The July 27, 2010, City Council meeting has all the signs of another marathon all-nighter. It is the last meeting before the Council takes its August break, not to meet again until September 7. Potentially controversial items include three dealing with marijuana and...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending July 23rd, 2010. Meeting Notes The final City Council meeting prior to the August hiatus will be on Tuesday, July 27th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, the Employee and Manager of the...

Richmond leads the Bay Area in solar power wattage per capita The roof of the Bay Area Beverages Co. displays a 500 kilowatts solar installation. Photo courtesy of Sunlight Electric, LLC. By: Veronica Moscoso | July 23, 2010 – 8:25 am | The huge 500-kilowatt solar...

The Eye on the East Bay BAY AREA NEWS GROUP Posted: 07/23/2010 05:31:20 PM PDT Updated: 07/23/2010 05:51:48 PM PDT Last Tuesday's City Council meeting in Richmond was a marathon that covered some heavy duty topics, including putting a referendum on the Point Molate...

Until the media exposed it, Chevron Energy Solutions had a really good investment strategy going. Put down $10,000 after the election is in the bag and get a $70 million no bid contract. By my math, that’s a 700,000% return on investment. Incidentally, Chevron Energy...

Thursday, July 22, 2010 Will Richmond Close Its Pot Clubs Before Its New Law Goes Into Effect? Regulation & Legislation Alex Weber — Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 4:45 PM A new ordinance passed by the Richmond City Council this week that legalizes the sale of medical...

Richmond residents to vote on Point Molate casino in November By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 07/21/2010 09:52:18 AM PDT Updated: 07/21/2010 05:37:16 PM PDT By Katherine Tam ktam@bayareanewsgroup.com A casino vote is headed for the November ballot. The...

Fron Richmond City Council Chamber, 1:24 AM, July 21, 2010 After rejecting a substitute motion to adopt an ordinance modeled after one recently adopted by Long Beach that would allow three marijuana dispensaries only in C-3 zoned locations, the City Council majority...

Richmond City Council passes 'liberal' pot ordinance Jars of medical marijuana are on display at a Richmond dispensary. File photo by Natalie Jones. By Ian A. Stewart/RichmondConfidential.org By the slimmest of margins, Richmond's City Council voted Tuesday night to...

Voters to get say on casino plan — but it won’t count Duncan Carvey (far left), Luke Pulaski and Rudy Ramirez (far right) man a table outside Tuesday's City Council meeting, campaigning against plans to build a 4,000-slot Indian casino at Point Molate. Photo by Ian A....

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending July 16th, 2010. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the City Council will be a special study session on Tuesday, July 20th at 1:00 PM to initiate discussions regarding long term financial planning....

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)...