Click here for the 2011 Year End Review and Prediction and Wishes for 2012, In What Will We Delve in 2012?. The folks at Richmond Confidential also put together Richmond 2011: The year in review. Happy New Year!

Click here for the Richmond Refinery Stakeholder Assessment - Draft Report provided by the Consensus Building Institute (CBI), a not-for-profit organization that helps communities and organizations to address concerns and collaborate. Chevron asked CBI to conduct this...

Yesterday, the California Supreme Court upheld legislation passed earlier this year abolishing redevelopment agencies in California. Hamstrung by a Republican minority that will not touch California’s current tax scheme and facing reduction of funding for schools and...

In the days leading up to Christmas, numerous people and organizations rallied to make sure that no children went without presents and no one went hungry. Following are some of the events that helped bring Christmas to thousands of Richmond children. Below, the...

I don’t remember when I first met Mildred, but we became friends and worked together on a lot of policies and issues that involved drugs and alcohol in Richmond. Mildred understood the devastation that alcohol abuse can wreak and the damage that especially poorly...

Contra Costa Times Your Turn: Soda tax is an excellent tool in fighting obesity By Jeremy Fish Contra Costa Times Your Turn © Copyright 2011, Bay Area News Group Posted: 12/24/2011 04:00:00 PM PST Updated: 12/24/2011 04:20:42 PM PST As a practicing family physician...

Only 7days left in 2011 - Now is time for E-FORUM Readers to weigh in on the best and worst of 2011 and predictions for 2012. In a tradition that started in 2002, I will present my version, augmented by suggestions from E-FORUM readers, of the 2011 Year End Review -...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the two weeks ending December 23rd, 2011. (Editor’s [City Manager’s] note: This is the final weekly report for 2011. Since it is rather lengthy, although information-filled, many of you may not read it in its...

As my holiday e-card to E-FORUM subscribers, I offer the this, which is also the card sent by my firm, Interactive Resources. For more than 20 years, our firm holiday card has featured one of my sketches from somewhere far or near. This marks the 10th year of the...

USS Iowa gives sneak preview SAN PEDRO: Historic battleship that will be berthed at the Port of L.A. draws hundreds. By Donna Littlejohn, Staff Writer, Contra Costa Times Posted: 12/18/2011 04:26:13 PM PST Updated: 12/18/2011 09:04:57 PM PST Tourists and members of...

United Heckathorn is a US EPA Superfund site in the Richmond Inner Harbor. The site was used to process DDT, dieldren and other now-banned compounds/pesticides through 1966. The hazardous waste clean-up in the mid-1990s left hazards on-site which triggered the...

The following is from Michael Beer, who requested I share this on the E-FORUM: Dear Tom, I’m saddened that the people who receive your e-forum, about 2000 of them, read what you forwarded of Felix Hunziker’s description of an event that took place last week. Hunziker...

Critics say Chevron tax appeal undercuts its "We Agree" ad By Hannah Dreier Contra Costa Times Posted: 12/19/2011 04:22:02 PM PST Critics are calling out Chevron for touting its community contributions to Richmond with national ad while fighting for a...

From WCCUSD School Board President Charles Ramsey: Yesterday, the state allocation board approved a fund release for the money for De Anza High School in the amount of $13,346,561. The Office of Public School Construction will have that money in our coffers in three...

Third Thursday art walk showcases local talent By: Lexi Pandell | December 16, 2011 – 12:36 pm Paintings by Jim DeWitt. The painting on the left is titled, "Sexy." His work can be seen at the Point Richmond Art Collective. (photo by: Lexi Pandell) A man in a cowboy...

Only 15 days left in 2011 - Now is time for E-FORUM Readers to weigh in on the best and worst of 2011 and predictions for 2012. In a tradition that started in 2002, I will present my version, augmented by suggestions from E-FORUM readers, of the 2011 Year End Review -...

With a decision from the Contra Costa Assessment Appeals Board on the Chevron property tax appeals drawing ever nearer, activists have stepped up both the level of protests and the accompanying rhetoric. For background and media reports of recent events, a number of...

8 Kaiser California hospitals make top 65 list, including 10 in NorCal San Francisco Business Times Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 7:11am PST - Last Modified: Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 7:12am PST Ten of Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California hospitals have been...

No, this is not the Western Drive – Scofield Bridge project in Richmond, but it is indicative of a Caltrans pattern of high-handed and arrogant actions to implement poorly planned projects with fraudulent CEQA documents and secrecy. Hopefully Caltrans will have...

Bond consultants estimate the taxpayers saved $50 million in the recent Measure J Bond sale. Click here for a presentation to the WCCUSD Board. Investor Participation. Investor participation with regard to the bond sale was relatively strong given the District’s...