Back in the day, the Richmond Memorial Auditorium was the venue of choice for professional boxing and wrestling in the Bay Area. While hopefully not as physical, tonight’s hearing on the future of Point Molate promises to provide at least as much drama The sides have...

So many people were credulous about my April Fool’s day posting Breaking News - Feds Kabosh Point Molate Casino! March 31, 2011, that I wanted to set the record straight. There is no land swap and no fairy tale end to the proposed casino. The future of Point Molate...

A memorial service for former Richmond city Councilman and Contra Costa College Trustee David MacDiarmid will be held Wednesday April 20, 2011 @ 2:00 PM at the Contra Costa College Knox Theater. David dedicated twenty years of his adult life to public service...

Yesterday’s “Garden Party “ at East Brother Lighthouse was a phenomenal success with about 15 volunteers weeding, nurturing native plants and planting a vegetable garden with organic seedlings donated by Pilar Reber of Sunnyside Organic Seedlings. For a graphic...

The Richmond Main Street is planning an exciting summer of activities and events downtown. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us as we continue to celebrate the downtown Richmond. Janet L. Johnson City of Richmond Office of Economic Development 440 Civic...

The Recreation Department will have a Spring Egg Hunt and Breakfast on April 16th at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium. Breakfast will be from 8:30am – 10:00am, egg hunt from 10:00am -12:00pm. We will also be having Recreation Information Day from 10:00am- 12:00pm...

Richmond nurseries make way for housing Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff Writer 03/31/11 Richmond's nurseries once filled the Bay Area with roses and carnations. Now they're sprouting something a little less romantic, but maybe more practical: houses. The city broke...

Don’t miss tonight’s Point Richmond Acoustic Concert Series http://www.folkunlimited.com/Point_Richmond_Acoustic.html Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum "The Oak and the Laurel" Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum perform "The Oak and the Laurel" at the A.F.B.A. Bluegrass...

Would You Pay $22M for This Rock? Red Rock Island, off Richmond shoreline, has great views and mineral rights By Julia Chan, Richmond Confidential on March 30, 2011 - 3:36 p.m. PDT In a challenging real estate market, Steven Higbee has a unique property he’d like to...

Could Richmond have a pipeline explosion such as the one in San Bruno? How many pipelines are here anyway? Do the companies who own the pipelines have safety plans? Find out at a meeting on Thursday, April 14 at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers and live on KCRT,...

With a critical April 5 vote less than a week away, a convoluted and fast moving chain of events involving a trio of federal agencies has apparently terminated the more than six year odyssey intended to turn Point Molate into an Indian casino anchoring a destination...

The Richmond Historic Preservation Commission invites nominations for the 2011 Richmond Historic Preservation Awards. The nomination form, which includes eligibility requirements, evaluation criteria, nomination requirements, and submittal instructions, is available...

The following is from WCCUSD Board President Charles Ramsey last Wednesday: I was driving back from Sacramento and all I could think was priceless. Yes, priceless. Last year, everyone was ready to throw in the towel and put a stop to our building program. All of the...

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An article in the Contra Costa Times, (“Urban Goats” March 23, 2011) remind me that I am often asked about Richmond’s ordinances related to urban farming. According to Richmond Municipal Code (RMC) Chapter 9.24, there is no prohibition for keeping any animals as long...

In response to “ Urban Goats - and More, I was asked, “Do you happen to know if there any ordinances that cover backyard beekeeping?’ There is in the Richmond Municipal Code the Section 9.24.090 – Permit required for keeping of bees, which states ” It is unlawful for...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending March 25th, 2011. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5th, with the sole agenda item being whether or not a casino use will continue to be considered at Pt....

Invitation: 2009 Economic Development Grantee Results As part of Chevron's California Partnership, Chevron Richmond awarded $1 million in December 2009 to five organizations under our first-ever Economic Development grant program. Grants were given to support...

Upon closer inspection, it was confirmed that the lamb of proud parents Peter Pan and Tinker Belle is, in fact, a boy . Granddaughter Cecilia christened him “ Pixie Dust,” to be called “Dusty” for short. Dusty has shown that he is truly a “Ram Tough” 2-day old by...

Tinker Belle, the sheep, mate of Peter Pan of cliff rescue fame, gave birth today to a lamb, gender not yet determined. Mother and lamb are doing fine. Proud Papa Peter Pan was thought to be seen giving out cigars to the goats. Wool the lamb be a boy or a girl? We’ll...