If you have noticed a dearth of E-FORUMs over the last month, you may be (a) rejoicing, or (b) wondering what happened. The fact is that I have been out of town for nearly a month, first for a trip to New Zealand, and second for the annual Local Government Commission...

Richmond City Council Votes to Allow Double the Amount of Medical Cannabis Shops The ordinance passed 4-1, with Councilman Tom Butt opposing the measure. By Laura Dixon | Wednesday, Mar 21, 2012 | Updated 8:31 PM PDT Butt said the new law means the city would allow...

At last night’s City Council meeting on a 4-1 vote, the Richmond City Council voted a second reading to amend the Marijuana Collective Ordinance a second time to double the number of dispensaries from the original three to six and expand the allowable locations to C-2...

Contact: Michael Beer (510) 235-5519 or richmondsillyparade@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH and/or CHEER for the 6th ANNUAL RICHMOND SILLY PARADE SATURDAY APRIL 14, 2012 from 11:00 – 11:39 am. Come join the all-singing, all-dancing, no-trans fat, “6th Annual...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the two weeks ending March 2nd, 2012. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting will be on Tuesday, March 6th, beginning with the regular agenda at 6:30 PM. There are no Closed Session items this week. United...

This spectacular quilt show has been at the Oakland Convention Center for decades and will be in the Craneway in Richmond this year. It is going to be a wonderful event in the Craneway. , and they are trying it in Richmond this year. We want to keep them, so we need...

Another Bay Area city moves against rodent poisons By Suzanne Bohan Contra Costa Times Posted: 02/22/2012 03:55:39 PM PST Updated: 02/22/2012 10:09:48 PM PST Many Bay Area stores sell rodent poisons deemed a threat to children, and this week Richmond joined other...

If El Segundo is the home of Chevron’s second California refinery, Richmond must be El Primero. El Segundo is often held up as the ultimate business friendly town; however, some of the same kind of tax disputes that Richmond and Chevron have argued and ultimately...

Scholarships Last year The West Contra Costa Retired Educators Scholarship Fund granted 25 $1500 scholarships for seniors in the WCCUSD. For information, https://sites.google.com/site/wccresf/home. Janet Duer Smith duersmith@comcast.net Internships

Tinker Belle, the sheep, delivered two new lambs today, signaling the beginning of Spring on Nicholl Knob. The proud father, Peter Pan of cliffhanger fame, chose not to attend the birth but was obviously pleased.

Please join us for the premier screening of the documentary, An Exploration of Our History: North Richmond, Part 4. Doug Harris, the film’s producer/director, will be on hand to answer questions after the screening. The Friends of the Richmond Public Library is...

Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) is announcing two openings on the commission: Public Member and Public Alternate. The term of office for the public member seats is four years expiring in May 2016. Attached is an announcement that we would...

Recession Resilience: California’s Green Economy Doubled Performance of Total Economy During Downturn By Stephen Lacey on Feb 8, 2012 at 12:32 pm Job creation in California’s clean energy/materials manufacturing sector increased by 53% from 1995 to 2010 When times get...

Plan Bay Area Special Alert Bay Area residents can express their priorities for how our region should grow and what kind of transportation system we will need to support that growth via an online workshop sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the...

Contra Costa County stands to lose millions in tax revenue from refineries By Lisa Vorderbrueggen Contra Costa Times Posted: 02/15/2012 05:44:55 PM PST Updated: 02/16/2012 06:35:19 AM PST Click photo to enlarge Interstate 580 snakes around the Richmond Chevron...

My firm, Interactive Resources is the architect for this project, which was heavily damaged by vandals just days before completion. It had been previously hit just a few weeks ago. The nearby Maritime Center which is now completed and operational, was hit numerous...

Police seek city's help in finding Richmond school vandals By Suzanne Bohan Contra Costa Times Posted: 02/14/2012 04:17:59 PM PST Updated: 02/14/2012 04:17:59 PM PST Richmond police are asking for the community's help in finding the vandals who on Sunday destroyed the...

Rare chance to visit battleship in Bay Area By Thomas Peele Contra Costa Times Posted: 02/14/2012 04:19:47 PM PST Updated: 02/14/2012 04:37:21 PM PST Click photo to enlarge The World War II-era battleship USS Iowa draws hundreds of visitors to walk over the...

The Richmond Rockets are now 15-3, number one in their conference and No. 8 nationally in the ABA. They are expected to advance to No. 4 or 5 when rankings are announced Monday. Below, celebrating victory at The Boiler House. Read more about the ABA.