Caltrans Should Hel0p With Bay Trail Connection

As the Contra Costa Times story below notes, a route for the Bay Trail connection across I-580 to the Point Molate and the San Pablo Peninsula is close to adoption. What is remaining is the $15 million to build it and some cooperation and funding from Caltrans. The...

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Prop 84 State Parks Visit – Design Tents December 6

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 reach out and...

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City Manager’s Report for the Week Ending December 2nd, 2011

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending December 2nd, 2011. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is noticed for Tuesday, December 6th, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM and with the regular meeting convening at 6:30 PM....

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More Free Flu Vaccinations in Richmond

Everyone is at risk of catching the flu. That’s why Assemblymember Nancy Skinner is partnering with Walgreens, Contra Costa College, Richmond Main Street & Verde Elementary School to prevent the spread of flu in West Contra Costa County. Tuesday, December 6, 2011...

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Richmond Rotary Holiday Auction Today at Lunch!

Please consider joining the Richmond Rotary Club as my guest today for lunch and participate in the annual auction to raise money for Richmond charitable projects. Our Richmond Rotary Holiday Auction is today at noon at the Mira Vista Country Club. Mira Vista Golf...

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11-Mile Detour Plan Draws Criticism in Richmond

11-mile detour plan draws criticism in Richmond Monday, November 28, 2011 Tags: Wayne Freedman Foe video, see http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=8447693. RICHMOND, Calif. (KGO) -- Some Richmond residents are fuming over a Caltrans...

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Western Drive Detour Plan Draws Ire in Richmond

Western Drive detour plan draws ire in Richmond Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff Writer Monday, November 28, 2011 Angry Richmond residents and a cast of local politicians attacked a plan Sunday to close the only eastbound freeway on-ramp along the north Richmond...

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LA Times on Richmond Cooperatives

COLUMN ONE They're owning this cooperation Taking a cue from a Spanish hill town, the mayor of Richmond, Calif., is recognizing worker-owned co-ops as a possible path out of the poverty and unemployment that plague her city. Concetta Abraham, a member of the Liberty...

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CalTrans May Close an I-580 Ramp in Richmond For Years

Caltrans may close an I-580 ramp in Richmond for years By Hannah Dreier Contra Costa Times Posted: 11/25/2011 08:54:40 PM PST Updated: 11/25/2011 09:17:43 PM PST Caltrans is planning a deck repair project east of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge that will close an...

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CalTrans to Close Richmond San Rafael On-Ramp for Two Years

Without consulting with or informing any City of Richmond officials and without any public notification or outreach, CalTrans is on the verge of implementing a massive deck repair project on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge that for two years will close the east bound...

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Richmond Quiet zones

Ms. Dickson, While I appreciate the offer of an informational meeting about train horns, I respectfully suggest that explaining horn use it is not what is really needed. I think people understand what a train horn is, and the City of Richmond probably knows more than...

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Community Choice Aggregation and marin Clean Energy

I have been a cheerleader for the Community Choice Aggregation movement far about 10 years. I am very excited that the majority of City Council members has supported moving forward to join the first Community Choice Aggregation project in the state, the Marin Clean...

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Plenty to Eat in Richmond on Thanksgiving

Nobody should go hungry in Richmond on Thanksgiving. Some of the free feasts that are available include: First United Methodist Church in Point Richmond (I will be there), corner Martinez and West Richmond. Thurs, Nov. 24. There is an optional Inter-Faith Worship...

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RPD Update – November 23, 2011

Dear Council Members, City Manager, and Others: This is a slightly longer update than usual on a small sampling of activities and calls for service RPD personnel have dealt with over the past month. The good news is that even though we have stayed busy, violent crime...

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