Closures at San Rafael Bridge
Eastbound I-580 Western Drive On-Ramp to Be Closed for 90 Days starting This Saturday at 6 p.m. Traffic Shift to Begin Sunday Morning Contra Costa County – Sunday morning, June 2nd, Caltrans will close the westbound Interstate 580 bridge deck just east of the...
Richmond Renaissance
This Richmond promotional video, commissioned by Richard Poe to promote Marina Bay properties, as produced by a group of Richmond young people known as the Green Screen Team. Click on http://youtu.be/r4AIHZiIxvg. The Green Screen Crew: Groundwork’s Hometown Richmond...
Chronicle’s Chip Johnson – Chevron Scholarship an Idea to Gush Over
Chevron scholarship an idea to gush over Lance Iversen, The Chronicle Smoke rises from the Chevron refinery fire on Aug. 6. Richmond City Councilman Tom Butt has proposed that Chevron's settlement over the blaze include college scholarships to qualified Richmond...
Violinist Kit Eakle’s FiddleJazz Quintet Tonight
Event FiddleJazz with Kit Eakle violin Violinist Kit Eakle's FiddleJazz Quintet will explore the history of jazz violin through the music of its greatest exponents, from Eddie South and Joe Venuti, to Jean-Luc Ponty and Regina Carter. The Concert will take place at...
Podcast of Ronn Owens Show Yesterday on KGO on “Richmond Promise”
Go to the May 30, 2013, 11 AM Ronn Owens spot and click “play now.” It takes a couple of seconds to load the podcast list. “Richmond Free Rides and Rutgers Controversy.” That’s the show. It’s not very long. http://www.kgoradio.com/page.php?page_id=121
Richmond Music News – Guitar Magazine Moves to Point Richmond, Bjork at Craneway Pavilion and Point Richmond Music
Acoustic Guitar magazine moving from Marin to Richmond By Paul Liberatore, The Marin Independent Journal Posted: 05/31/2013 10:30:41 AM PDT Updated: 05/31/2013 10:30:42 AM PDT String Letter Publishing, home of Acoustic Guitar and Strings magazines, is moving to...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending May 31st, 2013
CORRECTION: The proposed Ordinance for Single-Use Bag and Food Ware will be heard at the City Council Meeting on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 (Items #8 and #9). Mayor and City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending May 31st, 2013. Meeting Notes The next...
Richmond Leaders Want Chevron to Pay College Tuition for Local High School Grads to Atone for Refinery Fire
Jael Myrick and I want to run an idea by you and solicit your support. Although the mechanism is still up in the air, I believe there is a good chance that the City of Richmond and Chevron will enter into a negotiated agreement to resolve a damage claim resulting from...
RPD Update
Greetings, As you will see reviewing the following activity I’ve included from the past week, it’s been both a busy and dangerous time for our personnel. A common theme could be “Guns, Gangs, and Getting Caught.” I continue to be very concerned about the young age of...
Leafy Crimestoppers
Crime Fighting Trees Transform Philly Greening neighborhoods is proving to be a good way to reduce crime By Sarah Glover | Monday, May 27, 2013 | Updated 12:54 PM EDT Earl Richardson lives near the pocket park at N. 5th and Berk Streets. He says the park has made a...
Eminent Domain Could be Used in Battle Against Foreclosures in Richmond
Eminent domain could be used in battle against foreclosures in Richmond By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 05/25/2013 12:00:00 PM PDT Updated: 05/26/2013 05:24:14 AM PDT Related Richmond mortgage crisis: By the numbers RICHMOND -- Millions of Americans have...
May 28, 2013, Richmond City Council Special Agenda/Packet
The Tuesday, May 28, 2013, Richmond City Council Special Agenda/Packet is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx Items of particular interest include: G-1: A presentation on the cost of maintaining Richmond’s...
Richmond Confidential – Richmond Mulls Legal Action Against Chevron Corp. Over Refinery Fire
Richmond mulls legal action against Chevron Corp. over refinery fire Smoke lingered above Richmond after a Chevron refinery fire on Aug. 6th. photo by: Tawanda Kanhema By Tawanda KanhemaPosted 2 hours ago The Richmond City Council is 30 days from pursuing litigation...
Richmond Weird News
April Fool’s Day is 7 weeks behind us, but tomorrow is a full moon. Some weird stuff is going on in Richmond. Ponies in the Iron Triangle? Police chief showered with money? What’s next? Richmond: Pony found wandering Iron Triangle By Katie Nelson Contra Costa Times...
Partnering to Create a New Richmond
Sustainability Case Story from Institute for Local Government Partnering to Create a New Richmond The City of Richmond was once known as one of the unhealthiest, crime-ridden cities in the Bay Area. But after establishing key partnerships and adopting an innovative...
Illeism and Unfinished Agendas
Once again, the Richmond City Council adjourned without completing the agenda, largely due to the protracted filibustering of Corky Booze, who has recently added illeism to his manner of speaking. The act of referring to oneself in the third person is illeism, and one...
Server Problems Affecting Lost Secrets of the Iron Triangle Ticket Sales at Richmond Rotary
Server Problems Effecting Lost Secrets Ticket Sales at Richmond Rotary Richmond Rotary’s server has been having issues. The fix has required a new hyperlink to the Lost Secrets Project page which leads to ticket sales for the play. It appears these issues have also...
New Grocery Outlet Set to Open Doors in Richmond, Where Grocers Have Been Scarce
New Grocery Outlet set to open doors in Richmond, where grocers have been scarce By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 05/21/2013 09:40:45 AM PDT Updated: 05/21/2013 12:57:32 PM PDT Click photo to enlarge Crews work rapidly to get the new Grocery Outlet location...
Masquers Memorial Day Garage Sale!
Masquer's Annual Memorial Day Garage Sale Point Richmond garage sale to benefit Masquers The annual Point Richmond neighborhood garage sale will be held starting at 9 a.m. Monday, May 27th with more than 100 houses expected to participate and 10 percent of proceeds...
Pacific Sun – Upfront: Power to the People
Upfront: Power to the people by Peter Seidman | Posted: Friday, May 17, 2013 9:00 am The Marin Energy Authority this month approved a plan that takes the concept of local clean-electricity generation and marries it to public power. That's one of the enticing goals the...