Richmond public school graduates guaranteed full college tuition as part of new program By Rick Radin For the Contra Costa Times Posted: 08/07/2014 02:41:43 PM PDT# Comments Updated: 08/07/2014 02:41:43 PM PDT RICHMOND -- City leaders, schools officials and students...

Saving DMC is the myth that keeps on giving. When will it all end, and who do you believe? I’m getting weary of being scapegoated, along with Rogers and Myrick, for not saving Doctors Medical Center. First of all, the three of us are a minority on the Richmond City...

Richmond councilwoman perseveres through hate speech Carolyn Jones Richmond Vice Mayor Jovanka Beckles (left) sits down next to Councilman Nat Bates. Beckles is the city's first openly lesbian councilwoman and has often endured ridicule. Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez,...

Urban agriculture ordinance heads to fruition in Richmond By Mary Rees Photo courtesy of flickr user fletcher oakes Listen 7:44 A vibrant mural announces Happy Lot Farm and Garden to visitors and anyone passing by. A greenhouse stands in the middle of the lot, and an...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending August 1st, 2014. Meeting Notes The City Council is on its annual August hiatus. The next City Council meeting is currently scheduled for Tuesday, September 16th. Enjoy your free...

Effort builds for day to honor Rosie the Riveters By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 08/04/2014 12:00:00 AM PDT0 Comments | Updated: 106 min. ago RICHMOND -- Since their return from meeting the president and vice president in Washington, D.C. in April, the...

Barnidge: A rare circus-free night at a Richmond City Council meeting By Tom Barnidge Contra Costa Times Columnist Posted: 08/04/2014 12:00:00 AM PDT0 Comments Most times the Richmond City Council meets, it can't get out of its own way. Spectators bellow at the...

I know Robert Rogers worked long and hard on the following story, but he still missed some important nuances that I can fill in, particularly with respect to Doctors Medical Center (DMC). There were only two scenarios where the Richmond City Council could have...

I got a real surprise earlier this week when I opened a package from John H. Taylor, an author from Yorba Linda, CA, who enclosed his new book, Jackson Place. Jackson Place is a fictional account of what happened when Nixon chooses to undergo a Senate impeachment...

Tom- Please send the following to your email list as continued clarification of Robert Rogers' story: As in any news story, it is difficult to get all the nuances correct or clear. To be clear, all the council members in the negotiations care about the hospital and...

WEEKEND EDITION AUGUST 1-3, 2014 HTTP://WWW.COUNTERPUNCH.ORG/2014/08/01/CHEVRON-GOES-ANOTHER-ROUND-WITH-RICHMOND/ Looking for a Knockout in November? Chevron Goes Another Round With Richmond by STEVE EARLY Chevron is a company used to getting its own way, particularly...

For video, see: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/overhaul-approved-troubled-california-refinery/ngrT4/. Posted: 10:56 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2014 Overhaul approved for troubled California refinery By Heather Holmes KTVU RICHMOND, Calif. — There's talk of a new...

The City of Richmond just got another favorable ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalez Rogers in the litigation brought by The Guidiville Rancheria of California and Upstream Point Molate LLC vs. The United States of America and City of Richmond. Click here....

Last night, at the end of a nearly eight-hour Council meeting, I joined with four other City Council members to approve a permit for the Chevron Modernization project on a 5-0-2 vote with two members abstaining. This concludes the City Council phase of a more than...

After a highly competitive recruitment process that began in early June and concluded yesterday, Stephanie and Bryan Wesolek of Miami, FL, have been selected as the next keepers of East Brother Light. They are the latest in a long line of keepers that goes back to...

The city manager just emailed a Supplemental Agenda Report for tonight’s meeting that includes: · Modified Conditions of Approval to Resolution 2, addressing particulate matter emissions and pipeline safety; · Modified Attachment 2 – A replacement of Exhibit B to...

Contra Costa Times editorial: Time to step back and compromise on Chevron refinery upgrades Contra Costa Times editorial © 2014 Bay Area News Group Posted: 07/26/2014 04:00:00 PM PDT1 Comment Five years after a judge halted work on Chevron's modernization project at...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, July 29, 2014, Special Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: Please note: Closed Session will be held in the Council Chambers starting at 4:30 p.m. The City Council will reconvene at 5:30 p.m. in...

State's political watchdog commission investigates Richmond councilman By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 07/25/2014 03:06:53 PM PDT2 Comments | Updated: a day ago Courtland "Corky" Boozé during a council meeting, at the City Council Chambers in Richmond,...

After struggling for years with “high speed Internet” from Comcast that was not high speed and intermittent at best, I decided to take a look at the free Internet service spreading in Richmond started by Internet Archive to provide free high speed Internet service in...