The City received the anticipated technical report from Chevron yesterday regarding their materials selection for repair of damaged process piping in high-temperature sulfidation service in the No. 4 crude unit. The report is also posted on the City website at...

After years of dark, Richmond’s main street gets festive lights back Organizers welcomed festive street lights back to Macdonald Street on Wednesday night. (Photo by: Rachel de Leon) By Rachel de LeonPosted 1 hour ago With the flick of a switch Wednesday night,...

Peter Case returns to Point Richmond Acoustic - Come early for best seats! Dear Tom, Three-time Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Peter Case returns to Point Richmond Acoustic this Friday, December 14, at 8 PM. The show is located at the First Methodist Church, 201...

For a link to the blog of newest WCCUSD School Board Member Todd Groves, see http://toddgroves.org. New members will be sworn in Wednesday of this week. Tom Butt Richmond City Councilman 117 Park Place Richmond, CA 94801 Phone: 510.236.7435 Mobile: 510-220-1577 Fax:...

Greetings, Each year, one of the biggest, nicest, and most needed holiday toy and food give-aways occurs in Richmond. It’s coordinated by the Richmond-El Cerrito Fire and Police Holiday Toy program with the help of a lot of caring residents, businesses, and community...

Kaiser Permanente Richmond Medical Center receives top hospital designation The Leapfrog Group has made hospital safety grades accessible to anyone with web or smartphone access. (Photo: Justin Pye) By Justin PyePosted December 6, 2012 11:30 am "Kaiser has discovered...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending December 7th, 2012. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 18th. For planning purposes, please be advised that the first meeting following the New Year will...

Richmond's Hotel Mac restaurant sold to new owner By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 12/07/2012 03:55:14 PM PST Updated: 12/07/2012 04:37:00 PM PST RICHMOND -- One of Point Richmond's grandest landmarks will be in new hands for the first time in more than 30...

Point Richmond spearheads effort to allow local neighborhoods to ban chain restaurants By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 12/05/2012 01:35:39 PM PST Updated: 12/06/2012 07:27:52 AM PST RICHMOND -- When a Subway franchise owner wanted to set up shop amid the...

Richmond leaders pledge more public input in issuing permits for Chevron refinery repairs By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 12/06/2012 07:28:07 AM PST Updated: 12/06/2012 07:28:34 AM PST RICHMOND -- Top city administrators may hold the key to how and when...

Chevron refinery piping and housing plan highlight council meeting Christy Leffall (center), who conducted the press conference Tuesday night, advocated for the adoption of the housing plan. The proposal will be voted on at the Jan. 15 council meeting. (Photo by:...

From: Chris Magnus Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 1:28:17 PM To: PD Senior Command Staff; Bill Lindsay; Leslie Knight; Shasa Curl; City Council Dept; Police Commission Dept Subject: Note what City is missing from this year's list . . . Auto forwarded by a Rule FBI...

There have been a lot of questions and some criticism about Richmond joining Marin Energy Authority, a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) joint powers authority. It is important to understand that the Bay Area is rapidly heading this direction. The County of Sonoma...

Courtesy of Don Gosney, I provide final results below for the Richmond City Council election. The big difference in these numbers are that they include the provisional ballots deposited on election day. Nat Bates took a giant leap forward, setting a new record for...

Chevron's choice of metal in Richmond refinery fix questioned By Denis Cuff Contra Costa Times Posted: 11/19/2012 02:34:35 PM PST

Chris Treadway: National Park Service hosts holiday festivities in Richmond By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 11/30/2012 04:10:27 PM PST Updated: 11/30/2012 05:38:12 PM PST The Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park is offering...

A la Carte: Cesar's co-founder remakes Richmond's BoilerHouse By Jackie Burrell, Contra Costa Times jburrell@bayareanewsgroup Posted: 11/30/2012 04:23:36 PM PST Updated: 11/30/2012 04:47:07 PM PST Interior of the Boilerhouse restaurant in Richmond, Calif., a former...

Dear Community Stakeholders: Please join us for a technical assistance follow-up meeting. A Technical Assistance Needs Assessment (TANA) was completed in October 2012 with the community for the United Heckathorn Superfund Site. This assessment is conducted to better...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending November 30th, 2012. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is noticed for Tuesday, December 4th, beginning at 6:30 PM. Note that there is no Closed Session scheduled in advance of the...