Richmond: Vermont Congressman Sanders to speak at city political rally By Semany Gashaw and Harriet Rowan Correspondents Posted: 10/11/2014 10:46:19 PM PDT Updated: 10/12/2014 12:31:12 PM PDT RICHMOND -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) will headline a Richmond...

OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ATTENTION ALL VOTE BY MAIL RICHMOND RESIDENTS!!! The City of Richmond is partnering with the Contra Costa County Elections Office to provide an easy and convenient location for all Richmond residents who will vote by mail at the November 4,...

This is quite an interesting story that has not been told before. Street Light Ownership Summary Prior to July of 2013, the City had approximately 7,650 street lights. The City owned 4,050 lights and PG&E owned a total of 3,600 lights – 3,000 of which were on...

How Chevron swamps a small city with campaign money and bogus news Michael Hiltzik Los Angeles Timesmichael.hiltzik​@latimes.com @hiltzikmHow Chevron is swamping a small city with campaign money and bogus news http://t.co/htiXAn6K2T Smoke from a fire at the Chevron...

Ironically preceded by an anti-Gayle Mclaughlin video advertisement paid for by Chevron, MSNBC’s Rachael Maddow just featured a segment on Chevron’s attempt to buy the Richmond City Council race, focusing on the mayor’s race between Nat and me. See...

This is just too strange not to pass on. This is the latest in a series of BAPAC hit pieces. The two previous are: · Why BAPAC is Supporting Corky Booze?, September 20, 2014. · Next Chapter of BAPAC's Fiction Now Out - Slavery by Another Name, September 29, 2014 Some...

West Contra Costa wetlands to be restored By Rick Radin For the Contra Costa Times Posted: 10/10/2014 12:49:53 PM PDT0 Comments Updated: 10/10/2014 01:05:34 PM PDT NORTH RICHMOND -- A neglected parcel of postindustrial wetlands in West Contra Costa will be restored...

RPD Chief Chris Magnus assists DOJ investigation in Ferguson, Missouri Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus (File photo by Robert Rogers) By Martin TotlandPosted October 10, 2014 1:10 pm The U.S. Department of Justice brought Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus to...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending October 10th, 2014. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 21st, 2014. Enjoy your free Tuesday evening! 2. City Offices Closed in Observance...

For my entire tenure on the Richmond City Council, I have gotten a lot of complaints about streetlights – not enough streetlights or streetlights that are not working. For as long as I can remember, people would do anything for a streetlight. Now for the first time, I...

$3 million in Chevron’s Moving Forward war chest By Harriet RowanPosted October 10, 2014 11:20 am Chevron has funneled $3 million into a trio of campaign committees to influence the Nov. 4 Richmond city election, including a nearly $1.3 million contribution on Aug. 8,...

The Richmond Confidential story below describes how R & B Cellars, an Alameda-based winery, is in the final phases of a lease agreement to with the City of Richmond for a portion of the Riggers Loft that that will house a full winery, tasting room, and visitor’s...

The story below is interesting but both premature and lacking perspective. Filing was required by October 6. Several candidates were listed as not having filed, but a day later they filed. For example, Uche Uwahemu filed a day late on October 7. He listed a total of...

Following are my candidate recommendations for Richmond City Council. These recommendations are nothing new. In previous election cycles, I have endorsed Gayle, Jovanka and Eduardo. Eduardo was the runner-up in 2012, and I voted for him to fill Gary Bell’s seat, but...

At last night’s City Council meeting, 40 people testified on an agenda item that initially proposed reallocating $20 million in the Chevron Environmental and Community Investment Agreement (ECIA) from various greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs to some plan for...

8th Annual Home Front Festival – October 11th Come join in the festivities at the 8th Annual Home Front Festival on Saturday, October 11th from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM at three sites along the Richmond waterfront. There will be activities for the entire family, food, live...

Chevron’s Moving Forward spreads big money across political campaign committees http://richmondconfidential.org/2014/10/04/chevrons-moving-forward-spreads-big-money-across-political-campaign-committees/ By Harriet Rowan Posted October 4, 2014 1:22 pm Chevron Richmond...

I will be speaking at this next week about improving health care and benefits for veterans.

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, October 7, 2014, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

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