The Hilltop Candidates Forum will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott at 3150 Garrity Way on September 29th at 5:30pm. You will have a chance to talk with others in the Hilltop area until 6:00pm when the candidates will have a chance to answer pre-submitted questions...

Chevron to use recycled water By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/15/2010 03:36:47 PM PDT Updated: 09/15/2010 03:36:47 PM PDT The East Bay's latest effort to stretch its water supply lies in $55 million worth of pipes, high-tech filtration equipment, pumps...

Youth show their interest, influence in Richmond politics By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/21/2010 12:50:29 PM PDT Click photo to enlarge RYSE youth center members listen as Richmond mayoral candidates Nat Bates, Gayle McLaughlin and... Richmond's...

Contra Costa Times editorial: We recommend voters to reject Richmond casino NO ON measure u: Richmond voters could gamble away a prosperous future if they approve the gaming facility MediaNews editorial Posted: 09/21/2010 12:01:00 AM PDT FOR MOST communities, their...

Click here to view the TRAC’s autumn calendar featuring diverse fun and rewarding activities for all ages along the Bay Trail on Richmond’s 32-mile shoreline, e.g.: - California Coastal Cleanup Day at Point Isabel, Marina Bay, Breuner Marsh and Point Pinole - Home...

Your Opportunity to Learn What Local Companies Are Doing to Prevent Accidents The California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) Program requires companies with regulated chemicals to submit a Risk Management Plan (RMP). Contra Costa County’s Industrial Safety...

Richmond, school district to break ground on Nystrom multipurpose room By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/17/2010 01:49:44 PM PDT Updated: 09/17/2010 01:49:45 PM PDT RICHMOND -- Construction on the new multipurpose building at Nystrom Elementary School...

On the national and state level, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the California Chamber of Commerce are nothing but paid shills for Wall Street and the petroleum industry. The New York Times notes that the Chamber has “a war chest rivaling that of the Republican...

I had an interesting exchange with an E-FORUM subscriber about journalistic ethics that resulted from a comment I published without attribution from an attendee of the September 17 Candidates Forum. I also included an article from Richmond Confidential. The subscriber...

Two stories and an editorial below describe the official opening of the Honda Port of Entry at the Port of Richmond. This is a textbook example of a win-win project that had something for everyone. To those who are obsessed with jobs above all else, the facility has...

Report from Richmond Confidential: By: Julia Chan | September 17, 2010 A moderator signals to city council incumbent Maria Viramontes that her time is up on this particular question. (Photos by Bo Kim) Curious voters and campaign volunteers pay close attention while...

Richmond is a player in a potential second campus for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. A couple of forces are at work. The existing LBNL is running out of space in its present home adjacent to U.C. Berkeley. There is considerable opposition to continues...

Richmond playground makes finals in national contest By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/17/2010 05:32:09 PM PDT Updated: 09/17/2010 05:32:10 PM PDT The play structure in the Solano Playlot park shows its age in Richmond, Calif., on Monday, July......

Rosie the Riveter Museum and Visitor Center to Open Next to Craneway Pavilion in Historic Ford Assembly Building on the Richmond Waterfront FUTURE INTERACTIVE FACILITY WILL BE FOCAL POINT OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICES' ROSIE THE RIVETER/WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT NATIONAL...

This 2010 Candidates Forum is being held Thursday evening at the Senior’s Center, 2525 Macdonald Ave., 6:30PM – 9:30PM.

'The Apprentice': Richmond resident looks to impress Donald Trump on reality series By Chuck Barney Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/15/2010 01:00:00 AM PDT Updated: 09/15/2010 03:08:51 PM PDT Click here for video. Pictured: Poppy Carlig -- Photo by: Virginia...

What's Happening in Richmond September 14th, 2010 The fun never ends in Richmond! Like music? Check out the Heavy Metal concert on Friday or the Spirit & Soul Festival on Sunday. Like plays? Go see "Other People's Money" at the Masquers. Like art? Check out Roses...

Richmond’s annual Home Front Festival that celebrates Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park begins this year with the traditional USO Dance on Friday night, October 1 at the Craneway Pavilion. Festivities continue on Saturday, October 2 at the...

After my September 9, 2010, E-FORUM “Richmond closer to agreements on underground pipelines,” several readers informed me that they could not access the National Pipeline Mapping System to see what pipelines are in Richmond. The reason is that the San Bruno explosion...

Click here to view a larger Richmond Homicide Map By: Mark Oltmanns, Christopher Connelly | September 13, 2010 – 11:32 am | Filed Under: Crime, Featured, Front This year, Richmond is on track to have one of the lowest homicide rates in recent history. Fifteen people...