WCCUSD Community Resource Guide now available! Take a look at the new WCCUSD Community Resource Guide 2010-2011. Hard copies of this guide will be distributed to all teachers, counselors and other support staff who work in WCCUSD. This guide was developed to help...

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 doesn’t, who works and who...

Richmond offers itself as pre-San Francisco interim site for America's Cup sailing event By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 12/11/2010 02:36:45 PM PST Updated: 12/11/2010 02:36:45 PM PST Could Richmond become the interim venue for the next America's Cup while...

Greening the Triangle By: Emily Bender | December 11, 2010 – 10:19 am Click Here for interactive graphics. The City of Richmond has completed two new draft plans aimed at making bicycling and walking in the city easier—and safer. Between 2004 and 2008, six cyclists...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending December 10th, 2010. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 4th. (There is no meeting on the third Tuesday of December [the 21st] because of its proximity to...

Richmond city manager to stay for five more years By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 12/08/2010 03:45:02 PM PST Updated: 12/09/2010 10:15:19 AM PST Richmond's city manager, who is credited with helping to get the city's finances back into shape, is here to...

Feinstein casino plan draws anger from tribes By John Simerman Contra Costa Times Posted: 12/09/2010 03:37:12 PM PST Updated: 12/09/2010 08:14:32 PM PST FILE -- U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein is stirring an uproar among Native American tribes across the... With just days...

PACIFIC WEST REGION Tom Leatherman Named Superintendent Of Four Bay Area Parks Thomas “Tom” Leatherman has been appointed superintendent for Port Chicago Naval Magazine NM, Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front NHP, John Muir NHS, and Eugene O’Neill NHS. He has...

I want to put a little different twist than that of a CC Times article on the action taken by the City Council last night. I can’t speak for the rest of the Council, but the reason I voted to proceed to considering the Final EIR without additional alternatives is...

Editorial: Put a stop to reservation shopping for casinos MediaNews editorial Posted: 12/06/2010 12:01:00 AM PST THANKFULLY, PLANS for a massive Indian-run casino on the beautiful Point Molate shoreline of Richmond appear destined for a long-overdue burial. Now, it's...

Obama administration warns Oakland on pot farms December 6, 2010 | Michael Montgomery Ryan J. Reilly/FlickrAttorney General Eric Holder The Obama administration has warned Oakland over the licensing of four giant pot farms, saying the plan is in violation of state and...

Iron Triangle dance center renovation continues By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 12/06/2010 11:52:00 AM PST Updated: 12/06/2010 11:52:20 AM PST Large arch-topped windows illuminate a theater space as Ellen Lichtig, the Communications... Renovation of the...

Your Turn: Revolution in Richmond By Andres Soto Contra Costa Times Guest Commentary Posted: 12/04/2010 12:01:00 AM PST On Election Day the people of Richmond re-elected Progressive Gayle McLaughlin for our mayor and elected progressive Jovanka Beckles to the Richmond...

Feinstein wades into urban gaming fight By Malcolm Maclachlan | 12/02/10 12:00 AM PST Opponents of urban casinos in the Bay Area have a powerful ally in Washington: U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Feinstein, a Democrat and California’s senior senator, has proposed changes...

Corky Boozé man to watch on Richmond City Council Chip Johnson Friday, December 3, 2010 As a school teacher in Oakland in the early 1980s, the most important message Courtland "Corky" Boozé imparted to his students was the importance of perseverance. And if history...

I want to invite you to consider serving as a volunteer in 2011 to help preserve and maintain Richmond’s oldest structure, East Brother Lighthouse. At a minimum, we have one volunteer service day each month, usually the second Saturday. In addition there are ongoing...

As the holiday season approaches, Richmond is in the spirit of the season, ripping the wrappings off nearly $5 million of dollars in grants under its 2010 Christmas tree to improve the quality of life with new parks, cutting edge zoning codes and environmental justice...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending December 3rd, 2010. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 7th, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, and the regular agenda beginning at 6:30 PM. At...

There has been a flurry of news lately about a proposed “Carcieri Fix” that would make it easier for Indian tribes to establish urban casinos. The case Carcieri v. Salazar was adjudicated by the Supreme Court in 2009 and involved the purchase of 31 acres by the...

From Bruce Kaplan: Since June, Point Richmond Music, Bruce Kaplan and his wife Claudia Russell, and the good people at the First Methodist Church (201 Martina at West Richmond Avenue, Point Richmond, CA 94801) have teamed up to present “Point Richmond Acoustic,” a...