Having trouble viewing this email? Click here We encourage you to shop, dine, hire, give and think locally first! This is a campaign promoting local business and members of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce. Learn more how your business can be promoted here > Target...

Just got back from an awesome event, Throw Down on the Farm, a cookoff at Sunnyside Organic Seedlings in North Richmond involving eight celebrity chefs and several hundred hungry guests. It was a project of East Bay Food Revolution, a non-profit organization dedicated...

The June 26, 2012, Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx. The easiest way to view the packet materials is to click on the meeting date, then click on the option “ AGENDA --...

The WCCUSD Board is reevaluating which schools should be modernized or reconstructed using bond funds. There is a compelling argument that more funds should be targeted to Richmond schools. The graphs below show the assessed valuation and the bonding capacity...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending June 22nd, 2012. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the City Council is Tuesday, June 26th, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:30 PM and with the regular agenda starting at 6:30 PM. EPA United...

Click here for a summary from WETA and here for the Power Point presentation by WETA at last night’s scoping meetings. Richmond, transit agency bullish on planned commuter ferry service to San Francisco By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 06/22/2012 06:30:25...

“How do we run the city when the majority of the votes [councilmembers] have taken money?” Boozé asked City Attorney Bruce Reed Goodmiller. City council approves new limits for campaign contributions and voting on donor-related issues By: Tyler Orsburn | June 20, 2012...

I worked with the late Marin County Supervisor Charles McGlashan on this. I wish he had lived to see it implemented. He was a visionary and a pioneer, and we owe him greatly for blazing the trail that we are now following. He appeared for a presentation to the...

Tight budget leaves Richmond mulling unpopular cuts By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 06/20/2012 04:57:31 PM PDT Updated: 06/20/2012 04:57:34 PM PDT Richmond's city government has to take a scalpel to its budget. The question is where to make the deepest...

I Need Your Support I am running for re-election, and I hope I can count on your support. Considering that we are still emerging from a deep nation-wide recession that hit California particularly hard, Richmond is still moving in the right direction. Violent crime...

Richmond set to join Marin Clean Energy Power agency could grow by one-third after Tuesday vote By Eric Gneckow, Business Journal Staff Reporter Print Friendly Marin Clean Energy is poised to significantly expand its potential customer base in the coming months, with...

From: Hearne, A Nigel [mailto:Nigel.Hearne@chevron.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 10:26 AM To: Butt, Tom Subject: Experienced Refinery Operator Positions Open Next week we’ll be announcing an opportunity for residents to apply for an Experienced Refinery Operator...

A story in today’s San Francisco Chronicle described dramatic drops in violent crime in most Bay Area Cities. Richmond showed an 11.99% drop and a rate that is still too high but lower than both Stockton and Oakland. Richmond’s crime stats are published monthly on the...

The June 19, 2012, Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx. The easiest way to view the packet materials is to click on the meeting date, then click on the option “ AGENDA --...

The proposed Brad Moody Memorial Underpass was supposed to start construction this summer, but the State of California Department of Finance has pulled the plug on the $40 million project, causing the City to lose $34 million in matching funds, eliminating hundreds of...

At the June 12 City Council meeting Finance Director Jim Goins and City Manager Bill Lindsay made a presentation on the local economy and the proposed 2012-2013 City budget. Click here for the entire presentation PowerPoint. The good news is that in Richmond sales tax...

Money & Politics, Health & Welfare | Daily Report Beverage lobbyist funds 'community' campaign against soda tax June 13, 2012 | William Harless RTimages/Shutterstock RICHMOND – A powerful Washington, D.C., trade organization that represents PepsiCo, Coca-Cola...

While Richmond and many other urban areas, including San Francisco allow beekeeping and have no history of problems, rural Oakley’s City Council rejected the idea as too dangerous. Go figure. Oakley rejects suburban beekeeping proposal By Rowena Coetsee Contra Costa...

From: Allyn Amsk [mailto:allyn_amsk@dot.ca.gov] Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 4:46 PM To: 580 Scofield Stakeholders Subject: Update for Interstate 580 Scofield Avenue and Western Drive Bridge Deck Replacement Project Dear Stakeholders and Interested Parties: You have...

Richmond's pot shop permits spark controversy By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 06/12/2012 01:38:25 PM PDT Updated: 06/12/2012 07:18:43 PM PDT The owner of the most recently approved local medical marijuana collective in Richmond is demanding an apology from...