Railroad Freight Safety Has Been a Problem for a Long Time By Curtis Tate Long before crude oil and ethanol were transported by railroads in large quantities in minimally reinforced tank cars, other flammable and poisonous materials were riding around the country in...

From: Darlene Jackson [mailto:djackson@marinenergy.com] Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 8:43 AM Cc: djackson@mcecleanenergy.com Subject: MCE is Hiring Importance: High Dear Board Members, I wanted to share this with you both in the event you know of any bright...

The Agenda/Packet for the Tuesday, February 4, 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 City Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending January 31st, 2014. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 4th beginning with a Closed Session at 6:00 PM, followed by the regular agenda at 6:30 PM....

With only about nine months left until election day in November 2014, the campaign landscape in Richmond has been as dry as the California hills, but that is about to change. Campaign fundraising and expenditure filings are due tomorrow, and they will provide a window...

http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Refinery-fire-shows-need-for-new-rules-5169994.php Refinery fire shows need for new rules Rafael Moure-Eraso and Gayle McLaughlin Published 5:36 pm, Thursday, January 23, 2014 In the wake of the 2012 Chevron refinery fire and a...

Saving mosque is in Richmond's interest Chip Johnson Published 5:24 pm, Monday, January 27, 2014 Fifteen years ago, a Bay Area Islamic group purchased a long-vacant building near the Richmond waterfront and made plans to convert it into a mosque and later a regional...

The Agenda/Packet for the Tuesday, January 28, 2014, Special Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx Items of particular interest include: I-1: RECEIVE a report on the results from...

Mayor and City Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending January 24th, 2014. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 28th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the regular agenda at 6:30 PM....

Richmond Bay Campus executive committee announced By Public Affairs, UC Berkeley | January 24, 2014 BERKELEY — UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks yesterday (Thursday, Jan. 23) sent out this announcement: Dear Campus Community, In my inaugural address, I mentioned...

Today, Richmond’s primary electricity provider, MCE, launched a new and improved board website! Please visit www.marincleanenergy.org (formally www.marinenergyauthority.org, which still works as an alias to the new site) to find upcoming and historic meeting info, key...

Shuttered Richmond mosque may soon reopen By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 01/22/2014 06:38:26 AM PST | Updated: about 18 hours ago Click photo to enlarge A Cutting Boulevard mosque, which is the target of code violation attention from the City of......

Event: Joe Craven Trio at Point Richmond Jazz! Host: Point Richmond Jazz! Time: Friday, January 24, 2014 07:30PM Location: Point Richmond First United Methodist Church Address: 201 Martina St., Point Richmond Additional information: A trio of keyboards, key bass,...

One year after opening, Point Richmond art film theater struggles to find crowds Ross Woodbury, left, speaks to a crowd gathered to watch a free screening of the 1947 film "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" at his one-screen art theater, The Magick Lantern. Woodbury...

Tissue Banks International to move from San Rafael to Richmond By Richard Halstead, The Marin Independent Journal, Posted: 01/15/2014 08:44:57 AM PST | Updated: 6 days ago Tissue Banks International, which has about 90 local employees, is leaving San Rafael this month...

I have free reusable bags available for Richmond residents. Just drop by the City Council office at the Civic Center anytime during the day and ask for Trina Jackson. Trina Jackson Liaison to the City Council 440 Civic Center Plaza Richmond, CA 94804 (510) 620-6581 p...

California official: utilities would like to “strangle” solar Posted on January 21, 2014 | By dbaker@sfchronicle.com (David R. Baker) Unless you follow California energy regulation very, very closely, you’ve probably never heard of Mark Ferron. Mark Ferron. Photo:...

Jeff Ritterman, MD Jeff Ritterman, MD, retired as chief of cardiology at Kaiser Richmond in 2010, where he had worked since 1981. Dr. Ritterman currently serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of Physicians for Social...

The Agenda/Packet for the Tuesday, January 21, 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

California drought: Jerry Brown declares emergency, asks public to ration water With the edge of Folsom Lake, Calif., more than 100 yards away, Gina, 8, left, and Sydney, 9, Gerety walk on rocks that are usually at the waters edge, Thursday Jan. 9, 2014. Gov. Jerry...