Residential Food Scrap Collection & Composting Program – Begins July 1st! Starting July 1st, Richmond residents can put food and food-soiled paper in the green cart along with yard trimmings. These items will be taken to a compost facility instead of to a...

Sewer grants available in Richmond starting July 1 By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 06/29/2010 11:33:09 AM PDT Updated: 06/29/2010 01:21:19 PM PDT Richmond Sewer grants available: Residents who need financial aid paying for sewer lateral repairs can apply...

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...

The filing period for the November 2, 2010, Election will open at 8:30 a.m. Monday, July 12, 2010, and will close at 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 6, 2010. Nomination Petitions and documents will be issued and received for filing from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during the...

No layoffs in Richmond's approved budget By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 06/23/2010 10:50:13 AM PDT Updated: 06/23/2010 01:21:10 PM PDT More than a dozen layoff notices have been rescinded and some proposed cuts restored in the balanced budget Richmond...

Even though it’s summer, Richmond Confidential has been prolific about covering events in Richmond lately. Richmond Confidential is a project of the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley that with a grant of $500,000 from the Ford Foundation is covering...

Click here June 17, 2010: Citizens for a Sustainable Pt. Molate for a copy of a letter sent to the Letter to Richmond City Council alleging a “substantial violation of a central provision of the Ralph M. Brown Act.” For action taken by the Richmond City Council on May...

Developers, parks service close to deal at Ford Point The Oil House at Ford Point could soon be the home for a Rosie the Riveter Visitor's Center, if the National Parks Service and the property developers can reach an agreement on the terms of a lease. Photo by Ian A....

Jet Blue recently carried the following story in their flight magazine: Castaway for a Day at East Brother Light Station By Jeanne Storck June 03, 2010 at 8:00 AM Photo courtesy of East Brother Light Station If you've ever dreamed of being a castaway on a remote...

City of Richmond Begins Suing Its Dispensaries Out of Existence Law Enforcement & Crime David Downs — Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 5:44 PM The wheels of justice have begun grinding up the City of Richmond's budding medical cannabis dispensaries this week in what's become...

9th Annual Music on the Main Concert Series Wednesday, June 23, 5-7:30 pm Location: FoodsCo lot on 12th and Macdonald Ave. Special Guest: LAVA & East Bay Center Jazz Collective. Richmond Police Activities League youth ensemble will open each concert and showcase...

. Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending June 18th, 2010. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the City Council will be on Tuesday, June 22nd, beginning with a Closed Session at 6:00 PM, followed by the regular agenda at 6:30 PM. (Please...

After the Juneteenth Parade, I stopped by the Solano Playlot to check out the great things I have been hearing about the neighborhood adopting and improving the park. It’s really an inspiration. See the website at http://www.solanoplay.org/. The community is totally...

Pursuant to the vote on May 18 by the Casino Four to extend the Point Molate LDA with Upstream until April of 2011 (See Casino Four Hands Out 11-Month Extension of Point Molate Casino LDA May 19, 2010), the City is soliciting a consultant to facilitate and evaluate...

Catahoula Coffee Company, Richmond, CA Richmond’s Catahoula Coffee Company (12472 San Pablo Ave, Richmond, CA, 510/235-0525) won the 2010 “#1 Best Coffee Shop in the Bay Area” designation from the San Francisco Chronicle, beating out 76 other contenders. See...

Richmond council postpones vote condemning flotilla raid By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 06/15/2010 09:55:50 PM PDT Updated: 06/15/2010 10:23:38 PM PDT Jack Kessler, right, a pro-Israel supporter from El Cerrito, talks with a pro-Palistine... RICHMOND —...

Save the Date for the Grand Reopening of the Plunge The grand reopening of the Plunge is scheduled for Saturday, August 14th, with the ribbon cutting ceremonies scheduled to begin at 11:00 AM and the pool open for public swimming at 1:00 PM. Edric Kwan, P.E. | Interim...

In an email last night, Councilmember Jeff Ritterman expressed his intent to avoid a vote on the Gaza Flotilla Resolution but to still allow a debate. Dear concerned, Thank you for writing me about the proposed resolution on the Gaza flotilla attack. The resolution...

Another controversial item on the June 15 City Council Agenda is J-1, ADOPT a resolution to urge Contra Costa County to opt out of the Secure Communities Agreement to protect the human rights of immigrant families - Mayor's Office (Mayor McLaughlin 620-6503/Vice Mayor...

Item J-2 on the June 15 City Council Agenda is ADOPT a resolution supporting the United Nations Security Council condemnation of the recent Israeli attack on the Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla, including two Richmond residents, and calling for the safe and...