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...

Mayor and City Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending January 17th, 2014. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 21st beginning with a Closed Session at 6:00 PM, followed by the regular agenda at 6:30 PM....

http://www.contracostatimes.com/contra-costa-times/ci_24922079/richmond-federal-board-at-odds-over-recommendations-stemming Richmond: Federal board rejects safety recommendations stemming from Chevron refinery fire By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted:...

Volunteer on the Richmond Greenway Monday, January 20, 2014 Join FORG (Friends of the Richmond Greenway) for healthy food, lively music, a children's play zone, and community service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 9 am - 12 noon: Volunteer Projects 12 - 2 pm:...

Friends of the Bay Trail in Richmond, Click Here if you’d like to download a high resolution version of the 15th Richmond Bay Trail New Year Report prepared by TRAC, the Trails for Richmond Action Committee. This upbeat, colorful report features newly built Bay Trail...

Dear Friends, I wanted to let you know that, as I enter my 40th year in Congress, I have decided not to seek re-election this fall. This was not an easy decision to make but I believe it is the right one. As I look back on my career and what I have been able to...

Click here for The Richmond Review, 4th Quarter 2013. According to the Cassidy Turley Richmond Review, the Richmond market improved in Office, Manufacturing and Warehouse submarkets in 2013, though ‘spotty’ in some product types and size ranges. Expect more...

On January 1, PG&E implemented revised electric rates, which for the time being, make MCE electricity rates lower for both residential and commercial customers. The rate changes are reflected on the MCE website cost calculators and cost comparison graphics. The...

REMINDER: South Richmond Transportation Connectivity Plan Community Meeting #1 The City of Richmond is embarking on a planning process to improve transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and auto connectivity in South Richmond. This initial community meeting will introduce the...