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...

The Tuesday, September 24, 2013, Successor Agency to the Richmond Community Redevelopment Agency/Richmond City Council Special Agenda/ Packet is on the web. Follow the link to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx Tomorrow’s meeting is largely...

The last time I published a lost dog plea on the E-FORUM, he was miraculously found and returned to his guardian. Hope this works again. Incidentally, the newest gadget out there is a GPS tracking system for your dog. It will alert you if your dog leaves your yard and...

FREE ADMISSION! The Festival Entertainment and Activities Our Sponsors Vendors and Volunteers Entertainment Schedule: 11AM National Anthem & Welcome 11:15AM Mariachi Nueva Band 12:10PM The Contra Costa Chorale 12:45PM The Elite Jazz Band 1PM Rosie Reunion photo...

Eye on the East Bay: Richmond City Council members pull the race card Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/22/2013 12:00:00 AM PDT RACE CARD IN RICHMOND: Richmond City Council meetings have a well-deserved reputation for trashy antics. Police prowl the chamber, ready to...

This is an extensive interview on PBS of Mayor McLaughlin and others. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/09/20/1240246/-PBS-Newshour-Richmond-CA-Government-Uses-Eminent-Domain-to-Solve-Its-Foreclosure-Crisis#

Mayor and City Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the two weeks ending September 20th, 2013. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 24th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the regular agenda at...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: I wanted to advise you that I was on a conference call this morning with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Director Paul Alivisatos and Chief Operating Officer Glenn Kubiak. In light of recent media reports, the Lab Director stated...

Incidentally, Mayor McLaughlin is not on City business in Ecuador, nor is the City paying any of her expenses. Take a good look at the photo below of Mayor McLaughlin in Lago Agrio, Sucumbios, Ecuador, at one of the 880 unlined, pit dumping sites in the Ecuadorian...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This email is to provide you with some information regarding the Richmond Bay Campus project in the context of the recent San Francisco Chronicle Matier and Ross column...