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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...

Superior Court Judge Barry Goode just denied Chevron's motion to strike the City's claims for lost property tax revenue as a result of the fire. Click here for the 38-page opinion that analyzes this issue at great length, ultimately allowing the City's claim to go...

CITIES OF SERVICE ACTIVATES CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. TO ENGAGE RESIDENTS IN “Love Your Block” NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION Seven Cities Win City Hall AmeriCorps VISTA “Love Your Block” Award of $30,000 and Human Capital; Additional Cities to Join New Cohort of "Love Your...

Richmond City Council adjourns without filling vacant seat Marilyn Langlois, Sheryl Lane and Ben Choi, from left to right, are three of the 18 candidates vying to fill the empty seat on the City Council. (Photo by Larry Zhou) By Larry Zhou and Bonnie ChanPosted...

One of the mayor’s jobs is appointing members of boards and commissions. Right now, our most urgent need is to fill three vacancies on the Housing Advisory Board, which provides advice to the board of the Housing Authority, which is the Richmond City Council. The...

Today, the Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee voted unanimously to authorize an agreement with Caltrans and $4.65 million for final design of the I-580 Access Improvement Project. This project includes the Point Molate Bay Trail section between Marine Street...

NOTICE OF INTENT TO CIRCULATE PETITION Notice is hereby given by the persons whose names appear hereon of their intention to circulate a petition within the City of Richmond for the purpose of amending the Richmond Municipal Code in order to establish a mechanism by...

Mr. Lindsay’s compensation is well within the range of comparable cities, ranking third. The city manager oversees a staff of 767 employees and a General Fund Budget of $140 million plus an equal amount in capital projects. Add another $25 million for the Richmond...

Chip Johnson 18 vie for hot vacant seat dividing Richmond council By Chip Johnson February 9, 2015 Updated: February 9, 2015 4:22pm Eighteen people are jockeying to fill an empty seat on the Richmond City Council, a vacancy created when Tom Butt was inaugurated as...

Eye on the East Bay: Early bedtime for Richmond City Council By Contra Costa Times Posted: 02/06/15, 8:58 PM PST | Updated: 1 day ago EARLY BEDTIME FOR RICHMOND COUNCIL: The Eye has spent many a long night at Richmond's City Council chamber, watching what at times...

Earlier this week, in what seemed like a flashback to the November 20914 campaign and left people shaking their heads and wondering what is going on, Richmond residents received a large fold-out, full color mailer entitled “Call the Mayor,” which can also be partially...

Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park News Release For Immediate Release: February 3, 2015 Event Date: Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 10 AM Contact: Lucien Sonder Phone: (510) 232-5050 ext. 6622, lucien_sonder@nps.gov Author Elizabeth Escobedo to...

Annual stakeholders' meeting on Wednesday, February 18. We are seeking the community's feedback on our work in revitalizing Downtown. We would greatly appreciate it if you would share the below invite and/or attached jpeg in one of your e-forum messages: Richmond Main...

Photo of Katie Couric and Richmond police Chief Chris Magnus provided by the Richmond Police Department. Richmond police Chief Magnus ‘celebrity star struck’ by Katie Couric’s visit February 2, 2015 by Mike Aldax A statement from Richmond police Chief Chris Magnus:...