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...

Richmond-based ship search for ways to clean up offshore garbage patch By Mike Taugher Contra Costa Times Posted: 11/29/2010 02:39:31 PM PST Updated: 11/30/2010 08:46:15 AM PST Juanita Oros, a project manager and medic for the Kaisei expedition, shows plastic trash......

From: Police Chief Chris Magnus: I was pleasantly surprised to hear the report linked below as the "lead" local news story on KCBS radio last night and throughout today (Sunday), given the usually negative media reports regarding crime in Richmond. Here is the link:...

Dear Friends, I am writing to invite neighbors, community groups and civic leaders throughout Assembly District 14 (AD 14) to submit nominations of women who have gone above and beyond the call of duty and by doing so, making a significant difference in our...

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Don’t bet on casino alternatives By: Kerri Connolly | November 22, 2010 – 10:00 am Click to hear the discussion Download MP3 Richmond voters rejected the proposal to build a casino at Point Molate, but residents who showed up at a public meeting Wednesday to discuss...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending November 19th, 2010. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the Richmond City Council will be on Tuesday, December 7th. Greentech Meeting This past Wednesday, there was a meeting, convened by Vice-...

What this headline didn’t say is that Richmond was rated number 6 for 2009. Hopefully, Richmond will drop out of the top 10 when the 2010 ratings are in due to a dramatically reduced homicide rate. For more information, go to...

Richmond’s MBA Polymers wins international accolades for green innovation. Walnut Creek man's desire to be green evolves into international business By Jennifer K. Rumple Contra Costa Times Correspondent Posted: 11/21/2010 06:54:59 PM PST Updated: 11/21/2010 07:14:32...

Make it a Point Richmond Thanksgiving by “Shooting the Wild Turkey” and heading up to the First United Methodist Church for a short service and a community Thanksgiving Dinner. The Turkey Shoot Thu, Nov 25, 10:30 AM: Annual Turkey Shoot! Meet in front of the Plunge -...

A for-profit entity has come out again with their yearly rankings of the “Most Dangerous Cities in the U.S.”, based on 2009 crime data. Richmond is in the top 10 again, this time based on last year’s high number of homicides. The process this entity uses for coming up...

Readers' Forum: Richmond proves this California city has turned a corner By Cindy Beitmen Guest Commentary Posted: 11/20/2010 12:01:00 AM PST I MOVED to Richmond in 2003 during a period of crisis when the city had a multimillion dollar debt and was still suffering...

Election total likely tops $3 million Campaign filings, above, indicate that corporations and political action committees spent at least $2.4 million in the last election. By: David Ferry | November 16, 2010 – 3:03 pm The 2010 election was almost certainly the most...

Watch the new Chevron video by Funny Or Die There’s only one day left to vote on the best spoof ad! The folks at Funny Or Die have outdone themselves with their latest parody of Chevron’s “We Agree” ad campaign. Chevron had it comin' to them...please enjoy "Anatomy of...

Slots Vs. Pot: Richmond Mulls Waterfront Property Fate November 15, 2010 2:16 PM (AP/Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) From carloscbs5 RICHMOND (AP) – It’s slots versus pot as one San Francisco Bay area city considers the fate of a major strip of waterfront property. An...

No Point Molate casino? How about a pot farm? By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 11/15/2010 12:00:00 AM PST Instead of thousands of slot machines, imagine rows upon rows of pot growing in Richmond's historic waterfront buildings. That's the only financially...

In the November 7, 2010, article, “Point Molate casino proposal dead?” By Katherine Tam, Contra Costa Times, Jim Levine is quoted: “…it was the city that asked Upstream to develop a casino project, beginning in late 2003.” It appears that Levine may be correct, but...

The tally below from Contra Costa County is as of November 13 and was provided in full color courtesy of Don Gosney. There are no changes in the rankings, but the percentages have changed slightly.

Ford Point bringing new life to Richmond Carolyn Said, Chronicle Staff Writer Sunday, November 14, 2010 More... The historic Ford Assembly Building in Richmond, designed in 1930 by renowned architect Albert Kahn, is now fully reborn as a mixed-use property called Ford...

Let the people decide future of Point Molate David Helvarg Friday, November 12, 2010 While the 2010 election was seen as a setback by some, for Richmond it marked a tidal shift in a seven-year battle to protect Point Molate, the last large undeveloped headland on the...