Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending January 7th, 2011. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is the swearing-in ceremony scheduled to begin at 6:30 PM in the Richmond Auditorium. The next regular City Council meeting is on...

There will be a Community Workshop January 25, 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Point Richmond Community Center, 139 Washington Street. Point Richmond, CA 94801, to review options for the Bay Trail connection to Point Molate. See Details - Community Workshop......

Tom Butt Richmond City Councilman 117 Park Place Point Richmond, CA 94801 Phone: 510.236.7435 Fax: 510.232.5325 E-mail: tom.butt@intres.com Tom Butt Political Website: http://www.tombutt.com/ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message is intended only for the individual or...

| Blossoms and thorns through a writer’s lens. Blossoming writers from Richmond’s public schools and adult literacy project—190 wordsmiths in all—recently turned their pens to topics such as leaving a beloved home, starting a new life, and keeping a culture alive....

From: Nancy Baer, MSW, Manager Injury Prevention & Physical Activity Promotion Projects Contra Costa Health Services 597 Center Ave. Suite 115 Martinez, CA 94553 925-313-6837 phone 925-313-6334 fax www.cchealth.org Dear Friends and Colleagues, Best wishes to all...

Lawrence Berkeley Lab's RFQ Points toward Richmond Site Choice By Richard Brenneman Tuesday January 04, 2011 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [LBNL] plans a massive new second campus — including 2 million square feet of buildings up to 3,000 feet long —and...

I was visiting Sunnyside Organic Seedlings last week in North Richmond, and it all of a sudden came to me what a thriving and potentially expandable urban agricultural opportunity we have in West Contra Costa County. Sunnyside is located in and around a 7-acre cluster...

City of Richmond 2010 Year End Review - Predictions and Wishes for 2011 In a tradition that started in 2002, I present my version, augmented by suggestions from E-FORUM readers, of the 2010 Year End Review - Prediction and Wishes for 2011 Click Here for the MSWORD...

Editorial: Must build on encouraging homicide statistics MediaNews editorial Posted: 12/30/2010 12:01:00 AM PST NEWSPAPERS, ESPECIALLY editorial pages, are often criticized for unfairly highlighting bad news in a particular community at the expense of the good news....

Major Violence Reduction Grant Awarded To Richmond On Friday, Dec. 17th, the City of Richmond was awarded a grant in the amount of $369,309 as part of the fourth round of grants under CalGRIP--the Governor’s initiative to address gang violence in a smart way at the...

Rosie the Riveter visitor center could open next fall By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 12/24/2010 01:01:50 PM PST Updated: 12/24/2010 01:01:50 PM PST The brick oil house next to the historic Ford Craneway, where jeeps and tanks were assembled during World...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending December 24th, 2010. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for next year, Tuesday, January 4th. City Hall Schedule As another reminder, as a cost savings measure, City Hall will...

Richmond Ordinance 23-09 (Chapter 9.57), which prohibits smoking in and around multi-family residences (premises that contain two or more units) goes into effect on January 1, 2011. The American Lung Association asks, “If banning smoking in workplaces and public...

$1 million grant will help to restore Breuner Marsh in Point Pinole Regional Shoreline By Denis Cuff Contra Costa Times Posted: 12/22/2010 03:31:39 PM PST Updated: 12/22/2010 03:35:08 PM PST The East Bay Regional Park District has landed a $1 million federal grant for...

Violent crime drops in Richmond By Karl Fischer Contra Costa Times Posted: 12/24/2010 02:13:59 PM PST Art Alvarez saw his neighbor's pickup pull up to the curb one May evening in 2006. He watched Oscar Navarro step out of the cab and bend to wipe his boots. Then he...

One of the themes of the recent election was jobs and which candidate was best positioned to create jobs in Richmond or attract employers to Richmond. One faction touted the job creating potential of the Point Molate casino and Chevron’s Hydrogen and Energy Renewal...

Only 12 days left in 2010 - Now is time for E-FORUM Readers to weigh in on the best and worst of 2010 and predictions for 2011. I am again inviting E-FORUM readers to weigh in with what you consumers of City of Richmond services want to say about what works and what...

Subject: Weekly Report for the Week Ending December 17th Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending December 17th, 2010. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 4th. (There is no meeting on the third...

On December 15, Ford Point LLC, The City of Richmond and the National Park Service consummated a deal that will create a National Park Visitor Center in the Ford Assembly Plant Oil House with a goal of completion in time for the 2011 Home Front Festival in October....