Two New Corky Stories – “Retaliation” and “Vendetta,” He Says
How Corky Boozé runs afoul of the rules Chip Johnson Published 4:56 pm, Thursday, November 21, 2013 Richmond Councilman Corky Boozé takes calls at Caspers Hot Dogs. Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle Once every two years, municipal governments across...
The Contra Costa Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Advisory Committee is Recruiting Four Volunteer Members of the Public
For anyone who is interested and available a few weekdays per year, here is an opportunity to reduce use of pesticides in our county. Contra Costa County uses broadcast spraying of herbicides in public spaces to control weeds, and also broadcasts large amounts of...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending November 22nd, 2013
Mayor and City Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending November 22nd, 2013. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 26th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the agenda at 6:30 PM. City...
Affordable Care Act Workshops Tomorrow 11/23! + Climate Action Plan Updates
Cover Richmond! Saturday, November 23, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Richmond Memorial Auditorium (403 Civic Center Plaza) Please join us in the Richmond Auditorium on to Cover Richmond! Together, we are helping residents access healthcare through Covered California and...
Point Richmond Jazz – Friday Nov. 22 with Mads Tolling
Richmond Bay Campus, Draft Environmental Impact Report
The University of California proposes to establish a new research campus at properties it owns in Richmond. The campus would allow for consolidation of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) research programs and for development of additional research facilities...
Richmond Councilman Uses Position to Avoid Fines
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 Richmond Councilman Uses Position to Avoid Fines John Geluardi — Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 4:17 PM Richmond Vice Mayor Corky Boozé is attempting to use his position as an elected official to dismiss $9,500 in city fines on a property that he...
Richmond’s Celebrity Ranger Draws Growing Crowds to City’s National Park
Richmond's celebrity ranger draws growing crowds to city's national park By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 11/17/2013 06:20:21 PM PST | Updated: about 4 hours ago RICHMOND -- They came to this city's national park from as far as Georgia and Germany, ages...
Richmond Councilman Trying to Waive Fines Against Campaign Worker
Richmond councilman trying to waive fines against campaign worker By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 11/18/2013 03:43:15 PM PST | Updated: 68 min. ago RICHMOND -- City Councilman Corky Boozé on Monday acknowledged that he is trying to waive code violation...
Historic Preservation: A Springboard For Economic Development
Historic Preservation: A Springboard For Economic Development By Yvonne Hunter The Castle Green was built in 1898 in Old Pasadena. Today it serves as a venue for special events and also houses 50 individually owned residential units. Yvonne Hunter is co-director of...
Next Week’s City Council Meeting Agenda and Finance Committee Agenda
The Tuesday, September 17, 2013, Successor Agency to the Richmond Community Redevelopment Agency/Richmond City Council Regular Agenda/ Packet is available at http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx. See memo from City Manager Bill Lindsay below regarding...
Climate Action Plan (CAP) Workshop – 6:30 PM, November 20th
Climate Action Plan (CAP) Workshop – 6:30 PM, November 20th The City seeks to develop a Climate Action Plan that serves as a roadmap to significantly reducing energy consumption and meeting the City’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. To this end, the City...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending November 15th, 2013
Mayor and City Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending November 15th, 2013. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 19th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:45 PM, followed by the regular agenda at 6:30 PM....
Train Horns and Quiet Zones
Click here for Train Horns – A Modern Public Health Plague. A number of Richmond residents complain regularly about train horns, and some have suggested an ongoing working group be formed to address train horn issues in Richmond. Also, recently, City Manager Bill...
Urban Ag Workshop Tonight! & Upcoming CAP Workshop
Urban Agriculture Ordinance Workshop TONIGHT! Wednesday, November 13th, 6:00 PM Richmond City Council Chambers (440 Civic Center Plaza) There will be community workshop for the public to discuss and review the City’s draft urban agriculture ordinance. The workshop is...
Gridlock, the Leading Bay Area Economic Indicator
The good news is that the economy is improving. The bad news is that traffic flow is not improving. We’ve seen this movie before. Hark back to the SF Chronicle story of May 2000...
Interactive Resources Comes Up on 40 Years This Month
Interactive Resources Celebrates 40 Years Why Richmond? Shirley and I came to live in Richmond quite by accident. In the spring of 1973, I completed graduate school at UCLA with a Master’s Degree in Architecture and Urban Design. Shirley was due to start the Master of...
Veterans Day Programs and Services
Richmond celebrates Veterans Day Sea Scouts Art Carrion, Dennis Metoyer and Quentin Levin stand in uniform on the deck of the SS Red Oak Victory. (Photo by: Mark Andrew Boyer) By Mark Andrew Boyer and Kevin N. HumePosted 1 hour ago Richmond residents donned red, white...
Moab Folk Festival
Had a great time weekend before last at the Moab Folk Festival. We met up with Shirley’s sister Katy and took in 12 outstanding acts in three days. The weather was warm and sunny until the last song of the last act, when the rain started. The next morning, we drove...
SF Chronicle – Richmond Nonprofit’s Aid Seen as Front for Chevron
Richmond nonprofit's aid seen as front for Chevron Joe Garofoli Published 7:45 pm, Sunday, November 10, 2013 Melissa Caine-Huckabay, project director of the West Contra Costa County Family Justice Center, and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom attend a groundbreaking ceremony. The...