Richmond looks to refurbish image with new marketing campaign By Karina Ioffee Bay Area News Group Posted: 03/31/2015 11:57:42 AM PDT| Updated: 9 min. ago RICHMOND -- The mayor of Richmond has launched a one-man campaign to change the public's perception of his home...

Leaving his life as a poor farm worker from a large family in a remote village in Mexico, Guadalupe Campos emigrated to the U.S. in 1965 and found work as garbage truck driver in San Francisco. He worked hard for many years, saved his money and invested in a couple of...

San Francisco Cromicle While scientists continue to argue about both the cause and effects of global warming, the opportunity to change our habits to prevent it is rapidly diminishing. Realizing that it is probably too late to stave off climate change, the priorities...

I did not know it until I saw some Facebook posts that March 29th (or 30th) is recognized as Vietnam Veterans Day. President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Vietnam Veterans Day on April 23, 1976. Since then, several states have declared their own Vietnam...

Mayor’s Business Roundtable Kicked Off on March 26 From left to right – Tom Butt, Bill Lindsay, DiemMy Duong, John Roulac, Prosper Attias and Ken Maxey (Comcast) One of the initiatives I announced in my State of the City presentation in January is the Business...

Yesterday, both Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis paid a surprise visit to Richmond for a tour of Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park. They first met with a group of Rosies at the Visitor...

DIRECT from Columbus, Ohio Tickets are NOW ON SALE for CHRISTIAN HOWES @ Point Richmond JAZZ!!! Buy NOW and SAVE! View this email in your browser Spring has SPRUNG @ Point Richmond Jazz!!! Celebrate with... Christian Howes Point Richmond Jazz presents his Bay Area...

Meeting duration: Noon to 1:30 PM Cost: $20.00 Location: The Richmond Country Club, map = http://richmondcarotary.org/meetings Friday, March 27, Dan Borenstein from the Bay Area News Group/Contra Costa Times comes to Rotary to talk about public pensions. The unfunded...

Pt. Richmond bike/pedestrian improvements underway; expected completion in May March 23, 2015 by Mike Aldax A project in Point Richmond to construct bike lanes, wider sidewalks and landscaping improvements is underway and expected to be completed in May, according to...

A study session last night on the prospect of district elections ended without action by the City Council. Council Member Nat Bates moved to table the issue, and it passed on a 6-0-1 vote with the author, Vice-mayor Myrick abstaining. The agenda item, had there been...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending March 20th, 2015. (Editor’s note: The City Manager’s Weekly Report is prepared with input from the various city departments, and is initially compiled and edited on a rotating basis...

HUD NEWS U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Julián Castro, Secretary Office of Public Affairs, Washington, DC 20410 HUD No. 15-015 FOR RELEASE Ed Cabrera Tuesday 415-489-6407 March 24, 2015 http://www.hud.gov/news/index.cfm HUD ANNOUNCES $1,092,323...

Friday, Dan Borenstein from the Bay Area News Group/Contra Costa Times comes to Rotary to talk about public pensions. The unfunded portion of this public debts are so large they put local at state government at risk for near term financial failure and bankruptcy....

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, March 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 PLEASE NOTE: NO CLOSED – REGULAR CITY COUNCIL STARTS AT 6:30 P.M. Want to receive...

Women's History Month: An Interview with 93-Year-Old National Park Service Ranger Betty Reid Soskin http://www.doi.gov/employees/news/womens-history-month-an-interview-with-93-year-old-national-park-service-ranger-betty-reid-soskin.cfm 03/17/2015 At 93 years old,...

The City of Richmond is facing a serious budget challenge for next fiscal year 2015-16, and the budget compilation process has just started and will end with adoption in July. The Charter charges the city manager and mayor to prepare “…an annual budget for submission...

Now opening in Point Richmond across from the Hotel Mac, Mariner Square Co-Working Space features a variety of membership opportunities, high-speed internet, kitchenette, conference facilities, on-site parking, copier and printer, and proximity to nearby restaurants,...

Berkeley's Live Oak Park Fair relocates to Richmond By Sarah Rohrs Correspondent Posted: 03/10/2015 11:35:38 AM PDT Updated: 4 days ago BERKELEY -- Sad news for Berkeley, but good news for Richmond. That's one way of looking at the decision to stop staging the Live...

Marin Clean Energy is announcing a recruitment for the position of Manager of Business and Community Development. A copy of the announcement is attached. Please feel free to post or to distribute to anyone who may be interested. The announcement can also be found at...

Design for garden project near The Plunge set to be unveiled Sunday March 11, 2015 Last summer, we told you about a super cool garden project near The Plunge, a residents-led effort that came about following the renovation of one of the property’s tennis courts. This...