Richmond struggles to hold banks accountable for blight By Hannah Dreier Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/09/2011 04:40:51 PM PDT Updated: 09/10/2011 09:47:13 PM PDT This bank-owned vacant property on 1332 24th Street, in Richmond, Calif., is one of several... Richmond...

Summer is pretty much a memory and fall is off to a busy start in Richmond! The sampling of calls and activities described below that RPD personnel have been involved in gives you an idea of the diversity and challenges we face as a department in addressing community...

The City of Richmond is offering a program that provides a rebate to homeowners for solar installations! The program offers two rebate amounts: generous rebates for any income homeowners, and free solar installations for qualifying lower income homeowners. Find out...

Richmond Art Center…award winning programs, inspiring, a place to create! COME OUT AND SUPPORT this local jewel!

The following describes the successful green bin waste and composting operation of Republic Services (Richmond Sanitary Service) in Richmond. Compost is available to the general public at the Golden Bear Transfer Station, 1 Parr Boulevard in Richmond for pickup. There...

Above, five former WCCUSD School Board members who came to the meeting September 7 to celebrate retirement of the 20-year-old debt. From left to right: Karen Pfeiffer, Don Lau, Glen Price, Karen Fenton and Adrianne Harris. Photo by Tom Butt Also see Explosive...

From Mike Coyle: I wanted to inform you as early as I could about a management change here at the Refinery. Effective September 16th, I will be transferring to a new position in Chevron’s Downstream Strategy group in San Ramon and I will be the Vice President of this...

Friday, September 9, 5:30 pm - 6:30 Taarka, emerging from a long tradition of circus troubadours come a merry band of acoustic explorers, performing indie-gypsy chamber folk, www.taarka.com Friday, September 9, 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm Lava, Latin music, encompassing Jazz,...

Longtime Richmond activist dies By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/08/2011 03:00:51 PM PDT Updated: 09/08/2011 03:00:56 PM PDT Fred Davis Jackson, who led a life dedicated to peace, equality and social justice and worked tirelessly to bring those ideals...

Professional basketball comes to Richmond By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/07/2011 05:57:37 PM PDT Updated: 09/08/2011 11:10:55 AM PDT There are a lot of dedicated and talented basketball players who play for the love of the sport and excel on high...

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This is the weekly report for the week ending September 2nd, 2011. Meeting Notes The next City Council Meeting is scheduled on Tuesday, September 13th. Hurricane Irene Deployment On Saturday, August 27th, three Richmond Fire Department personnel, Battalion Chief...

The Department of the Interior has denied the Guidiville Band’s “restored lands” gaming application under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and determined that the Band does not have a modern connection to the proposed gaming site in Richmond and that the band does not...

The City of Richmond has been a consistent winnerof California Preservation Foundationawards for the past several years.At this year’s event, a gala ceremony on Saturday, October 1 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, The Richmond Municipal Natatorium will...

MARITIME CENTER Grand Re-Opening! Thursday, September 29, 2011 @ 10:00am The Maritime Child Development Center was one of the first child development centers in the United States, built by Henry J Kaiser during World War II to provide child care for women working in...

This was sent out by the North and Easy Neighborhood Council. Help if you can. Neighbors and fellow Richmond residents, No doubt you’ve heard of the horrible home invasion on the morning of August 26th that left a grandmother dead, a father in critical condition and a...

Bill Clinton coming to Richmond By Lisa Vorderbrueggen Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 at 3:21 pm in Bill Clinton, Contra Costa County, Contra Costa politics, Richmond. Bill Clinton Former President Bill Clinton is coming to Richmond on Oct. 21, where he will deliver the...

Following is a travelogue from a New Orleans trip we took in May of this year to attend the AIA Convention. I never finished it, but Hurricane Irene and watching the first season of Treme from Netflicks reminded me, so here it is several months late. From...

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