The bad news is that Richmond ranked number one in the country last year for auto thefts in cities over 100,000. The good news is that thefts this year are down in Richmond, where the city is deploying high-tech License Plate Reader cameras around the city. Auto...

Richmond official's treasure is junk to city Vice mayor says yard filled with valuables - city calls it blight Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle Richmond Vice Mayor Corky Boozé says the fence around his property keeps his possessions out of sight. By Carolyn Jones...

View this in your browser Richmond Bay Campus Long Range Development Plan Workshop Thursday, June 20, 2013, 7:00-9:00PM Richmond Auditorium, 403 Civic Center Plaza The University of California is currently preparing a Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) for the...

Richmond becomes first city in Contra Costa County to ban plastic bags at retail outlets By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 06/19/2013 09:21:10 AM PDT Updated: 06/19/2013 03:20:02 PM PDT RICHMOND -- It's a city that loves firsts, and Tuesday Richmond added to...

Richmond to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 06/19/2013 05:16:44 PM PDT Updated: 06/19/2013 06:16:00 PM PDT RICHMOND -- The city will again celebrate one of the most joyous moments in African-American history at the...

Richmond mulling legal tactics to force city councilman to clean up his property By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 06/17/2013 12:57:01 PM PDT Updated: 06/17/2013 04:23:30 PM PDT This property at Ohio Avenue and Carlson Boulevard, formerly owned by Councilman...

Mayor and City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending June 14th, 2013. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for this coming Tuesday, June 18th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM., followed by Housing Authority agenda at 6:25...

The Tuesday, June 18, 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 Want to receive TOM BUTT E-FORUM and other action alerts on Richmond political and community issues...

From: Westcon [mailto:info@westcon.org] Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 7:02 AM To: 'Westcon' Subject: Westcon June Meeting Reminder WESTCON DINNER MEETING - JUNE 19TH RESERVATION DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 14TH! June Presentation: The Self Composting Building: How To...

I couldn’t resist reposting this item from the North and East Yahoo Group Poet Laureate Janis Mara, who was responding to a spate of uncharacteristic complaints about crime and schools and in-fighting about email protocol in the normally upbeat North and East...

California Councilman Inspired by El Dorado Promise by Arkansas Business Staff on Monday, Jun. 10, 2013 12:00 am Tom Butt A California politician who grew up in Fayetteville is lobbying to implement a scholarship program similar to the El Dorado Promise in his San...

Mayor and City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending June 7th, 2013. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is a special meeting, scheduled for this coming Tuesday, June 11th beginning at 6:30 PM, for the purpose of beginning to review the...

CNN recently listed Richmond’s East Brother Lighthouse as one of the top five lighthouse hotels worldwide. See http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/08/travel/worlds-top-lighthouse-hotels. From the article: San Francisco's 19th-century East Brother Lighthouse sits on an isolated...

Madame Mayor and Councilmembers, I want to bring to your attention an announcement that was made to our employees and the external community, please see the announcement below. I’ve enjoyed working with you during my time here as General Manger. I also want to...

Chevron announces change in leadership at Richmond refinery By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 06/05/2013 12:17:19 PM PDT Updated: 06/05/2013 04:34:09 PM PDT RICHMOND -- Chevron Corp. announced Wednesday a change in leadership at its massive Richmond...

The Office of Preservation Initiatives, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, just sent me the link below showing a Section 106 Success Story on the Coast Guard outgranting program – featuring East Brother Light Station. It is posted at...

Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), of which MCE is a part, is happening all over the U.S. Take a look at the latest edition of Lean Energy. May/June 2013 Issue 5 CCA NEWS & NOTES Dear Friends: It's been a while since you've heard from us and there's a lot of...

View this in your browser Proposed Single-Use Bag Ordinance - First Reading Rescheduled for June 18, 2013 City Council Meeting. To help eliminate plastic litter and contribute to environmental sustainability, the City of Richmond is considering a Single-Use Bag...

Canadian tar sands crude heads to Bay Area refineries By Matthias Gafni Contra Costa Times Posted: 06/01/2013 04:00:00 PM PDT Updated: 06/02/2013 09:29:06 AM PDT While politicians, environmentalists and Big Oil fight over the Keystone XL pipeline, the Bay Area's five...