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Dear Friends, Please join me on Saturday, March 9th, for the 6th annual Richmond Women's Day event. Our keynote speaker is Dolores Huerta, legendary activist and UFW co-founder. See more details below. All are welcome!! My best, Mayor McLaughlin Sisters in Solidarity...

From Richmond Chamber of Commerce: Councilmember Tom Butt kick starts the Government Affairs calendar for 2013 March 6, 2013 Article by Michelle Blackwell, Government Relations Committee Chair Councilmember Tom Butt addressed about 20 members of the government affairs...

See email following this story from Jim Rogers. Tom Butt Richmond and Concord vie for state-run call center This building, located at 1450 Marina Way, is one of the locations being considered for a state-run call center. (Photo provided by owner Richard Poe at Virtual...

Be the first on your block to support projects and programs in Richmond’s national park. For tickets to the Rosie the Riveter Trust Annual Fundraiser Dinner, click here.

This is the weekly report for the week ending March 1st, 2013. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 5th, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, and with the regular agenda beginning at 6:30 PM. Cutting Boulevard Community...

Richmond police turn attention to stemming property crime By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 03/01/2013 04:11:21 PM PST Updated: 03/01/2013 10:37:46 PM PST Click photo to enlarge Richmond Police Officer Giulia Colbacchini talks with a fellow officer after...

High-performing Richmond charter school sees big demand for limited spots By Rick Radin For the Contra Costa Times Posted: 03/01/2013 12:29:10 PM PST Updated: 03/01/2013 05:19:12 PM PST PHOTO GALLERY > View more images in this slideshow | Mercury News Media Center...

Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park, in conjunction with the Immigration and Citizenship Service and the Craneway, is hosting a naturalization ceremony Tuesday, March 5,starting at 11:00. We will be swearing in 75 new citizens to this country....

In November, WCCUSD voters overwhelming passed a bond measure to complete the district-wide replacement or rehabilitation of all WCCUSD campuses, perhaps the most ambitious school; district capital improvement program in California. While the voter approval is water...

Richmond-based company awarded with $5.6 million contract for Bay Bridge opening The East Bay Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bridge will be open to drivers Sept. 3 after its Labor Day weekend celebration. (Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/royluck/) By Rachel...

Dear Stakeholders for the Interstate 580 Scofield Avenue and Western Drive Bridge Deck Replacement Project: On February 22, 2013, Caltrans awarded the contract for the I-580 Scofield Avenue and Western Drive Bridge Deck Replacement Project to Myers and Sons...

Meeting Summary City of Richmond/East Bay Regional Park District Liaison Committee February 8, 2013 Attendees: City of Richmond: Mayor McLaughlin, Chris Chamberlain, Bill Lindsay, Joel Camacho, Nicole Valentino, Richard Mitchell East Bay Regional Park District: Board...

Marin Energy Authority’s next Board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 7:00PM. The meeting will be held in the San Rafael Corporate Center’s Tamalpais Room located at 750 Lindaro Street, San Rafael, CA 94901. Please see the attached Agenda and Board...

The March 5, 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

Click on photo to open video. GreenScreenYM has shared a video with you on YouTube The Green Screen Youth Media crew documents the on-going work on the Richmond Greenway, including Martin Luther King Jr Day 2013, organized by Urban Tilth and sponsored by many local...

Barnidge: By Tom Barnidge Contra Costa Time Columnist Posted: 02/27/2013 05:08:53 PM PST Updated: 02/27/2013 05:38:14 PM PST It's said if you live long enough you'll get to see everything. Finding Richmond council members Tom Butt and Corky Booze on the same side of...

Richmond: Public outreach to inform residents of renewable energy options By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 02/26/2013 11:01:58 PM PST Updated: 02/27/2013 06:10:15 PM PST RICHMOND -- Representatives from Marin Energy Authority told the City Council on...

Council hears plans from Marin Clean Energy, foreclosure solutions firm; runs short on time The Marin Energy Authority, CLOUD and Mortgage Resolution Partners discussed different issues to the city council Tuesday night. (Photo by: Tawanda Kanhema) By Sean Greene,...

We are at this time looking for those critical corporate sponsors that will make our April 13, 2013, annual benefit successful. If you know someone or work for someone who may be a potential corporate sponsor, please share this, or provide me with their contact...