Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the two weeks ending February 10th, 2012. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the Richmond City Council is on Tuesday, February 21st. Enjoy next week’s hiatus. Richmond Rockets at Richmond Memorial Auditorium As I...

I am forwarding this for information, but it is not a project of which I am supportive. The end objective of the project is to pack more people onto I-80 and get them where they are going faster. As we learned a long time ago, increasing freeway capacity no matter how...

Richmond Livable Corridors Community Kickoff Meeting Saturday, February 11. 9:00AM-2:00PM Calles Más Habitables en Richmond Reunión Inicial de la Comunidad Sabado, 11 de febrero de 9:00AM a 2:00PM DeJean Middle School, 3400 Macdonald Ave. Multipurpose Room The City of...

I recommend a new book, Designing Healthy Communities, a companion to a public television documentary hosted by Dr. Richard Jackson. Dr. Jackson has been a regular for years at Local Government Commission Conferences and was involved in the Health Element of Richmond...

We met yesterday at Caltrans with Bijan Sartipi and other interested parties. See Agenda below for participants. A meeting with Caltrans is kind of like being beaten with a pool cue and then being asked to thank your attacker for not hitting you harder. Caltrans is...

I spent February 2-4 in San Diego at the 11th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference. Also attending was Council Member Corky Booze, County Supervisor John Gioia, and four City of Richmond staff members, including Senior Planner Lina Velasco, who was a panel...

Point Richmond Acoustic presents award winning Americana Songwriter Rita Hosking and her band, Cousin Jack, with special guest Bobby Joe Valentine Ongoing music series continues to present award winning California songwriters. (Point Richmond – January 24, 2011)...

The Richmond Livable Corridors Project is a very significant planning activity being undertaken by the City and will have important implications for the future of the City. It will be engaging as well as useful and community input is absolutely vital! The Richmond...

Greetings City Council and Community Members: The start of a new year also means some new faces in different places across our Department, with annual transfers that occur each January. This typically involves several employees moving into and out of specialty...

Red Rock Island may be in Richmond, but it is also in San Francisco and Marin County. The boundaries of three counties (san Francisco, Contra Costa and Marin) and two cities – Richmond and San Francisco converge at its summit. Developing Red Rock? Forget it. You’d...

Job Listing: Spectacular Views, Use of Fog Horn Here's your chance to run a bed and breakfast in a lighthouse. For the video, go to http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Job-Listing-Spectacular-Views-Use-of-Fog-Horn-138366794.html. By Joe Rosato and Jr. | Monday, Jan...

Dear Friends, Please take a few minutes to read my 2012 State of the City Report here: www.mayorgayle.net. It speaks to our amazing collective accomplishments throughout 2011. Also check out some incredible photos documenting the past year here:...

Richmond's restored arts center offers inspiration John King, Chronicle Urban Design Writer Monday, January 30, 2012 It's no wonder Richmond officials celebrated last Monday when Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory selected their city as the site of a bayside...

El Segundo, Chevron at odds over oil company's taxes El Segundo wants to hike taxes on the Chevron refinery, but the oil company — and many residents — are resisting. The Chevron refinery looms in the background along El Segundo's Richmond Street. (Allen J. Schaben /...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the two weeks ending January 27th, 2012. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the City Council is scheduled for Tuesday, February 7th. Enjoy the night off next Tuesday. LBNL Selects Richmond as Its Second Campus...

Nominations for 2012 Historic Preservation Awards The Planning and Building Services Department is now accepting nominations for the Historic Preservation Commission’s 5th Annual Historic Preservation Awards. The purpose of the awards program is to increase public...

Chris Treadway: New milestone for Rosie the Riveter historic park By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 01/27/2012 04:33:51 PM PST Updated: 01/27/2012 04:45:59 PM PST Milestones for the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in...

Richmond Art Center Non-profit Open to the public 510-620-6772 Winter Exhibitions Come see our four outstanding winter shows. The Art Of Living Black is having their 16th Anniversary Exhibition in our Main Gallery. John Wehrle is completing his mural Rising Tide in...

Following is a summary of recent developments regarding train and railroad-related aggravations in Richmond. The arrogance of railroads to make people miserable, backed by almost total federal government preemption of local powers to control noise and street blockages...

UC picks Richmond for Lawrence Berkeley lab campus Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff Writer Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Brant Ward / The Chronicle UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau speaks in front of an artist's rendering of the planned Lawrence Berkeley National...