Lung association: Contra Costa cities should follow Richmond's anti-tobacco lead By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 01/12/2010 02:13:58 PM PST Updated: 01/12/2010 03:35:53 PM PST While most Contra Costa cities received failing or near-failing marks for...

Council approves extension for Point Molate developer Point Molate could someday be transformed into a large casino By: Josh Wolf | January 12, 2010 – 11:16 am | The City Council voted Monday to extend a deadline to reach an agreement with the developer behind the...

I provide the following from the Bay Area Rescue Mission located in Richmond: January 2010 Now that the busy holiday season is behind us, the new year generally brings a spirit of optimism. But not so for the homeless people who live on our streets. They have only the...

Richmond"s newest political cabal, the "Casino Four" caved in to Upstream Point Molate"s plea to provide more time to patch up and cobble together a rapidly fraying casino deal. From the Contra Costa Times: Richmond extends deadline on Point Molate casino deal By...

In an effort to salvage the Land Development Agreement (LDA) with Upstream Point Molate, the "Casino Four" (Bates, Lopez, Rogers and Viramontes) have called a special City Council meeting for 6:30 PM, tomorrow, January 11, 2010, to pass an extension. Without such an...

From Chief Magnus: Happy New Year to all! 2010 is already off to a busy start with some exceptional police work being done by personnel throughout the Police Department. As always, I can only include a sampling of what's being accomplished, but I think it gives you a...

Disclaimer: I have never understood Richmond politics and have never understood why some people win and others lose. But it"s always fascinating to ponder the subject and discuss it. I welcome feedback on this E-FORUM, and I will try to share all of it I get. With...

"End Chevron"s Perk" campaign to start next week "End Chevron's Perk" campaigners will argue that Chevron should pay a 10 percent utility tax like the rest of Richmond residents and businesses do. By: Alexa Vaughn | January 7, 2010 " 6:00 am | Filed Under: Changing...

Don't gamble with Point Molate David Helvarg Friday, January 8, 2010 As a Richmond resident, it took me some time to discover one of my city's treasures, the headlands north of the Richmond Bridge known as Point Molate, 422 acres of spectacular bay-facing green space...

Click on Dec. 23, 2009: Coaltion to Save Point Molate v. Contra Costa County BOS This is a CEQA challenge on the recently approved MOU between the County and the Guidiville Band for the development of an off reservation casino at Point Molate in the Bay Area. The...

With sale closing date near, Richmond casino financing questions linger By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 01/08/2010 03:19:35 PM PST Updated: 01/08/2010 03:19:35 PM PST Doubts about a developer's financing for a $1.2 billion hotel-casino resort in Richmond...

I have placed on the City Council agenda for a meeting scheduled sometime in February a discussion and direction by the City Council to staff regarding the preparation of a contingency plan should Chevron abandon, sell or downsize operations at its Richmond Refinery....

Richmond architecture-engineering firm Interactive Resources received notice yesterday from the U.S. Green Building Council that the Limoneira Solar Project and Visitor Center designed by Interactive Resources was awarded a LEED Gold certification, making it the first...

Richmond officials divided over whether to extend closing date for casino deal By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 01/06/2010 Richmond city leaders struggled and eventually failed to reach agreement Tuesday night on whether to extend the closing date on a deal...

2009 Year End Review - Predictions and Wishes for 2010 In a tradition that started in 2002, I present my version, augmented by suggestions from E-FORUM readers, of the 2009 Year End Review - Prediction and Wishes for 2010 Click here for the MSWORD version that has...

The California Court of Appeals has denied the challenge of a permit to place cell phone towers atop a residence in Point Richmond. The Plaintiffs in the action, Richmond Residents for Responsible Antenna Placement (RAP4Richmond) may have lost the battle, but they and...

By: Robert Rogers | December 31, 2009 " 6:01 am | Filed Under: Changing City, Company Town, Economy, Front, Uncategorized | Tagged: butt , Company Town , mclaughlin , measure t , oil , richmond , taxes Share this Article! A political showdown between the city and its...

Ever watch the popular History Channel series, "Life After People?" Well, it looks like we are playing "Life After Chevron" again in Richmond. According to a National Public Radio Program by Richard Gonzales: Tensions over this and other tax disputes cause company...

Crime in Richmond remains an issue of major concern, and this year closes with mixed results. The story below, "Statistics show mixed results in ongoing struggle with crime," from Richmond Confidential is a good summary of the seemingly contradictory statistics of...

Editorial: Sit down and talk Contra Costa Times Posted: 12/29/2009 07:40:27 AM PST Updated: 12/29/2009 07:41:16 AM PST IT'S A good thing that Richmond city officials have set aside the $21 million they collected from the Chevron refinery under new voter-approved...