The squeaky wheel wins the cash By Lisa Vorderbrueggen Contra Costa Times Posted: 11/13/2009 07:54:30 PM PST Updated: 11/13/2009 07:54:31 PM PST The drama surrounding Contra Costa County's about-face on the proposed Point Molate Indian casino illustrates a powerful...

In case you missed it, see: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1931582,00.html See section "The New Gold Rush" for reference to Tom Dinwoodie at Sun Power in Richmond, CA. Time Magazine Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 Despite Its Woes, California's Dream Still Lives...

Solar Richmond (see below) has been nominated to receive $100,000 from Levi Strauss & Co. You can help them win by going to http://goforth.levi.com/fortune/pollpop and voting for Solar Richmond. (You will have to register in order to vote -- quick and painless.)...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending November 13th, 2009. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is a special Closed Session on Monday, November 16th at 5:30 PM. The next regular City Council meeting is on Tuesday, November...

With wall to wall shops running out of space in Oakland, the marijuana vending business is lighting up in Richmond. Two stores are already open, and more are on the way. Currently, "medical" marijuana can be purchased from: Holistic Solutions 2924 Hilltop Mall Rd...

Bay Area TV Station CBS 5 reported yesterday "According to the tribe, the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, the Contra Costa Building Construction and Trades Council and the East Bay Regional Park District have endorsed the project," but ,"A spokesperson for the park...

YOUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR "A ONE BLOCK AT A TIME" Community Abatement Day in Partnership with the Code Enforcement Department and the City of Richmond Saturday November 14, 2009 in the 1st-4th Street Area. WHAT IS ONE BLOCK AT A TIME? Many people don"t know...

Nov 11, 2009 8:48 pm US/Pacific Contra Costa Supes Vote To Support Richmond Casino RICHMOND (BCN) ― Click to enlarge Related Stories Contra Costa Supes Take Up Richmond Casino (11/10/2009) Site Of Proposed Richmond Casino Has Rich History (9/18/2009) Meeting Held For...

Point Molate Update Tom Butt November 11, 2009 Introduction The disposition of Point Molate, which has been a public policy issue in the City of Richmond since 1995 (the year I was first elected), will likely come to a head in the next few months. Despite increasing...

From: Jeff Ritterman [mailto:jeffritterman@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 8:44 AM To: bapacccc@sbcglobal.net Cc: jim112927@aol.com; Joe Fisher; maria_viramontes@ci.richmond.ca.us; Butt, Tom; Ludmyrna Lopez; elirapty@aim.com; Bates, Nat; Gayle...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the report for the week ending November 6th, 2009. 1. Meeting Notes The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 17th. 2. Sales Tax Update Finance Department staff met this past week with MuniServices, the...

We went to Ohio over the weekend, the first time to visit that state for me. The first stop was a small town called Tiffin about 75 miles north of Columbus where my cousin, Rob Huntington, was being inaugurated as the 14th president of Heidelberg University. I"ve...

Danville's hero pilot among Red Cross award recipients By Eric Louie Contra Costa Times Posted: 11/03/2009 05:07:48 PM PST Updated: 11/03/2009 05:07:50 PM PST Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the Danville pilot who famously landed a US Airways jet safely into New...

The Richmond City Council unanimously rejected a staff recommendation to ban live chicken sales in the renewal of a lease with the Richmond Certified Farmers Market Association. With the sky over the Richmond Farmers Market poised to fall, Chicken Little (Ooops, I...

H1Ni vaccine is becoming more available. For FREE vaccinations to high-risk individuals, see locations below. Click here for information on staying well. Contra Costa Health Services Seasonal Flu Vaccine and *H1N1 FREE Flu Clinics (Flu Vaccinations given from 10:00...

PIDOs (Point Isabel Dog Owners) and other user"s of America"s No. 1 dog park, (see Richmond Regional Parks Cited for Two Firsts, October 8, 2009) will be delighted to know that the Coty of Richmond will be removing the red "no parking" indicator from curbs at Ryden...

In what appears to be genuine act of philanthropy, Chevron has agreed to donate 1.5 miles of Bay Trail easements on the western side of the Point San Pablo Peninsula to East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD). This afternoon, the EBRPD Board of Directors voted to...

Richmond and Chevron Choose Fork in the Road Jim Wilson/The New York Times The fortunes of the Chevron oil refinery fortunes and the city of Richmond have diverged in recent years, creating friction. Published: October 31, 2009 Richmond and Chevron Choose Fork in the...

I am sure there is something in here to offend almost everyone, but it needs to be said, and that"s what a public forum is all about: It is not only convenient but also ultra politically correct to blame Richmond"s violence problems, particularly its record setting...

The following was provided to the City Council by Chief Magnus. Statistically, Richmond High School may not be as unique as it is being portrayed. Reported Sexual Assaults on High School Campuses or Within 3 blocks of High School Campuses Richmond, CA School 2008 2009...