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...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending December 9th, 2011. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the regular agenda at 6:30 PM....

FROM THE DESK OF SENATOR LONI HANCOCK December 7, 2011 Dear Councilmember Butt and Richmond Community Members: I am writing this letter to convey my thoughts about the recent discovery of the scheduled two year closure of the I-580 eastbound on-ramp at the Western...

CHEVRON RICHMOND Dear Community Member, Richmond has a new celebrity! Meet Kaisaiah Clark, an 8th grade student at Helms Middle School, who is part of the engineering academy, which uses the Project Lead the Way curriculum, one of several programs aimed at boosting...

Richmond to vote on soda tax By Hannah Dreier Contra Costa Times Posted: 12/06/2011 11:05:20 PM PST Updated: 12/06/2011 11:05:20 PM PST RICHMOND -- Richmond voters will get a chance to weigh in on a penny-per-ounce soda tax next year. The City Council directed...

Colleagues, In the summer of 2011, the City submitted a $5 million "Prop 84" grant to transform the Richmond Greenway. This particular Prop 84 grant application is awarded by points -- and the majority of points is based on the quality of the applicant's efforts to...