Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending August 24th, 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; August...

Below please find the draft Chevron Refinery Fire Briefing agenda that Randy Sawyer, Chief Environmental Health and Hazardous Materials Officer and City staff developed. They have discussed as the meeting format for the first briefing: 1. This is intended to be the...

Christian Jensen is a graduate student in documentary film at Stanford University. Together with his peer, Sarah Berkovich, he directed a short documentary film called "Between Land and Sea" about life on East Brother Island. It's a realistic look at the life of a...

The Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) is working with City staff to host a Chevron Refinery Fire Briefing on Monday, August 27th at 10AM in the City Council Chambers. CCHS plans to invite the following agencies to report out at the Chevron Refinery Briefing:...

Richmond: 'Big Soda' pours in $354,898 to fight tax on soft drinks By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 08/23/2012 12:01:00 PM PDT Updated: 08/23/2012 04:53:55 PM PDT Click photo to enlarge An anti-soda tax billboard is seen at the intersection of Cutting and...

Nat asked me to share this, so here it is: Good Morning to All, We are all set for the Senator Dan Boatwright Memorial Tribute and the Nat Bates Re-Election kick-off Campaign scheduled for Thursday, August 30th from 5:00PM to 7:00PM at the Baltic Restaurant, 135 Park...

From: Ritchie, Melissa [mailto:MRitchie@chevron.com] Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 4:32 PM Subject: Chevron Community Tour Day Postponed CHEVRON RICHMOND Dear Community Member, The Chevron Richmond Refinery Community Tour Day that was initially scheduled for September...

Nutiva Named to Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies in America World's Leading Organic Superfoods Brand Ranked in List Four Years in a Row PR Newswire POINT RICHMOND, Calif., Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nutiva®, the world's leading provider of organic coconut oil,...

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Issue: #85 August 21, 2012 QUICK LINKS Other Stories Building Bridges between Black and Brown Municipal IDs What is the RPA Alianza Progresista de Richmond (en Espanol) Eduardo's website Marilyn's Website...

From: Ritchie, Melissa [mailto:MRitchie@chevron.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 1:52 PM Subject: ADDRESS CORRECTION: Chevron Help Center Update CHEVRON RICHMOND Dear Community Member, Chevron is opening a help center in North Richmond on Wednesday, August 22...

Finally, someone from Contra Costa County is actually admitting that the warning system once again failed, making a perfect record of failures going back over 15 years. Supervisors Gioia and Glover will launch a full review. I say give them a chance, but it may be...

Chevron fire: Legal industry fares poorly Richard Zitrin Updated 7:11 p.m., Sunday, August 19, 2012 Within two days of the Aug. 6 Chevron refinery fire that inundated Richmond with clouds of black smoke, a swarm of lawyers and their representatives descended on the...

Despite fire, Chevron refinery's safety record better than most By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 08/18/2012 04:55:26 PM PDT Updated: 08/19/2012 04:39:58 AM PDT 1 of 7 Chevron Refinery exhibit at Richmond Museum of History Exhibit curator Inna Soiguine,...

Nutiva on ABC 7 News. Job Fair coverage, including interview with Nutiva CEO and Founder John W. Roulac. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfxOpaOq_rI.

From: Jael Myrick [mailto:jaelpmyrick@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 5:23 PM To: Butt, Tom Subject: Code of fair campaign practices Hi Tom, Would you mind forwarding the e-mail below to your list. It explains why I didn't sign the "code of fair campaign...

Evidently, being on the Richmond City Council is much more fun and rewarding than popularly perceived; otherwise why would so many people want to do it? It’s got to be the fun, because I know it’s not the pay or the long hours that are attracting so much interest....

Richmond measure would tax sugary sodas Chip Johnson, Chronicle Columnist Updated 11:02 p.m., Thursday, August 16, 2012 A penny an ounce. No more. No less. Richmond voters face a one-of-a-kind measure in November to levy a one-cent tax per ounce of soda or other...

Check out this video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPq9wd2jQrI&feature=youtube_gdata_player. Watch the Rosie's share their summer experience with the Metal Arts and Multimedia Program, as they join the Green Screen to bring more public art to the...

WCCUSD School Board President Charles Ramsey Endorses Sugary Drinks Tax Measures Charles Ramsey, President of the West Contra Costa Unified School District, has added his voice to the growing chorus of support for the November 2012 ballot measure known as the "sugary...

Here we are only 48 hours after the close of filing, and some interesting things are coming to light. Each candidate is offered the opportunity to sign a “Code of Fair Campaign Practices” pledge. All but two candidates, Jael Myrick and Mark Wassberg signed it. See...