Innkeepers for East Brother Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast San Francisco Bay FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 6, 2014 Contact (Media Only): Tom Butt 510/236-7435, email: tom.butt@intres.com Richmond, CA: East Brother Light Station, Inc., a non-profit corporation, is...

From WCCUSD School Board Member Madeline Kronenberg: First and foremost, please know that the following are my personal thoughts and opinions and are not meant to represent the views of the West Contra Costa Board of Education – simply my own. This week the voters of...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, June 3, 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

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending May 30th, 2014. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014, beginning with Closed Session at 5:00 PM and followed by the regular Council...

The Contra Costa Times really has it in for children in West County with a series of articles and editorials designed to stop the Districts aggressive program to modernize all WCCUSD schools. A marginally less negative article in today’s Times at least offered a point...

If you haven't already, please click here to vote for POGO PARK in Google's Bay Area Impact Challenge. Google selected Pogo Park from 1,000 Bay Area nonprofits as a Top 10 finalist. When the contest ends at midnight on June 2nd, the four nonprofits with the most...

RICHMOND FERRY TERMINAL AND SERVICE Richmond Home | Environmental Review Environmental Review Environmental review of the Richmond Ferry Terminal Project is required under provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental...

Next Tuesday June 3 is election day. Here are my recommendations: Governor: Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown Lieutenant Governor: Gavin Newsom Secretary of State: Alex Padilla Controller: John Perez Treasurer: John Chiang Attorney General: Kamala D. Harris Insurance...

Congressman George Miller Attorney General Kamala Harris Richmond City Councilman Tom Butt Dear Neighbor, I am respectfully asking for your vote and support in the race for the State Assembly in the 15th District. It has been my pleasure to represent you for nearly 8...

In September 2013, the Richmond Community Foundation, working with the City of Richmond, submitted a grant proposal to the Energize Your Field program sponsored by the Oakland Athletics (Oakland A’s) and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) for the renovation of the...

The School Board of the West Contra Costa Unified School District and its community of families, students, teachers and staff take great pride in its bond program. Thousands of students are now able to enjoy safe, modern, and accessible school buildings as a result. I...

Let’s start with the Times’ bias against poor communities. The Times repeats its cynical message that only wealthy communities deserve to have good schools. The Times believes it’s okay for Piedmont “where residents have far more disposable income,” to tax themselves...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending May 23rd, 2014. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 27th, 2014, beginning with Closed Session at 5:45 PM and followed by a regular Council...

Measure H is the capstone in an ambitious and successful program to rebuild or replace all of West Contra Costa’s public schools, including even some charter schools funded by the WCCUSD. Routinely, the Contra Costa Times has editorialized against the school bond...

Chevron Refinery Modernization Project Community Workshop Wednesday, May 28th 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Richmond Civic Center Auditorium (403 Civic Center Plaza) The City of Richmond invites you to participate in a Community Workshop to develop recommendations for Chevron’s...

Railroads Claim National Security in Keeping Oil Train Routes Secret As crude oil shipments have proliferated and raised safety concerns across the country, railroads have refused to acknowledge their routes and frequencies. Railroads companies have claimed that...

The City of Richmond will save almost $60,000 in electricity costs in 2014 because its supplier is MCE. And West Contra Costa Unified School District expects an even greater savings, approximately $66,000. Projections indicate $5.9 million in savings for all MCE...

Hi Friends! We close the season with one more great show featuring two accomplished artists. Join us this Friday for the Point Richmond Acoustic season finale featuring Suzie Glaze and the HiLonesome Band, plus special guest Quiles and Cloud. The show starts at 8 pm -...

East Bay School’s Tech Academy To Help Solve People’s Computer Problems This weekend, people in Contra Costa County can get their problems fixed for free. It's part of a unique high school program, where students study technology and learn about themselves. John Ramos...

From Chief Chris Magnus: Especially during tough budget times, it may be tempting for some to look at Code Enforcement efforts as an easy place to make major cutbacks, but as you can see from the article below, even cities much larger than Richmond are figuring out...