The Tuesday, October 22, 2013, Richmond City Council Special Meeting Agenda/Packet is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

Eye on the East Bay: Furloughed Richmond park ranger becomes global sensation Contra Costa Times Posted: 10/20/2013 12:00:00 AM PDT | Updated: 114 min. ago a star is born: Richmond's hottest star ascended to global prominence in recent weeks with a whirlwind tour of...

$1,100 an hour? Part-time service at little agencies means big bucks and benefits for politicians By Thomas Peele tpeele@bayareanewsgroup.com Posted: 10/19/2013 04:00:00 PM PDT | Updated: 80 min. ago West County Wastewater District board members (left to right)...

Nation's oldest park ranger back on the job in East Bay park after government shutdown Bay City News Posted: 10/18/2013 11:46:38 AM PDT Updated: 10/18/2013 11:59:17 AM PDT RICHMOND - With federal government shutdown over and national parks back open, tourists are once...

I don’t think I have ever disagreed with Chip Johnson in a column he has written about Richmond, but I have to rise to Gayle’s defense for this one. In Richmond, the mayor has little real power and few specific responsibilities, other than chairing meetings and...

Last night, the Richmond City Council reached way back into Richmond history to select a new name, Stenmark Drive, for the portion of Western Drive that extends north of I-580 and the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge along the shoreline. Originally known as County Road 27,...

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/15/business/energy-environment/putting-robots-to-work-in-solar-energy.html?hpw Published: October 14, 2013 A Staff of Robots Can Clean and Install Solar Panels The Solar Robots: A California company thinks robots that can install and...

From Mayor McLaughlin: CHEVRON BRINGS ECUADORIAN VILLAGERS AND THEIR ADVOCATES TO A RETALIATORY TRIAL TO EVADE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ITS CONTAMINATION IN THE AMAZON After a recent visit to Ecuador and witnessing the abuses and contamination in the Amazon rainforest by...

Richmond reopens Point Molate Beach for first time in more than a decade By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 10/14/2013 02:36:16 PM PDT Updated: 10/14/2013 04:28:21 PM PDT Allison Bolduc, of Richmond, and her dog, Rex, enjoy the scenery at the recently...

Check out this media coverage on MCE: http://newamericamedia.org/2013/09/what-electricity-choices-could-look-like.php This month’s Marin Magazine also features a story about MCE. If you don’t have a printed copy, you can view it on their website:...

Chevron’s billion dollar modernization project moves forward The Chevron refinery hopes to upgrade its aging facility (Photo by Tyler Orsburn, 2012) By Joaquin PalominoPosted 2 hours ago By January Chevron expects to complete an environmental impact report that, if...

Mayor and City Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the two weeks ending October 11th, 2013. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 15th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the regular agenda at 6:30...

Eye on the East Bay: Council Bad Behavior Contra Costa Times Posted: 10/13/2013 12:00:00 AM PDT CITY COUNCIL BAD BEHAVIOR: Richmond's august governing body has held public meetings in recent months in a quasi-garrison arena, its packed council chamber prowled by armed...

Park Ranger Betty Soskin is the hottest item lately on the news and talk show circuit. In the last few days, she has been interviewed by Anderson Cooper on CNN, by Arsenio Hall, NBC and others. See:...

Richmond Trees Leaflet - Oct. 10th, 2013 View this email in your browser Richmond Trees' mission is to promote and grow the City of Richmond's urban forest and green infrastructure through community planting, tree care, education and advocacy in order to improve the...

The Tuesday, October 15, 2013, Successor Agency to the Richmond Community Redevelopment Agency and Richmond City Council Regular Agenda/Packet is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

Doctors Medical Center Announces Free Drive-Through Flu Shot Clinic West County’s only public hospital will host free flu shot clinic Friday, October 18th, from 2 PM to 6 PM Doctors Medical Center’s annual drive-through flu shot clinic will be held Friday, October...

Did you know that traditional downtowns produce far more revenue per acre than big box stores? Vol. 34 No.9, September 2013 www.lgc.org In This Issue: * LGC Organizes Parklet Tour for Sacramento Policymakers and Other Stakeholders * LGC Takes Joe Minicozzi On The Road...

Today, MCE announced a new green loan program that is being offered to MCE customers in Richmond. It’s new and totally innovative and MCE is really excited about introducing it in Richmond. Approximately 80% of Richmond electricity consumers are MCE customers. The...