This is an exciting opportunity for someone interested in government services, special districts and land use policy in Contra Costa County. Typically, the alternate moves up to the primary position when the primary retires. The deadline is 2/29/24. To date LAFCO has...

East Brother Light Station was featured on Spectrum Cable in a video version of the LA Times story! Check it out at...

See “Urban Tilth and Rich City Rides and a Tangled Web of Murky Nonprofits” (Click on www.tombutt.com/pdf/urban tilth web of nonprofits.pdf). The alleged burglary of Rich City Rides bike shop at 1500 Macdonald in Richmond sometime before January 13, 2024, ripped the...

THURSDAY, MARCH 21st Rosie Che Riveter Day! Gather your teams. offices. schoolmates. friends and family to celebrate Rosie the Riveter Day by dressing up in your Rosie gear! Post photos. tag Rosie the Riveter Trust. and one lucky winner will win $50 to our gift shop!...

There are a lot of moving parts at play politically involving Point Potrero Marine Terminal (PPMT), historically known as “Shipyard 3,”mostly driven by an obsession of certain City Council members who are convinced the future of the Port of Richmond is to serve as a...

I urge you to vote for Jesse Arreguin for State Senate. See Editorial below: Editorial: Arreguín best suited to replace Skinner in state Senate He is smart, articulate, well-informed, progressive and willing to pragmatically bridge treacherous political divides (Photo...

Dear Friend of the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour and Green Home Features Showcase, I’m writing to let you know about upcoming events for HOA/Condo/apartment dwellers; those of you interested in sharing native seeds and plants; provide details about the free...

**For Immediate Release** Contact: Sarah Pritchard Executive Director Rosie the Riveter Trust sarah@rosietheriveter.org 503.961.0820 --- **Rosie the Riveter to Receive Congressional Gold Medal in Historic Ceremony** **RICHMOND, CA. - Feb 2, 2024** — A Congressional...

Both Urban Tilth and Rich City Rides are recipients of millions of dollars in grants from the California Strategic Growth Council administered by the City of Richmond. $7.0 million was designated for Urban Tilth and $3.7 million for Rich City Rides. Urban Tilth is a...

BY CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS STAFF WRITER JAN. 11, 2024 3 AM PT You might be reluctant to stay at a $475-a-night inn that warns of flashing lights and foghorns throughout the night, or bans one-night guests from bathing, or requires that you be ready to climb a ladder...

July 18 -- Bear Lakes and Round Lake Loop trails in Lakes Basin Bear Lake I continued to work almost full time as an architect at the firm I founded 50years ago, Interactive Resources. Most of the projects I work on now involve building envelope components (roofs,...

It was exactly one year ago today that I termed out as mayor of Richmond. My last City Council meeting was January 10, 2023, which was called solely to certify the 2022 election. I did not attend the swearing-in ceremony in the evening of the 10th. I have neither...

It is now almost one year since I termed out as mayor of Richmond, concluding a 28-year run of public service that included serving as a City Council member, mayor, and representing Richmond on numerous regional and statewide organizations, many of which I chaired....

2024 looks like a mixed bag for Point Molate and Winehaven. Nearly 30 years after the Richmond City Council first considered acquisition of Point Molate, the only remarkable physical change has been the steady deterioration of buildings in the Winehaven Historic...

The article copied below is from the Grandview Independent. I just took the survey, which like the Community Warning System (CWS) , is also fatally flawed. It sems to be based on the premise that a few tweaks will make everything okay. You can’t fix a trainwreck, and...

Housing developers would have us believe that they are visionary risk takers, foreseeing future demand for housing and planning innovative and creative projects to meet that demand. Maybe some of them are, but they rarely find their way to Richmond. We seem to mostly...

As the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day approaches on December 7, it is interesting to reflect on what failures in readiness led to the devastating attack. As I was compiling Cecilia King’s Extraordinary Senior Trip, I dove for context into pre-WWII history,...

With no coverage from any news media, the California Court of Appeal on November 27, 2023, disposed of the long standing challenge to the Point Molate SEIR (Subsequent Environmental Impact Report) by the Point Molate Alliance and the North Coast River Alliance by...

Dear Friend of the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, This is a gentle reminder that the fall Native Plant Extravaganza takes place this coming Saturday, November 18, from 10:00-4:00. See below for information on the free native wildflower seed giveaway, and the...