Jeremy Cohen at Point Richmond Jazz February 28
2013 Richmond Campaign Indicators
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
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...
Weird News – Richmond Safeguard Tub Call Center Gets Raided by Authorities
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 – Quality of Life
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...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending February 7, 2014
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...
Magick Lantern Documentary – The Health Care Movie February 15
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...
Train Horn Noise Resolution
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...
Richmond Ramblings from “The Eye”
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!
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
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
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...
Richmond Has Hundreds of Tank Cars Waiting for an Accident Every Day
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...
MCE is Hiring
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...
February 4, 2014, Regular City Council Agenda/Packet
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
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending January 31st, 2014
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....
2014 Mayor and City Council Race Will Begin in a Few Days
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...
Op-Eds by Mayor McLaughlin and CSB Chair Rafael Moure-Eraso in SF Chronicle and New York Times
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
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...
UC Berkeley Chancellor Heads Newly-Appointed Richmond Bay Campus Development Committee
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...