The City of Richmond has landed a $337,818 Grant, funded by Prop. 84 (Strategic Growth Council) to support the proposed Mathieu Court Alley Greening and Victory Garden Project The project will transform a blighted alley that is a dumping hot sport into a safe green...

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Attached is your invitation to celebrate opening of the Shipyard 3 Trail on Saturday, May 26. This two-mile section of San Francisco Bay Trail has come to fruition after more than a decade of planning, design and construction involving the Port of Richmond, TRAC, Auto...

Despite December 7, 2011,headlines to the contrary, I’m not sure the Richmond City Council is ready to part company with Veolia, the multinational company that operates the wastewater plant and maintains the collection system that serves 60% of Richmond households. On...

Here is a thumbnail summary of our event, sponsored by the Storytelling Association of CA and KALW 91.7 FM Radio, The Richmond Library is sponsoring a workshop that is part of the festival. Study Trip for local 3rd - 5th grade school classes with Rosie the Riveter...

East Brother Lighthouse was featured in a Time Magazine story about new lives for old lighthouses. East Brother is a popular romantic getaway located in Richmond operated by a non-profit corporation. Many Richmond residents regularly volunteer to keep the lighthouse...

A quick reminder: Please join us for Point Richmond Acoustic season closer featuring the incredible finger-style guitar virtuoso Rick Ruskin, next Friday, May 11, 2012, at the first Methodist Church of Point Richmond, 201 Martina Avenue. Show starts at 8 pm, tickets...

A last look at the mighty Iowa Contra Costa Times Posted: 05/03/2012 03:22:13 PM PDT Updated: 05/03/2012 05:11:49 PM PDT USS Iowa final days The USS Iowa had its mast re-installed as part of ongoing renovations to the WWII battleship docked at Pier 3 in Richmond,...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending May 4th, 2012. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the Richmond City Council is scheduled for Tuesday, May 15th. Please enjoy the hiatus next week. Cinco de Mayo Activities on Saturday May 5th and...

The City Council party of “NO,” Nat Bates and Corky Booze continued their personal attacks against me last night and rallied their support “groupies” to pile on as the City Council voted 5-2 to postpone a policy decision on the location of a grant-funded Port Security...

Hundreds turned out last night to support Rosie the Riveter Trust and to get a sneak preview of the new Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front Visitor Center scheduled for a May 26 grand opening. The party opened with a preliminary tour of the new visitor center then moved...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending April 27th, 2012 (17 items! – lot’s of attention- grabbing activities). Meeting Notes The next meeting of the Richmond City Council is scheduled for Tuesday, May 1st. It will begin at 4:30 PM with...

Chevron sticks with oil. And it pays off. By CHRIS KAHN AP Energy Writer Posted: 04/27/2012 05:54:14 AM PDT Updated: 04/27/2012 03:07:24 PM PDT Click photo to enlarge FILE - This July 25, 2011, file photo, shows a Chevron sign at a... ((AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File))...

If you have not yet registered and would like to attend the Sunday, May 6, 2012 Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour tour, this is a reminder that on-line registration closes this Sunday, April 29, so registration must be completed right away. The Bringing Back the...

Richmond-Shimada Golden Rose Festival Celebrating 50 Years of Friendship What: In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Shimada, Japan and Richmond, California, a delegation of city officials, performers and visitors will travel...

WEST COUNTY SUPPORTS SENATOR LONI HANCOCK PLEASE JOIN Congressman George Miller Hon. Janet Abelson, Hon. Maria Alegria, Hon. Irma Anderson Barbara Becnel, Hon. Tom Butt , Mila & Colin Coffey Hon. Myrna & Manuel de Vera, Michelle & Paul Fadelli Joshua...

It’s been a while since I updated the status of expanding railroad quiet zones in Richmond. Here is an update: 4th Street and Cutting On February 29, 2012, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) approved the City’s application to establish a quiet zone at South...

I was in Phoenix for a couple of days last week for an ASTM meeting and had an opportunity to have dinner and visit with my cousin, Joe Butt and an old friend I originally met in Vietnam, Bill Dorn. I see both of them once every five to ten years, but never before...

OIL AND GAS: Refineries challenge property taxes (Monday, March 19, 2012) In Montana, two local refineries are challenging $17 million in property taxes. Cenex, a refinery owned by CHS Inc., is challenging $13 million in property taxes dating back to 2009. That money...

CHEVRON RICHMOND News Release Seven Richmond Nonprofits Improve Education and Create Jobs Results Enabled by Chevron’s Investments through the California Partnership Initiative RICHMOND, Calif., April 25, 2012 – Leaders from nonprofits, schools and local governments...