We flew down to the Arkansas Ozarks last weekend for the Second Annual Finger Mountain Breakdown. This is in Fayetteville where I grew up, and we have a special place called Deepwood that is rented out short term such as football weekends. It"s on a mountain out in...

Know the Difference between a Cold and H1N1 Flu Symptoms Symptom Cold H1N1 Flu Fever Fever is rare with a cold. Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80% of all flu cases. A temperature of 100"F or higher for 3 to 4 days is associated with the H1N1 flu....

This is your last call for Ghosts of Shipyard 3 tomorrow at noon at the historic Kaiser Richmond Shipyard 3, a Richmond Rotary fundraiser designed to fight violence like the recent Kennedy high School rape. You can do your part and have a great time at an unusual...

Please help Richmond Rotary, and our sponsors, Chevron, Mechanics Bank, Richmond Sanitary, Richmond Chamber, Wells Fargo Bank, and MSH Group, fight violence in Richmond for the second year and attend our annual Ghosts of Shipyard III lunch event this coming Friday,...

New Chevron refinery appeal has county seeing ocean of red ink By Rick Radin The Contra Costa Times Posted: 10/23/2009 04:49:31 PM PDT Updated: 10/24/2009 04:49:47 AM PDT Contra Costa could lose up to $100 million in property tax revenue Chevron Corp. paid over the...

The East Bay Regional Park District invites you to participate in a community meeting for a grant application and to discuss future park improvements at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline* Attend one of the meetings and share your ideas. Community meeting dates: Monday,...

District 1 County Supervisor John Gioia will be nominating a replacement for termed out Assessment Appeals Board member Joe Fisher. If you are qualified and interested in applying or know someone who is, please contact Supervisor Gioia. The appointee needs to be...

Printed from the East Bay Express Web site: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/news/a_friend_of_chevron_gives_it_a_costly_gift/Content?oid=1216041 A Friend of Chevron Gives It a Costly Gift A Contra Costa County panel recently voted to award Chevron $12.6 million in tax...

Richmond bans plastic foam food containers By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 10/21/2009 02:25:54 PM PDT Updated: 10/21/2009 07:27:20 PM PDT No more plastic foam food containers, Richmond says. Starting July 1, restaurants and vendors must switch from serving...

THE COST OF CORRECTIONS: Impact on our Communities, State Budget, and Public Safety Since 1990, California"s prison population has increased by 73% and corrections spending has grown at nearly four times the rate of general spending as a whole. California also has the...

October 17, 1989, I was in my Point Richmond office talking to a client in a high rise in San Francisco. All of a sudden. He yelled, "holy shit," and I heard crashing in the background (It was his bookcases falling over). The phone went dead. A few seconds later, it...

Fort Baker and Point Molate. They are both prime waterfront properties formerly used as military installations and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Fort Baker was transformed into a world class resort called Cavallo Point, and Point Molate is...

Thanks, I will be there, hope to bring others. -----Original Message----- From: Sidney Sweeney [mailto:sidney@aiaeb.org] Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 11:00 PM To: Butt, Tom Subject: Re: Rosie in Richmond Hi Tom, Will we see you--and staff--on Wednesday 10/21 at...

A bad bet Thursday, October 15, 2009 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has helped bring an expansion of casino gambling to the state during his tenure, is finally drawing the line. He has joined the chorus in opposing a plan for Las Vegas-style gambling at Point Molate...

Governor opposes Richmond casino plan By Katherine Tam and John Simerman Contra Costa Times Posted: 10/13/2009 05:13:29 PM PDT Updated: 10/14/2009 06:46:28 AM PDT Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger lodged his opposition this week to a proposed Las Vegas-style casino on...

County Supervisor Federal Glover has nominated E.R. (Bob) Brooks for re-appointment to the Contra Costa County Assessment Appeals Board. Brooks, whose term ran out on September 3, 2009, was one of the three-member panel that supported Chevron"s property tax appeal for...

In a letter dated October 12, 2009, Andrea Lynn Hoch, Legal Affairs Secretary for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, expressed opposition on behalf of the Office of the Governor to the acquisition of Point Molate by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to hold in trust for the...

Help stop violence in Richmond. Please help Richmond Rotary with the second year of their violence reduction project. Major wineries have donated a large quantity of premium wines to Richmond Rotary for the Peace Project. Here is a good chance to get a twofer and...

Assessment Appeals Board Member Bob Brooks, who joined two of his colleagues in selling out Richmond and the rest of Contra Costa County to Chevron on a property tax appeal isn"t content to just hear appeals. He wants to run the whole operation -- a scary thought just...

Oysters on the Half Shell A Benefit to Support The Watershed Project's Native Oyster Restoration Program Join The Watershed Project for an evening of oysters, champagne and cocktails, live jazz, and special guests including CBS news anchor Wendy Tokuda Tickets are $40...