Come Out and Join Us at this year's Home Front Festival! Despite the government shutdown, the "Kids Can Do It!" 7th Annual Home Front Festival will still take place as scheduled this Saturday, October 12, 2013 from 11am-4pm at the Craneway Pavilion. The Craneway and...

Looking for a few good volunteers for our October paint-up, fix-up day at East Brother Lighthouse. Looks like good weather, clear, sunny and 70 degrees. We will be repairing fences, painting, transporting firewood to the island, washing windows, some landscaping and...

Mobile farmer’s market makes stops in Richmond The Freshest Cargo Truck is funded by a USDA grant. By Niema JordanPosted October 7, 2013 9:25 am Janie Holland, community ambassador for Freshest Cargo’s North Richmond stop, attempts to engage every person walking past...

Click here Having trouble viewing this email? FREE ADMISSION! The Festival Entertainment and Activities Our Sponsors Vendors and Volunteers [UPDATE]: As a result of the recent federal government shutdowns, the Rosie the Riveter WWII/Home Front National Historical Park...

See http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Oldest-Full-Time-Park-Ranger-Betty-Reid-Soskin-Furloughed-226775401.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_BAYBrand for video. Oldest Full-Time Park Ranger, Betty Reid Soskin, Furloughed "This is my last decade, and I can't afford to have...

http://m.thewestcountytimes.com/westcountytime/db_299858/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=CgIKq4qr West County Times : Richmond festival will go on even if national park is closed RICHMOND -- The annual Home Front Festival, which is pegged around the city's Rosie the...

As Obesity Grows, Mexico Eyes Richmond-Style Soda Tax Story tools Richmond Pulse / New America Media, News Report, Edgardo Cervano-Soto, Posted: Oct 05, 2013 MEXICO CITY – A proposed citywide “soda tax” failed to win enough votes in Richmond, Calif. in 2012, but that...

From Chief Magnus: Despite increases in crime overall, and especially property crimes, throughout the Bay Area, as of Oct. 1 this year compared to the same time last year, Richmond’s Part I crimes are down just under 5% and note this: · Residential Burglaries are DOWN...

Berkeley lab officials assure Richmond leaders that plans for new campus remain on track By Nancy Deville Richmond Confidential Posted: 10/02/2013 09:44:44 AM PDT | Updated: about 11 hours ago Click photo to enlarge A locomotive rides past parallel to the new bypass...

Richmond honored at California Preservation Awards Richmond city council member Tom Butt accepts the Legislator of the Year award at the California Preservation awards. (Photo by: Spencer Brown) By Mark Andrew BoyerPosted 3 hours ago The Rosie the Riveter Visitor...

Each year the City of Richmond publishes a Recreation Activity Guide that is mailed to Richmond residents twice a year. What I want to hear from people is whether they use this guide. Activities Guide The Recreation Department prints two bilingual annual Activity...

Richmond: Chevron to invest $15.5 million in community programs By Rick Radin For the Contra Costa Times Posted: 10/01/2013 02:13:30 PM PDT Updated: 10/01/2013 02:49:10 PM PDT RICHMOND -- Chevron, West Contra Costa schools officials and Richmond businesses and...

Mayor and City Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending September 27th, 2013. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 1st beginning with the regular agenda at 6:30 PM. Richmond! Your Home Front for Business...

The Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 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

John says, “ I will have some of my Vietnam ‘Combat Art’ sketches in this exhibit along with some more current work reflecting on art, war and life. John Wehrle www.troutinhand.com

See how half a dozen corporations, including Standard Oil (Now Chevron), GMC and Firestone illegally dismantled a world-class Bay Area Transit system faster than BART in the name of profit. They were convicted of violating the Sherman Anti-trust Act and fined $1. KTVU...

Yesterday, after going missing for 10 days, Fletcher the dog has been found, following a massive dog hunt that mobilized multiple social media, including the E-FORUM, and an APB from the RPD. See Help Find Fletcher, September 23, 2013. As it turns out, Fletcher was...

Discount Tickets are still on sale! Join the fun, this coming Sunday! Grab a friend or two, a picnic blanket or chairs and head over to the steps at the Point Richmond Mechanics Bank. A great way to spend the afternoon. Point Richmond Business Association PO Box 70364...

Point Richmond Music Presents Empress Meditations & Nicolas Bearde on Friday, 9/27 Point Richmond Music (PRM) wraps up a wonderful summer of free music and community celebration on Friday, September 27, with Empress Meditations (World) and Nicolas Bearde (Jazz)....

Last week, we put out a call for skilled volunteers to make emergency repairs for the wood water tank at East Brother Lighthouse (East Brother Lighthouse Volunteers Needed for Special Project September 24, September 17, 2013). We got an amazing response, and an...