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....

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

On the same day Richmond received an award from the California Clean Air Project for one of the most comprehensive second-hand smoking policies in California, a UCSF study was published that showed "heart attack rates fall immediately after smoking bans are put in...

This came from an E-FORUM reader: "Thought you might be interested in Newsweek"s feature article on green performance of the top 500 corporations, which ranks Chevron within their sector and against all 500 companies. Interestingly, Chevron gets the top score in the...

The weather is great. The music is hot. See you in three hours! Click on http://www.pointrichmond.com/prmusic/2009.htm for details.

Correction, the date in October 30. From: Butt, Tom Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 2:29 PM Subject: Meet the Ghosts of Shipyard 3 on Halloween and Prevent Violence in Richmond Last year, Richmond Rotary Club held a sold-out fundraiser, at the old Winehaven building...

Event Listing Contact: David or Mary Lee Cole, 510.236.1475 The Flu is Coming! a talk by Harvey Kayman, M.D. and MPH, Public Health Medical Officer for the California Department of Public Health Who is at risk? Will there be a vaccine? Will it be safe? Do you need it?...