Well, in case you missed it, there was a fire at Chevron yesterday evening, and media coverage is copied below. It’s a beautiful day, and everything looks normal at the Chevron Refinery from my vantage point, which happens to be among the best. I am glad to no one was...

While Chevron cannot control the California market cost of gasoline, it can set the price of gasoline offered at Chevron stations. We are hoping that Chevron will commit to stabilize the cost of gasoline at local Chevron stations despite whatever spiking happens in...

Just got this: From: Ritchie, Melissa [mailto:MRitchie@chevron.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 4:14 PM Subject: Chevron Richmond Refinery Update CHEVRON RICHMOND Dear Members of the Community: We apologize for the fire and smoke caused by yesterday’s incident....

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending August 3rd, 2012. Meeting Notes The City Council is on its annual August hiatus. The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 11th. Enjoy your free Tuesday evenings!...

This started out as a way to share the chronicle of a year in the life of my younger brother, Martin Andrew Butt, a 20-year old Marine in Vietnam as described in letters to a friend in 1967. I picked up the letters in a recent trip to Fayetteville (See Hillbilly...

An explosion and fire at Chevron triggered a shelter in place warning. The smoke seems to be staying high and moving off to the southeast, missing Richmond. The fire is still burning but seems to be subsiding.

Conservationists see rat in Peet's deal Carolyn Said Updated 08:29 p.m., Thursday, August 2, 2012 Red shouldered hawk, Phoenix, is photographed at WildCare in San Rafael, Calif. Photo: Yue Wu, The Chronicle / SF Wildlife lovers are brewing up a public relations...

Join the Plunge Tennis Court Dedication on next Thursday, 8/9/2012, from 5-7 behind the Natatorium at 1 East Richmond Avenue in Point Richmond. FREE food by our fabulous local restaurants, Up and Under Pub and Grill, Hotel MAC and Pikanha's Brazilian Grill. Don't miss...

One thing is for sure, the proposed Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax is a job creator. The beverage industry will spend an estimated $1 million in Richmond trying to defeat it. There will be lots of money for printers, community organizers, news media (ads) and paid...

Just a reminder that National Night Out is Tuesday August 7, 2012. National Night Out is a national effort to increase community policing and public safety partnerships, and neighborhood involvement. We will kick off at the Target Parking lot (4500) Macdonald Avenue...

On Saturday, August 11, the East Brother Light Station volunteers will be painting the Lighthouse wood shingle roof its traditional red. Most of us are getting older, and we need some nimble, younger volunteers to help. We have all the equipment and safety gear....

Richmond council approves funding to re-open Point Molate, close Bay Trail gaps City Council members decided on a number of key expenditures before their recess until September 11. By: Jennifer Baires | August 1, 2012 – 6:22 pm On Tuesday night, at the last city...

Chris Treadway: Chevron's Richmond history focus of new exhibit By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 08/01/2012 12:56:14 PM PDT Updated: 08/02/2012 10:20:14 AM PDT It isn't quite right to say that Chevron has been in Richmond for 110 years. Although there was...

Roll Over, Rosie | Richmond moves into the modern age. | By Paul Mindus August 2012 Issue Say “Richmond” and many Bay Area residents think of crime, poverty, and the Iron Triangle—and maybe, on the upside, Rosie the Riveter. But the thousands of commuters who speed...

After weeks of contentious debate characterized by vehement objections by Bates and Booze and their gallery, the contract to rehabilitate the Riggers Loft quietly passed through the City Council on the consent calendar last night without a whimper of protest from...

After an award winning rescue of a dog and a sheep (Sparkle and Peter Pan, respectively) on a cliff in 2011 that involved some tricky rope work (http://www.firerescue1.com/rescue/articles/966339-Firefighters-rescue-dog-sheep-from-Calif-cliff/ and...

Richmond: Cosco Busan spill settlement to reopen Point Molate park By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 08/01/2012 06:40:24 AM PDT Updated: 08/01/2012 06:40:45 AM PDT RICHMOND -- Funds from a $669,000 settlement stemming from a 2007 oil spill off Richmond's...

'Superfood' company relocates to Richmond By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 07/30/2012 11:55:15 AM PDT Updated: 07/30/2012 11:55:16 AM PDT RICHMOND -- There is a sign of life at a formerly vacant warehouse space on West Cutting Boulevard, and it says...

In case you missed it, a great article on restoring Breuner Marsh at http://baynature.org/articles/apr-jun-2012/reclaiming-the-richmond-shoreline. Also, see below: Plan approved to restore Breuner Marsh and open it to public By Denis Cuff Contra Costa Times Posted:...

Computer-refurbishing company opens new production facility in Richmond By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 07/27/2012 01:47:45 PM PDT Updated: 07/27/2012 02:26:59 PM PDT A nonprofit company that refurbishes e-waste hosted more than 70 people in a grand...