CONTRA COSTA CHORALE SPRING CONCERT 2014 The Contra Costa Chorale, directed by Cindy Beitmen, presents NEW YORK, NEW YORK! featuring choral music by 20th century composers who were born or lived in New York City. Works include two pieces from The Tender Land by Aaron...

* * * * * * * Get Covered! Affordable Care Act (ACA) Enrollment Event Monday, April 14, 2014 1:00 PM – 5:00PM 440 Civic Center Plaza Richmond CA 94804 (City Council Chambers) Did you have trouble enrolling in healthcare coverage or have an incomplete application? Do...

Dear Friends: As Earth Day approaches (April 22), we in Richmond can feel proud of the positive steps our community has taken to support clean, sustainable policies that improve our lives and health. Among our many achievements was the implementation in 2013 of...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending April 18th, 2014. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 22nd beginning with a Closed Session at 5:30 PM, followed by the regular agenda at 6:30...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, April 15, 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

Junktique Sale Extravaganza! Saturday, May 3, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Location: Richmond First United Methodist Church, 201 Martina @ West Richmond Ave, Point Richmond We are now accepting donations of still usable furniture, toys, books, electronics, appliances and other...

A couple of interesting stories. The first is about tens of thousands of dollars spent on travel by the Richmond Housing Advisory Commission. The charge of the Commission is as follows, which fails to mention traveling around the country: The purpose of this...

I am urging a “Yes” vote on Measure C. For a complete impartial analysis, see http://ballotpedia.org/West_Contra_Costa_Healthcare_District_Parcel_Tax_Question,_Measure_C_%28May_2014%29 and http://www.smartvoter.org/2014/05/06/ca/cc/meas/C/. Without the parcel tax,...

After a strong start, the effort to quickly adopt an aggressive minimum wage ordinance for Richmond faltered. I have written several E-FORUMS about this: · Contra Costa Times Editorial: Richmond's Minimum Wage Effort Misguided, March 27, 2014 · Majority of Responding...

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Event: Point Richmond Acoustic Music: Craig Carothers plus Quiles & Cloud Host: Point Richmond Music & Bruce Kaplan and Claudia Russell Time: Friday, April 11, 2014 08:00PM Location: First Methodist Church 201 Marina Ave, Point Richmond Additional information:...

County Board of Education Seeks Applicants to Fill Board Vacancy The Contra Costa County Board of Education voted at its March 19, 2014 meeting to fill the Board vacancy in Trustee Area Two created by the unexpected death of Ellen Elster through an appointment rather...

Richmond Rethinks Hasty Decision About Troubled Housing Complex After rushing to adopt a plan that was prompted by a series of controversial news stories, the city council decided to not immediately evacuate the Hacienda apartment complex. By John Geluardi John...

Eye on the East Bay: April fool’s Contra Costa Times Posted: 04/06/2014 12:00:00 AM PDT April fools: Richmond Councilman Tom Butt is a prolific writer, known to churn out thousands of words per week on his website, commenting on city policy and lobbing barbs at his...

Trail champion Bruce Beyaert leads effort to expand shoreline trail in Richmond See http://www.contracostatimes.com/contra-costa-times/ci_25441951/trail-champion-bruce-beyaert-leads-effort-expand-shoreline By Denis Cuff Contra Costa Times Posted: 04/01/2014 12:01:00...

Despite growing evidence that lack of sufficient funding from HUD is the root cause of public housing deficiencies, the City Council continues to blame everyone else, including itself, for conditions at the Hacienda that require a $19 million capital infusion to bring...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending April 4th, 2014. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 15th, 2014. Enjoy the week off. Richmond Bay Campus Community Partnership Meeting On...

Tree, Seed & Veggie Giveaway Saturday, April 5 Richmond Greenway @ Harbour Way (between Chanslor & Ohio) 10:00 until supplies last! Self Sustaining Communities and Barry Dugar Transitional Homes are providing fruit trees, garden seed packets and vegetable...

The California Labor Federation and UFCW Local 5 Presents From Poverty to Prosperity tonight in the Council Chamber from 5pm to 8pm. Congressmen George Miller and Mike Thompson will join CA Senator Mark DeSaulnier and Christine Pelosi on a panel to discuss minimum and...