Commuter Benefits Program at your worksite Effective 07/21/09, the City Council of Richmond unanimously approved a Commuter Benefits Ordinance, which goes into effect 08/21/09, thirty (30) days following this date. Businesses will have 120 days to enroll in this...

Get ready to clean up West County's shoreline By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/11/2009 02:47:52 PM PDT The office of Supervisor John Gioia annually sponsors a volunteer event at Shimada Friendship Park at Marina Bay in Richmond as part of the California...

I San Francisco Film Society Presents Investigative Documentary Week: Crude Opens August 25 at Landmark's Lumiere Theatre and Slippery Slopes: A Forum about Crude and the Investigative Functions of Film Saturday, September 26, 2 p.m. Landmark's Lumiere Theatre 1572...

Photographer Ken Osborn continues to post absolutely fabulous photos of the abandoned Sakai Nursery (See EIR Available on Miraflores Housing Development, June 20, 2009) on Flicker to share with us. Following are the links for all ten of visits: "...

AC Transit is proposing to reduce or eliminate bus service in Richmond on Lines 70. 71, 72, 72M, 73 and 74. For details See the list of proposed changes. For information from the AC Transit web site, see Extensive Changes Proposed in Service Adjustments...

Thousands of Richmond residents as well as visitors from around the Bay celebrated the Grand Reopening of the Richmond Civic Center in an all-day event that began at 11:00 AM with speeches and a ribbon cutting and included tours, music, food and entertainment the rest...

See http://homefrontfestival.com/ for a full schedule of Home Front Festival events beginning with the USO Dance on Friday Night, October 2 and running all day Saturday, October 3

At last night"s City Council meeting, the City Council voted unanimously to allow the public release of a heretofore confidential memo to the City Council regarding a Brown Act violation by a Councilmember. The request was initiated by the violator, Councilmember...

At tomorrow night"s City Council meeting, City Council members will consider reductions in the FY 2009-2010 General fund Budget to recognize a projected 6.4% drop in revenues. The City needs to adjust the adopted FY2009-10 Operating Budget to allow for reductions in...

We attended this today along with a full house, and it was extraordinary. There is one more free performance at the Nevin Center at 3:00 PM on Labor Day (tomorrow). I high;y recommend iit WANT TO RECEIVE TOM BUTT E-FORUM AND OTHER ACTION ALERTS ON RICHMOND POLITICAL...

Post office facilities facing closure cut to 413 -- two dozen in Bay Area By Randolph E. Schmid Associated Press Posted: 09/05/2009 02:49:54 PM PDT The Postal Service has narrowed the number of post offices facing possible closure to 413, including two dozen in the...

The Contra Costa County Assessment Appeals Board, members listed below, awarded Chevron a $12.6 million plum, finding that the Richmond Refinery was overvalued for property tax purpose following a run of all-time record profits. According to the Contra Costa county...

Click here for the resolution adopted by the San Pablo City Council. Richmond casino would devastate San Pablo, city manager warns By Tom Lochner Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/02/2009 12:16:41 PM PDT Updated: 09/02/2009 11:32:42 PM PDT A casino-resort at Richmond's...

See http://www.solartoday-digital.org/solartoday/20090910/.

DO YOU LIKE JAZZ, FOOD AND ART? BE A VOLUNTEER FOR RICHMOND MAIN STREET"S FIRST ANNUAL FUNDRAISER "JAZZ ON THE VINE" FEATURING PETE ESCOVEDO SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 12-5PM VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED THROUGHOUT THE DAY SET-UP WILL BEGIN AT 7:30AM AT THE CRANEWAY PAVILION 1414...

"Rivets", the musical celebrating "Rosie the Riveter" and the home-front soldiers - the women and men who flocked to the East Bay to work the Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond during World War II - returns to the S.S. Red Oak Victory through September 27. Read more:...

I carried two stories about fireworks at the Craneway Pavilion on the E-FORUM: " Fireworks, August 26, 2009 " If You Thought You Heard Fireworks Last Night..., August 22, 2009 I received 65 responses that ranged that ran the gamut from wildly enthusiastic to...

According to the West County Times, the Court seemed to tilt in favor of Chevron"s arguments at a recent court hearing. To read the full briefs from each side, click below: " Chevron Brief " City of Richmond Brief Tentative ruling: Richmond's manufacturers fee unfair...

Click on http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=6994511 for a video of ABC Channel 7 coverage on last night"s TV news of East Brother Light Station, Richmond"s unique lighthouse bed and breakfast inn. Treat yourself to an end of summer staycation, or join or volunteer...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending August 28th, 2009. 1. Meeting Notes The next scheduled Council Meetings for September will be the 8th, 15th and 22nd. 2. Civic Center Grand Re-Opening Celebration The Civic Center Grand Re-Opening...