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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...