Measure T Hearing in Martinez Tomorrow
Measure T court hearing, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, 9:00 am, 725 Court St., Martinez. See Judge Pessimistic About Measure T in First Court Test, September 2, 2009. At 10:00 am the court hearing in the lawsuit of Chevron against the City of Richmond will begin in Department...
It’s Coming!! The Historic Point Richmond Fall Fest 2009 October 10th
Yep, another great party in Richmond! Click here for the full poster and Click Here for more information. NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andrew Butt Email: PtRichmondFallFest@gmail.com Phone: (510) 236-1404 COMMUNITY OF POINT RICHMOND TO HOLD FIRST EVER...
Point Richmond Art Collective Gallery Grand Opening October 24
Point Richmond Art Collective at deWitt Gallery 121 Park Place Point Richmond, CA 94801 510 778-1480 Click here for posters and such. At Opening day on October 1, Joe Brook's fanciful engaging recycled metal sculptures were the hit of the party. They stood, happily...
Remind Me Why I Moved to the San Francisco Bay Area
Rome had its bread and circuses, but Bay Area residents may have it even better. Saturday morning I showed up at the Ford Plant for the Home Front Fun Run, benefitting the YMCA. At $20, it was the only thing I paid for all weekend. The night before, we attended the...
City of Richmond Healthy Neighborhoods! Community Audit
For Immediate Release September 29, 2009 Contact: Rochelle Monk (510) 620-6511 rochelle_monk@ci.richmond.ca.us City of Richmond to Host Community Workshops in Iron Triangle and Belding Woods Neighborhoods to Solicit Input for Healthy Neighborhood Improvements...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending October 2nd, 2009
Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending October 2nd, 2009. 1. Meeting Notes The next Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. We will have a special Council meeting on October 13th to discuss the budget....
Code Enforcement at Work in Richmond
I just found out today that Code Enforcement posts monthly activity reports, including before and after photos of typical success stories. I hope you don"t see a photo of your property. Access to the reports is obscure and not all are listed but can be found at...
West County Japanese Flower-Industry Gets its Due
The Exhibit and reception described below opens tomorrow at 5:00 PM at the Open House Senior Center, 6500 Stockton Ave., behind the El Cerrito Library. The remnant of the Japanese Flower Growing Industry in Richmond is in the project t called Miraflores. For more...
****CORRECTION***** West County Japanese Flower-Industry Gets its Due TODAY 5:00 PM
From: Treadway, Chris [mailto:ctreadway@bayareanewsgroup.com] Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 3:22 PM To: Butt, Tom Subject: RE: West County Japanese flower-industry gets its due Tom, The event is today, not Saturday. This should have been corrected online. From: Butt,...
Richmond Civic Center Rehabilitation Named Overall Top Project in California
On September 28, 2009, Richmond Civic Center Rehabilitation was named Overall Top Project and winner of the Government/Public category by McGraw-Hill California Construction magazine. The statewide competition annually recognizes construction and design excellence in...
Redesigning Baxter Creek in Booker T. Anderson Park in Richmond
Some eight month after a previously restored Baxter Creek riparian landscape was clear cut by confused City employees, design is underway for a follow-up restoration project, and public input is being solicited. For the history, see: " Green Neighbors: The Richmond...
State Water Board Remands Point Molate Cleanup Order Back to Local Board
In a confusing action taken in mid-September, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) remanded back to the Regional Board the cleanup order for Point Molate on which the Finding of Suitability for Early Transfer (FOSET) is based. On September 15, 2009, the...
Chevron’s Dave O’Reilly to Retire
The following may be of interest to Richmonders. It was widely believed that David O"Reilly had great disdain for Richmond. Maybe Watson will be an improvement. Chevron names Watson chairman, CEO; O'Reilly retires Associated Press Posted: 09/30/2009 08:03:41 AM PDT...
Comment Period for Point Molate EIS/EIR Extended to October 23
The comment period for the Point Molate Resort and Casino has been extended to October 23. To access documents, click on http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=1863. For comments, be sure to read A Primer on How to Make Effective Comments on an EIR, September 22,...
Chevron Economic Self-Sufficiency RFP for Richmond
Chevron is soliciting proposals from local non profits for grants, as described below. For a copy of the RFP, click here.Dear Community Non-Profits, I am excited to let you know about a new investment that Chevron is making in the Richmond community. Attached is an...
Garden of Delights Coming to Richmond Waterfront
Garden of delights coming to Richmond waterfront By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/25/2009 03:23:20 PM PDT Updated: 09/25/2009 05:49:26 PM PDT The Victory Garden, that staple of World War II that provided fruits and vegetables for the dining tables of...
Virtual Permit Search Available on City Website
Want to rat out your neighbor for building an addition without a permit? Want to see if that trucking company operating next door has a business license. Now you can do it all from your computer keyboard. Just go to http://etrakit.ci.richmond.ca.us/ and enter a key...
Don’t Miss Ken Burns’ The National Parks Documentary
If you missed the premiere last night on KQED of Ken Burns documentary series The National Parks: America's Best Idea, you still have time to catch up. There was also a companion program on KTEH that included an interview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60wQUj5ZEL4)...
3rd Annual Home Front USO Dance Kicks off Home Front Festival
I hope to see all of you at the Home Front Festival next weekend and at the first event on Friday night, October 2, the USO Dance. The first year I went as Patton and the second as Henry Kaiser. This year, I am humbling myself a bit as an ordinary shipyard worker. I...
Follow Up on Plastic Shotgun Shell Wads
My E-FORUM, Shoreline Cleanup and Skeets, September 19, 2009, got a lot of attention. Because of the proximity of the Richmond Rod and Gun, several of us jumped to the conclusion that their trap and skeet range was the source of millions of plastic shotgun shell wads...