Judge deals setback to Chevron refinery plan David R. Baker, Chronicle Staff Writer Tuesday, June 9, 2009 Chevron Corp.'s long-planned, highly contentious project to revamp its Richmond oil refinery has been thrown into doubt, with company executives and local...

Sometimes described as a "pirate harbor," Point San Pablo Yacht Harbor is one of Richmond"s most mysterious outposts occupying a rare banana belt of perennial warm weather at the end of an four-mile dead end road. I first discovered the area when I began working on...

Donna Graves, who as a consultant for the City of Richmond and the National Park Service over more than a decade, has provided services for many studies and features related to Rosie the Riveter WW II Home Front National Historical Park has been selected for the...

The Point Richmond Summer Music Festival debuts this Friday, July 12 at 5:30 PM, and continues July 12, August 14, September 11 and September 25. Click here for detailed information. The schedule for this Friday is: " 5:30-6:30 ~ The New Iberians Blues and Zydeco Band...

Summer Film Festival on the Red Oak Victory Ship (Richmond, CA) " Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park and the Richmond Museum of History Association will present a WWII Home Front Film Festival in June, July and August 2009. The film...

The Point Richmond Summer Music Festival debuts this Friday, June 12 at 5:30 PM, and continues July 10, August 14, September 11 and September 25. Click here for detailed information. The schedule for this Friday is: " 5:30-6:30 ~ The New Iberians Blues and Zydeco Band...

Visit www.rosietheriveter.org for fun and educational tours and events at Rosie the Riveter WW II Home Front National Historical Park, only in Richmond, for kids ages 8 to 108. For more information, contact: Elizabeth Tucker, Park Ranger Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home...

Court rules against Chevron, city of Richmond in environmental review By Katherine Tam West County Times Posted: 06/05/2009 06:05:46 PM PDT Updated: 06/05/2009 06:23:21 PM PDT A Contra Costa Superior Court judge has ruled that the environmental document covering...

In a Thursday morning talk show, KGO"s Brian Copeland spent an hour trashing Richmond and encouraging even reluctant callers to do likewise. Copeland"s theme was questioning why a city with "the highest murder rate in California" should be spending $87,000 on a...

Following is a link to the ProArts East Bay Open Studios going on this weekend and next: http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/364085/63e59740aa/1495001068/e90b03c845/ I particularly want to highlight Gary Becker"s Studio, which will be open on Saturday and Sunday, June...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Park at the corner of Harbour Way South and Cutting Boulevard, adjacent to Nystrom School, is already the recipient of a $2.5 million Murray Hayden Grant from California State parks to be used to rehabilitate facilities. The Oakland Raider"s...

In a vindication for those four City Council members, then in the minority (Butt, McLaughlin, Rogers and Thurmond), who refused to vote for certification of the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project, the Court has finally agreed with them that the EIR was...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending June 5th, 2009. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is a noticed special meeting for this Tuesday, June 9th. As you will recall, this meeting was scheduled to allow the Council to act...

Niad Artists Win Prestigious Award We just learned that DisabilityLand by Alan Brightman and illustrated by the NIAD artists have won the 2009 Independent Book Publishers Association award for the best book in the Parenting/Family category. This is the very first time...

I needed some help with a special event last weekend, so I asked Park Guthrie of Urban Tilth to ask some of his students at the Richmond high Urban Agriculture and Food Systems Class if they were interested. Adriana Serrano, a senior at Richmond High quickly contacted...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending May 29th, 2009. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is this Tuesday, June 2nd, beginning with a Closed Session at 6:00 PM (note the later than usual start time), prior to the regular...

Friends of the Bay Trail in Richmond, Please join TRAC Steering Committee members the weekend of June 6 - 7 on diverse Bay Trail outings celebrating both the 20th anniversary of the San Francisco Bay Trail and the 10th anniversary of TRAC, the Trails for Richmond...

Produce pipeline running from farms to inner city By Katherine Tam West County Times Posted: 05/28/2009 04:45:50 PM PDT Updated: 05/28/2009 05:51:50 PM PDT Fruits and vegetables are being trucked from Brentwood's farm fields to Richmond's urban center under a new...

AMAZING: police turn on their ShotSpotter system on in Richmond, CA on Monday night. WITHIN 24 HOURS, they take an illegal AK-47 off the street, and within 2 days, they've built three gun cases thanks to their new system. See...

See story below: "Richmond, Calif., Mayor Gayle McLaughlin asked O"Reilly to drop a lawsuit the company filed against her city"s new business-license fee, which would cost the refinery millions." CEO stands up for Chevron By DAVID R. BAKER SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE May...