Contact: Tom Leatherman, Superintendent 510-232-5050 x. 6301 Tom_Leatherman@nps.gov Grand Opening Celebration Planned for Visitor Education Center at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park Newly restored historic building will be open to visitors 7...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending May 18th, 2012. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, May 22nd, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, and with the regular agenda starting at 6:30 PM. “Sell Big” Richmond...

CBS5 chose Richmond’s East Brother Island at sunset as the venue for the final episode of Eye on the Bay. I gave the crew a boat ride to the island and drank champagne with them at the final wrap. Recollections of the program’s seven-year run were given by Thuy Vu,...

The Federal government General Services Administration is offering to sell or give away a total of 20 lighthouses, mostly on the East Coast or the Great lakes. For more information, see https://extportal.pbs.gsa.gov/ResourceCenter/viewproperties.do?noticetype=4. The...

After covering the City Council vote with a story on May 17, the SF Chronicle rushed to editorialize against it this morning. Sugar lobby must have gotten to them. See these and other media coverage below. At this point, it’s in the hands of the voters. Vote no on...

West Contra Costa Unified School District Facts on Measure K June 5, 2012 Primary Election ABBREVIATED TEXT OF MEASURE As will appear on the ballot To provide local funding the State cannot take away, preserve quality education including: reading, writing, math,...

Soda tax will appear on Richmond ballot See http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news%2Flocal%2Feast_bay&id=8663471 for video. Tuesday, May 15, 2012 By John Alston RICHMOND, Calif. (KGO) -- In Richmond on Tuesday night city leaders voted 5-2 to put a special...

Contact: Adrienne Harris, 510-237-4466, axharris@sbcglobal.net, www.richmondbpac.org/ROS/ Second Annual Richmond Ride of Silence Richmond, CA. Cyclists and City officials, including Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, will gather Wednesday to honor those who have been seriously...

Hippie Capitalism: How An Impoverished U.S. City Is Building An Economy On Co-ops BY Emily Badger | 05-14-2012 | 1:47 PM With sky-high unemployment, Richmond, California, is not a place where traditional business models alone can dent poverty. The city has turned to...

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Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending May 11th, 2012. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, May 15th, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, a Housing Authority agenda at 6:25 PM, and with the regular agenda...

From Michael Williams, Port of Richmond: This weekend is the last weekend that the USS Iowa will be open for public viewing which they have been doing for several months now. To enhance the final weekend’s activities, the IOWA will feature a fully restored Vietnam-era...

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...

Also see http://events.sfgate.com/richmond_ca/events/show/253475044-rosies-big-bash-featuring-big-bad-voodoo-daddy.

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,...