The City Council will request a report on this as an emergency item tomorrow night. Financial abuse, mismanagement leave housing agency on verge of takeover Feb 17, 2014 Amy Julia Harris From KQED News RICHMOND, Calif. – Richmond’s public housing agency has been...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This email is to begin to address for you the articles and KQED news reports regarding the Richmond Housing Authority, of which you are undoubtedly aware. First, as to the documented problems facing the Housing Authority's...

Work at Richmond Tibetan Center speeds up ahead of Dalai Lama visit By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 02/12/2014 08:20:43 AM PST | Updated: 4 days ago Pages of kangyur -- the translated words of Buddha, sit ready to be rolled up and put inside a... RICHMOND...

Mayor and City Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending February 14th, 2014. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 18th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:30 PM, followed by the regular agenda at 6:30 PM....

Richmond mayor to run for council; member of progressive alliance hopes to succeed her By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 02/13/2014 02:58:36 PM PST | Updated: 3 days ago RICHMOND -- Mayor Gayle McLaughlin will run for a City Council seat in November, and the...

I spent the last few days at the Local Government Commission New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Denver. I moderated a session entitled “Building Health Equity into All Polices,” that featured “Richmond’s Health in All Polices” program that featured Diane...

Chevron Joins News Publisher Wars in Richmond By admin On February 12, 2014 · Leave a Comment ________________________________________ News Report, Sukey Lewis and Asha DuMonthier | New America Media RICHMOND, Calif. — There’s a good old-fashioned muckraker’s war...

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It is still a bit of a mystery how the 2013 Richmond City Council and mayoral campaign is shaping up, but perusing the campaign filings with the Richmond city clerk can show at least where the activity is. Anyone who receives a contribution and wants to use it in a...

California has a third of the nation's solar power jobs David R. Baker Published 3:01 am, Tuesday, February 11, 2014 One-third of all Americans who work in solar power live in California, according to an annual survey released Tuesday. And their numbers are growing...

Richmond Safeguard tub call center gets raided by authorities Friday, February 07, 2014 GreenWorksUS' Richmond office raided by authorities Laura Anthony RICHMOND, Calif. (KGO) -- A well-known tub company you've seen advertised with local celebrities on television is...

What Cities Really Need to Attract Entrepreneurs, According to Entrepreneurs Richard Florida Feb 11, 2014 67 Comments AP Creating high-growth, high-impact entrepreneurial enterprises has become a common goal of cities. Metros and states have cut taxes, implemented...

Mayor and City Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending February 7th, 2014. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 18th. Enjoy the week off. 2. Richmond Unemployment Rate Continues Downward Movement The...

Hi Tom, As you know my main volunteer activity is working towards getting universal healthcare in California through a single payer financing system. One of my activities is educating people about the need for such a system and how we can move our state towards its...

There are significant limitations to what the City of Richmond can do to enforce existing federal and state laws and legislate new laws controlling train horn noise due to federal and state preemptions. For more detailed information, see Click Here for Train Horns – A...

Eye on the East Bay: Searching for 'Beast Mode' in Point Richmond Contra Costa Times Posted: 01/26/2014 12:00:00 AM PST | Updated: 3 days ago in search of 'beast mode': Soon after the Seattle Seahawks secured their NFC Championship game victory over the San Francisco...

Richmond’s people to people delegation: How beautiful is Cuba! January 29, 2014 by Willie Thompson, Tarnel Abbott and Marilyn Langlois “Cuba is neither the hell that our enemies like to pretend it is nor the paradise that our friends wish it to be, but a country which...

Water taxi may soon ferry workers from Richmond's Marina Bay to San Francisco By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 01/31/2014 10:54:30 AM PST Updated: 02/01/2014 07:20:55 AM PST The New El Dorado III operated by TideLine Marine Group pulls into the marina in...

Solar industry job growth jumped 20% in 2013 David R. Baker Published 5:11 pm, Monday, January 27, 2014 Nearly half of all U.S. solar workers counted in the survey are in installation, rather than manufacturing. Photo: Ed Andrieski, Associated Press 6Job growth in...