Under intense pressure from the existing eight known marijuana dispensaries and an onslaught of emails and phone calls from alleged medical marijuana patients, a majority of the Richmond City Council appears determined to either pass an ordinance next Tuesday allowing...

National Park Service to Screen “The Man from Frisco”: Film Highlights World War II Shipbuilding Achievements in Richmond Join the National Park Service on Friday, July 23, for a special screening of The Man from Frisco (1944), an event sponsored by Rosie the...

Richmond may give voters say on Point Molate casino By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 07/14/2010 02:52:50 PM PDT Updated: 07/14/2010 05:04:39 PM PDT An advisory measure on whether a casino should be part of development plans on Richmond's waterfront could go...

Thursday, July 15, 2010 Richmond Confidential Tax liens coming soon for city’s nuisance properties Many properties like this one, on Fourth Street in Central Richmond, that have been deemed "nuisance properties" by the city, will be receiving tax liens beginning Aug....

By Peter Hecht phecht@sacbee.com Jul. 14, 2010 POINT MOLATE – On an alluring waterfront where golden bluffs and eucalyptus share space with an abandoned winery and the toxic remnants of a World War II naval fueling station, Donald Duncan sees the past and future of...

World War II-era Maritime Center due to reopen next year By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 07/08/2010 02:07:54 PM PDT Updated: 07/08/2010 05:53:06 PM PDT Photos: The Maritime Center Building is lifted ten feet off the ground while new concrete foundations...

The WWII Home Front Essay Contest is a project of Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front NHP and Rosie the Riveter Trust. The WWII Home Front Essay Contest committee made up of Jane Bartke, Michelle Itagaki, Betty Soskin, Rosemary Corbin and Carla Koop have selected the...

It looks like another horserace for mayor of Richmond with at least two current and former councilmembers challenging the incumbent mayor. In 2006, Mayor Gayle McLaughlin squeaked to victory by 242 votes (37.73%) in a three-way contest that included Gary Bell and...

In 2009, Richmond had more watts per capita of new solar energy installed than any other California city. New 2009 Bay Area Solar Installations (BASI) Report Finds Bay Area Leads California in New Solar Growth Key Findings: Over 52 megawatts of solar photovoltaic (PV)...

Several members of the state legislature have initiated a mediation session regarding the Chevron Hydrogen Renewal Project with a meeting today in Sacramento. The meeting is scheduled from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM with Assemblymember Mike Feuer acting as the primary...

I have placed the following resolution on the July 20 City Council meeting agenda to finally give the Perennial Purple Tree Collard the recognition it so richly deserves. I will be serving a pot of homemade and home grown tree collards to City Council members before...

The following resolution, sponsored by Mayor McLaughlin, Councilmember Ritterman and me will be on the July 20 City Council agenda. If it gets four votes, it will go on the November 2010 ballot. I understand a similar item has been placed on the same agenda by...

TRAC has issued its 11th annual Richmond Bay Trail Mid Year Report (click here). Read this upbeat report to learn about major accomplishments during the first half of 2010 including: construction underway to complete three-mile Landfill Loop trail; plans developing to...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending July 9th, 2010. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 20th. Please note that, on that day, there is a scheduled City Council session from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM to...

For details see http://www.pointrichmond.com/prmusic/2010.htm. Hope to see you there.

The Point Molate casino developer, Upstream Point Molate, has cynically dangled the prospect of jobs to solicit support from even the most unlikely places in Richmond, including local church congregations. The fact is that the first jobs would only be construction...

Jun 30, 2010 7:40 pm US/Pacific Richmond Woman Energizes Neighborhood Park Program Jefferson Award Winner: Toody Maher Reporting RICHMOND (CBS 5) ― Toody Maher at the Elm Playlot in Richmond Pogo Parks It's warm summer day in Richmond. School is out, but there aren't...

The following is from Chief Chris Magnus: A recent piece by journalism students from U.C. Berkeley, picked up by KTVU and other local media, highlights some of our efforts here in Richmond to work with State Parole personnel in addressing the challenges of dealing...

Summer Mini-Grants Available!! The California Endowment, Healthy Richmond, and the Richmond Community Foundation are pleased to offer you Summer Mini-Grants! Dear Tom, In partnership with the California Endowment and Healthy Richmond, we are pleased to make a limited...

Restaurant Review: Pt. Richmond's Up & Under: Pub grub with California flair By Jackie Burrell Contra Costa Times Posted: 06/28/2010 05:54:17 PM PDT Updated: 06/28/2010 09:01:39 PM PDT UP AND UNDER — it's a tactical kick in rugby, the rough-and-tumble sport slowly...