Point Richmond intersection less noisy following train track installation August 18, 2014 by Mike Aldax A Point Richmond intersection is quieter now that BNSF Railway installed a “curve lubricator” to muffle the screeching noise made by train wheels, according to City...

Chevron rolled out their campaign this week for their candidate Nat Bates with “Nat Bates for Mayor” signs replacing the Refinery Modernization billboards all over Richmond. The Nat Bates billboards are paid for by “Moving Forward, A coalition of labor unions, small...

Eye on the East Bay: Richmond Politics Kickoff Contra Costa Times Posted: 08/17/2014 12:00:00 AM PDT0 Comments RICHMOND POLITICS KICKOFF: Ah, the campaign season, that time of packed halls, canned answers and fulsome bromides. It kicked off in earnest in Richmond on...

From Charles Ramsey and Madeline Kronenberg: The West County Times published an article by Theresa Harrington on Sunday 8/17/14 regarding the West Contra Costa Unified School District bond and school construction program. The article contained many misleading...

Richmond Line-Up Reshuffled for Fall Contest With Chevron Printer-friendly version A new left-liberal coalition has formed in Richmond, California, Former mayoral candidate Mike Parker called on voters and supporters to join forces. The task is need to challenge...

My comments on this are based solely on that fact that Booze is the haranguer-in-chief of the city’s top management and that Booze and Bates have been like peas in a pod over the last four years, supporting each other on almost everything and often being the only...

The Tom Butt for Mayor 2014 Committee hired Alex Knox today as campaign coordinator. Alex Knox is a lifelong Richmond resident who earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Guilford College in North Carolina, where he was an active member of a student...

Food businesses boost employment in Richmond By Sukey Lewis For the Contra Costa Times Posted: 08/11/2014 12:00:00 AM PDT0 Comments | Updated: about 21 hours ago Rosa Robinson arranges some of her cupcakes as she prepares an order in her home kitchen in Richmond on...

Richmond residents and businesses can now recycle these items Richmond residents and businesses can now recycle these items August 11, 2014 by Mike Aldax For the first time, Richmond residents and businesses can now recycle bundled plastic bags and all rigid plastic...

Richmond police report dramatic drop in shootings August 9, 2014 by Mike Aldax The number of times police have responded to a shooting in Richmond is reportedly half what it was last year. From January until July of this year, the Richmond Police Department responded...

From: Sue Kadlec [mailto:Sue_Kadlec@ci.richmond.ca.us] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 9:07 AM To: Butt, Tom Subject: RE: City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending August 8th, 2014 Please resend the corrected version out. In the first paragraph, second sentence,...

Richmond Line-Up Reshuffled For Fall Contest With Chevron by Steve Early on August 11, 2014 Tom Butts is running for mayor of Richmond Municipal politics in Richmond, California is not for the faint-hearted, the thin-skinned, or those easily unsettled by last minute...

The Tom Butt for Mayor 2014 is recruiting a Campaign Coordinator. This is a full-time paid position that will start immediately and extend through the November election. The Campaign Coordinator tasks will include but will not be limited to: · Coordinating volunteers...

United front against Bates in Richmond mayor's race Chip Johnson Published 5:01 pm, Monday, August 11, 2014 Tom Butt announced his candidacy for mayor of Richmond, where he will oppose former mayor Nat Bates in the race. Photo: Lacy Atkins, The Chronicle Remember...

The E-FORUM has a perfect record so far for helping to find lost dogs. Keep your eyes out for this lost 4-month old black Labrador puppy. He is not chipped or tagged but has a collar that may still have a leash attached to it. He escaped from a back yard in the North...

It’ summertime on Richmond’s most famous island, and that means paint up, fix up and gardening, all done by volunteers. It’s not too late to plan to join us tomorrow, Saturday August 9. Just email volunteer@ebls.org to let us know you are coming, but also sign up for...

Point Richmond Music Wins, BEST OF THE EAST BAY – EAST BAY EXPRESS Best Outdoor Music Series Point Richmond Music Festival Point Richmond Music Festival Park Pl. and Washington Ave. Richmond 510-236-7435 PointRichmondMusic.com There's no lack of free and cheap music...

Today, I filed as a candidate for mayor of Richmond. Our current mayor, Gayle McLaughlin, is termed out and is now running for City Council. Nat Bates has already filed, and Uche Uwahemu has taken out papers. Mike Parker has generously decided to stand down (see his...

For the last few months, Nat Bates has been writing voluminous and detailed accounts of the proceedings, according to Nat, of each City Council meeting, liberally sprinkled with opinions and commentary – typically with a couple of swipes at me. I am, of course,...

As community members and local leaders with a history of interest in Richmond Youth and Urban Agriculture we humbly invite you to our 2014 Party on the Farm at Sunny Side Organics. Registration available at : http://partyonthefarm2014.eventbrite.com (just helps us...