Richmond one step closer to banning bags City Councilman Tom Butt, pictured at an urban agriculture last week. By: Robert Rogers | June 9, 2011 – 4:06 pm | Filed Under: Economy, Environment, Featured, Front, Government Richmond is ready to ban the bags, and it’s put a...

Rosie the Riveter Trust gets first executive director By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 06/10/2011 03:26:51 PM PDT Updated: 06/10/2011 03:26:54 PM PDT A little more than a decade after its creation, the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National...

See http://pointrichmondmusic.com/ for full details. Chris Treadway: Summertime means Point Richmond concert series Contra Costa Times Posted: 06/06/2011 05:53:28 PM PDT Updated: 06/06/2011 05:53:29 PM PDT This week will mark a decade since a group of volunteers...

North Richmond agriculture summit draws big crowd Ladonna Redmond urged urban farmers to be politically active. "You can't just sit on your duff in your garden," she said. By: Robert Rogers | June 6, 2011 – 8:00 am Addressing a crowd of government and business...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending May 27th, 2011. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the Richmond City Council is Tuesday, June 7th. Enjoy the fifth Tuesday off night! Chevron Submits Revised Renewal Project CUP Application This...

The June 7 City Council meeting appears to be the time and place that a 10-year battle over the future of Richmond’s North Shoreline will play out. On one side are the owners of three properties who want to protect or enhance their current development rights, and on...

Richmond residents more satisfied with city, still concerned about crime By Hannah Dreier Contra Costa Times Posted: 05/25/2011 05:59:26 PM PDT Updated: 05/26/2011 05:34:50 PM PDT Read the survey Richmond Community Survey 2011 RICHMOND -- The city is still failing to...

For the first time in recent memory, Richmond dropped out of the “top 10 most dangerous cities in America” based on 2010 crime records. Oakland and Stockton made the top 10. The Most Dangerous Cities In America Posted: May 24, 2011 at 4:50 am Print Email inShare...

CHEVRON RICHMOND Dear Community Member, Today, at Chevron’s annual shareholders meeting, a video was shown that featured Chevron’s community engagement activities in Richmond. The video underscores Chevron’s role as a community member and highlights some of the great...

I urge you to vote YES on Richmond Measures C & D on the June 7 ballot. Measure D will increase the City's sales tax rate by ½% resulting in an estimated $5.9 mm in additional revenue necessary to maintain the City's existing service levels. Because the State of...

Make sure you register for the first ever Urban Agriculture Summit in Richmond on June 4th: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/forms.aspx?FID=189. The event is free, but registration is limited!

After a CEQA lawsuit stopped the Chevron refinery modernization project and settlement negotiations failed at the end of 2010, the Richmond City Council encouraged Chevron to re-start the process to obtain a conditional use permit to complete it. The flaws the Court...

See RECEIVE a presentation and report from the National Research Center on the City's 2011 Community Survey results - City Manager's Office (Bill Lindsay 620-6512). The City of Richmond recently distributed its third community survey through the National Research...

The East Bay Chapter of the American Institute of Architects will be recognizing Endangered Historic Places in the East Bay with a program and reception on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 5:30 PM, 1405 Clay Street in Oakland. A number of buildings/locations in and around...

If you haven’t received the E-FORUM for a while, it’s because I have been out of town for the last ten days. First was a trip to the Arkansas Ozarks to visit family and friends and tend to damage at Deepwood by a storm that brought 12 inches of rain in 24 hours on...

The Man Behind Richmond's Renaissance Crime is down, business is up, and the city is avoiding major budget cuts thanks to Bill Lindsay, perhaps the Bay Area's best city manager. By John Geluardi East Bay Express Joseph Schell Richmond's Galaxy Desserts is one of the...

From the former Ford Assembly Plant and Craneway Pavilion to the Rehabilitated Civic Center and the Richmond Plunge, preservation of Richmond’s historic resources has brought money by the tens of millions and fame beyond price to the City of Richmond. On Monday, May...

The 2011 Richmond Community Survey can now be completed by ALL Richmond residents! You can access the survey here: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=2427. Click here for previous Community Survey results. For discussion, see Sneak Preview of 2009 Community...