Mayor Gayle McLaughlin is the first of the incumbents to announce for reelection. She invites all to the formal campaign kickoff: “It continues to be my greatest honor and privilege to serve as mayor to the wonderful people of Richmond. Please join me and my 2010...

Yesterday, Richmond had two more homicides. But, today, I visited two big community events in the Iron Triangle that gave me hope. The first was at the New Greater Faith Ministries, 29 - 8th Street, Richmond CA 948045, 510/323-6931. This was an outdoor community...

We are not alone. You wouldn’t know it from the constant attack from the Chamber of Commerce and Chevron on Richmond’s green initiatives, but green is where the future is. That is where the jobs are, and that is where help and money from the state and federal...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending March 26th, 2010. Meeting Notes There is no City Council meeting next week, as March 30th is the fifth Tuesday of the month. Enjoy the night off. Community Meetings on Proposed Wastewater Rate...

Time to get ready for the 4th Annual Richmond Silly Parade on Saturday, April 10th from 10:30 – 11:23 a.m. at the corner of 23rd and Macdonald. Come march with us, or bring the kids and chuckle. Building on the success of the city’s great Cinco de Mayo and Juneteenth...

Our Neighbors: Climb aboard Richmond's Red Oak Victory for Broadway drama By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 03/24/2010 06:47:53 PM PDT Updated: 03/25/2010 12:28:23 PM PDT For the past two years, the Galatean Players Ensemble Theatre has come to the SS Red...

As the year 2009 came to a close, it became apparent that with 47 homicides for the year, Richmond’s violence problem was getting worse. I asked that a “homicide summit” be placed on a City Council agenda in early 2010 to review in detail how the City of Richmond is...

Job-training partnership for solar installers Tom Abate, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, March 24, 2010 More... Clifton Broussard climbed onto a rooftop in Richmond and clipped his retractable harness to a catch bolt as he prepared to help install a solar energy...

The Maritime Center groundbreaking attracted a large crowd on a beautiful sunny day yesterday. Mayor McLaughlin recognized the importance of the building to the community, its new “green” design, and the jobs it brings to Richmond through local contractor Alten...

I got a call from Chevron Refinery Manager Mike Coyle today alerting me that Chevron is mounting an effort to place its own ballot measure on the November 2010 ballot to neutralize the measure placed by the Richmond City Council to end Chevron’s unique option to pay...

You wouldn’t know it from looking at it, but the first mayor/city council campaign mailer landed in your mailbox today from the “Richmond Jobs Coalition,” a typically innocuous sounding organization that must have our best interests at heart. You don’t have to look...

Despite the fact that the Urban Forest Advisory Committee is defunct and unable to attract members, Parks Superintendent Tony Norris has persevered and succeeded in having the City of Richmond selected to be a “Tree City USA” For the first time, the City of Richmond...

In part 1, Get to Know Your Local Northshore Land Speculators, March 13, 2010, we detailed how a prominent Marin family is holding undeveloped Northshore property for speculation under the name JHS properties and has contributed nearly $10,000 to four City Council...

Groundbreaking for the Maritime Child Development Center Wednesday, March 24, 2010 11:00am - 12:00pm 1014 Florida Avenue, Corner of Harbour Way and Florida Street, Richmond, CA You are invited to attend the groundbreaking for the Maritime Center Rehabilitation at...

In Richmond, it’s hard to separate issues from individuals. Maybe it’s hard anywhere. My Northshore discussions have drawn responses questioning my descriptions or lack thereof of the character of some of the property owners. It’s really hard to get people to...

From: Tom Butt [mailto:Tom_Butt@ci.richmond.ca.us] Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 4:39 PM To: Butt, Tom Subject: FW: Truancy Abatement Efforts The following is from Chief Chris Magnus: I wanted to provide you with an update of last week’s Truancy enforcement efforts...

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Park service to host open house in downtown Richmond By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 03/14/2010 05:48:40 PM PDT Updated: 03/14/2010 05:48:40 PM PDT When Richmond moved its city offices to the refurbished Civic Center on Macdonald Avenue last summer, a...

The Richmond Chamber of Commerce, erstwhile defenders of land speculators and global oil corporations, just can’t let go of politics. They should rename themselves “Richmond Chamber of Horrors.” There was a time when local chambers of commerce were interested in the...

This E-FORUM continues to share disparate visions of Richmond’s controversial Northshore. First, from a popular member of the North and East Yahoo Group, Felix Hunziker, who sees Richmond Rod and Gun Club not as an impediment to shoreline use but as an amenity: Dear...