Last month, it was Nutiva, and this month it is Restoration Hardware and Tissue Banks International. If you read the city Manager’s Weekly Report, you were informed that Restoration Hardware is moving its corporate offices from Corte Madera to Richmond, where it...

Trees group plans festival, planting in Richmond By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 11/01/2012 05:18:55 PM PDT Updated: 11/02/2012 07:19:16 AM PDT RICHMOND -- The group Richmond Trees, which started in one neighborhood and has expanded its focus to the...

I don’t know whether I should be flattered or offended to have been targeted by a cheesy hit piece three days before election day. I don’t yet know exactly who the “Richmond One Committee” is, but it clearly has the fingerprints of Corky Booze on it. Corky has been at...

City Council Members, Some updates: Chevron continues to mobilize contractors as part of the 4 Crude Unit repair effort. The workforce is currently approximately 570. We anticipate this will grow to approximately 700. We are working to maximize the use of qualified...

CONTACT: Dr. Harold Goldstein -or- Michael Miller CA Center for Public Health Advocacy Brown×Miller Communications (530) 297-6000 -or- (530) 400-9106 (800) 710-9333 Federal, State and Local Tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) Endorsed by Nation’s Oldest, Largest...

By popular demand, I am sending this out again. Following is my recommendation on ballot measures. I don’t want to be presumptuous, but am only doing this because so many people asked me to, and I promised I would. I particularly urge support of the school funding...

I With less than 5 days left until election day, our campaign is on track and going well. I would like to invite you to our Election Night Watch on Tuesday, November 6, beginning at 8:00 PM. The Watch will be held at Interactive Resources, 117 Park Place, Richmond. We...

Pro-soda tax groups counter industry dollars with grass roots Richmond campaign By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 10/31/2012 02:35:46 PM PDT Updated: 10/31/2012 02:35:47 PM PDT RICHMOND -- Supporters of the hotly contested ballot measure here to tax...

The story below, “Beware of slate mailers,” is from Contra Costa Times Political Columnist Lisa Vordebruggen. The second slate mailer, “Why we run,” with my name on it landed in mailboxes yesterday. Like the first one, it was well designed and accurate insofar as the...

There are about 40,000 registered voters in Richmond, and campaigners will spend about $100 per voter on local Richmond issues alone, 92% of which comes from two PACs, Chevron’s “Moving Forward” and American Beverage Association’s “Community Coalition Against Beverage...

You don’t need a ream of mailers, constant television ads or billboards all over town to figure out who to vote for in the Richmond City Council race. All you need to know is that a PAC called “Moving Forward” funded 99.999% by Chevron is spending $1.2 million in...

Richmond doctors square off on sugar-sweetened beverage Measure N The CCABT has spent $2.4 million on efforts to defeat Measure N since January. (Photo by: Tawanda Kanhema) By Tawanda Kanhema and Rachel de LeonPosted October 26, 2012 7:14 pm The debate surrounding...

Richmond soda tax supporters call a town hall meeting Supporters of Measure N in Richmond are holding a town hall meeting 7-9 p.m. Oct. 29 at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, 684 Juliga Woods St. Here’s the official announcement: Richmond Soda Tax Supporters...

You're Invited to the Grand Opening of the Nystrom School Multi-purpose Building Nystrom United REvitalization Effort Community Partners Bay Area LISC City of Richmond Commission on Aging Contra Costa County Office of Supervisor John Gioia Coronado Neighborhood...

Spending on campaign to defeat Richmond soda tax nears $2.5 million By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 10/25/2012 06:16:43 PM PDT Updated: 10/25/2012 07:10:14 PM PDT RICHMOND -- Campaign finance reports submitted late Thursday show that $2.48 million has been...

What does this have to do with Richmond? Two things. The electrical energy from this project will be sold to Marin Energy Authority (MEA) and ultimately become part of the pool of Marin Clean Energy (MCE) electrical energy consumed by Richmond residents when MEA goes...

Free Tree Giveaway – Friday, October 26, 2012 11:00 AM Civic Center Farmers’ Market Today, Friday, October 26, the City of Richmond is hosting another free olive tree giveaway for all residents thanks to a generous donation from the non-profit Self-Sustaining...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending October 26th, 2012. Meeting Notes October’s fifth Tuesday provides another week’s hiatus from the City Council meeting. Also, please note that there will not be a City Council meeting on Election...

Committee spends more than $1.1 million on Richmond City Council race By Stephen HobbsPosted 50 minutes ago Campaign filings sent to the City Clerk Friday show that the mainly Chevron-funded Moving Forward committee has now spent more than $1.1 million dollars in...

Rosalie Sorrells has old ties to Richmond with many friends here, and she needs our help.