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...

After over five years of extensive review, the City Council adopted the new General Plan 2030 last night at 12:45 AM on a 7-2 vote, with Bates and Booze dissenting. A bitter multi-year fight between open space advocates and north shoreline landowners had been...

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...

Chevron boss John Watson made $25 million in 2011 San Francisco Business Times by Steven E.F. Brown, Web Editor Date: Friday, April 13, 2012, 1:27pm PDT Related: Energy, San Ramon, Oil & gas Enlarge Image Chevron paid its CEO and chairman, John Watson, $24.7...

Chris Treadway: Excitement builds toward opening of Rosie the Riveter visitors center By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 04/23/2012 03:41:20 PM PDT Updated: 04/23/2012 05:34:20 PM PDT Richmond is embracing and celebrating its history as never before as...

Dueling proposals compete for federal money to build security center at Richmond port By: Robert Rogers | April 24, 2012 – 10:26 am City Council officials will decide tonight whether to halt federal grant-funded project to convert a building into a port security...

Ritterman to step aside, field open for candidates for Richmond City Council Jeff Ritterman passes the mic to Marilyn Langlois on Sunday. (Robert Rogers/Richmondconfidential) By: Robert Rogers | April 23, 2012 – 1:19 pm Jeff Ritterman is out. Marilyn Langlois and...

On April 17, 2012, the Richmond City Council majority had the wisdom of authorizing additional evaluation of the Riggers Loft as a n alternate location for the proposed grant-funded Security and Operations Center. The structural evaluation should be completed in less...

Vorderbrueggen: Richmond politics get ugly By Lisa Vorderbrueggen Contra Costa Times Posted: 04/20/2012 06:00:00 PM PDT Updated: 04/21/2012 09:37:34 PM PDT Richmond's bare-knuckle politics are rarely confused with the silken-glove civility of Danville, but even the...

Compost Giveaway – Saturday, April 21. 9AM-1PM. 2 Cubic Feet of Free Compost per Resident On Saturday, April 21st, from 9AM-1PM, the City of Richmond will host a compost giveaway. Residents are invited to pick up 2 cubic feet of compost (about three 5-gallon buckets)...

Earth Day 2012! West County really embraces Earth Day! As soon as we sent out a list of West County events earlier this week, we heard about a creek clean-up in El Sobrante – added below. When: Saturday, April 21 El Sobrante –Community clean-up; educational activities...

I supported Corky in most, if not all, of his campaigns for City Council because I believed that we had a common vision of Richmond’s future. I am optimistic that we will return to that some day, but for now I am dismayed that Corky not only opposes projects I have...

See the invitation below to the City of Richmond Historic Preservation Awards ceremony and reception on May 7, 2012.

From: Sidney Sweeney [mailto:sidney@aiaeb.org] Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 10:10 AM To: Butt, Tom Subject: RE: City of Richmond Historic Preservation Awards Ceremony and Reception on May 7, 2012. We have a few spots left on tomorrow’s tour of the East Bay Center for...

I am looking for bee swarms to collect. If you see any, please give me a call or email me. The buzz: Honeybees are swarming, and that's a good thing By Mike Taugher Contra Costa Times Posted: 04/19/2012 07:42:39 PM PDT Updated: 04/20/2012 06:30:14 AM PDT Click photo...

Top McLaughlin aide resigns, joins 2012 electoral field in Richmond (Stacey Kennelly/RichmondConfidential) By: Robert Rogers | April 14, 2012 – 10:35 am The race for Richmond City Council 2012 just got more interesting. Longtime mayoral aide and local activist Marilyn...

Once again, Richmond’s Catahoula Coffee was Number 1 on the ABC 7 Bay Area A-List. See http://sf.cityvoter.com/catahoula-coffee-company/biz/115335. “I'm just a simple man who fell in love with coffee and the roasting process. My goal is to deliver quality coffee that...