed to appoint a seventh member to the council...

RPA members are using claims of a mandate and of overwhelming community and electoral support to justify their right to control the appointee to the City Council. That claim just doesn’t stand up when you actually look at the numbers. It is, of course, undisputed that...

Bay Area Crude Oil-By-Rail Shipments Halted After Price Per Barrel Drops Sharply February 17, 2015 11:03 PM Christin Ayers Christin Ayers is a general assignment reporter fo... RICHMOND (CBS SF) — The low price of oil has prompted an energy company to halt the...

The City has achieved a significant trial court victory over Upstream and the Tribe in the Point Molate LDA litigation: “The Plaintiffs shall take nothing from the City,” wrote federal district judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers. Upstream and the Tribe had sued the City for...

Refinery explosion injures 4; shaking equivalent to 1.7 earthquake http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-explosion-exxon-torrance-refinery-20150218-story.html By VERONICA ROCHA AND RUBEN VIVEScontact the reportersLarge explosion reported at @exxonmobil refinery...

Will Richmond Reject Roundup? The Case for Banning Glyphosate by Jeff Ritterman, M.D. Summary: On February 24th, the Richmond, California City Council will consider banning the use of all pesticides by City employees and contractors. As recently as last month, the...

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Another example of what could happen in Richmond if we continue to be Bakken Crude depot. West Virginia train derailment causes massive fire, evacuations By Ryan Parker contact the reporter Train derailment in West Virginia causes massive fire A train derailment...

There will be an all-day railroad conference coming to Richmond on March 14: The Future of Railroads, http://www.railroadconference.org/, sponsored by the Railroad Workers United and backbone Campaign. For a list of sessions, see http://www.railroadconference.org/?p=1.

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending February 13th, 2015. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the Richmond City Council is scheduled for Tuesday, February 17th, 2015 beginning with a Closed Session at 6:00 PM, followed by...

Much has been made about the ongoing effort to appoint a person to fill the City Council vacancy created with my election as mayor. There are hundreds of Facebook postings, including play-by-play sports-themed commentary as the process unfolded at last week’s City...

The story below from February 9 Richmond Standard (http://richmondstandard.com/2015/02/driver-vehicle-struck-train-cutting-boulevard-richmond-survives/) illustrates how dysfunctional federal and state public policy related to railroad grade crossings continues to be....

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, February 17, 2015, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx PLEASE NOTE: CLOSED SESSION STARTS AT 6:00 P.M. – REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AT 6:30...