The NorCal Solar Energy Association announced that the City of Richmond has received a high ranking for new solar installations in the upcoming 2008 Bay Area Solar Installations (BASI) report. In fact, the City of Richmond has been ranked as one of the top three...

Jeff Ritterman asked that I pass this on via the E-FORUM: Published on Friday, July 3, 2009 by The Guardian/UK California's IOU to the World The budget crisis that has paralysed America's wealthiest state could be a taste of what's in store for the rest of us by Sasha...

If you are a working artist in the San Francisco Bay Area looking for gallery space, Pam and her father, Jim DeWitt, invite you to join their effort to form an art collective in Point Richmond, California. The mission of the collective is to showcase and promote local...

When Richmond earned an "F" grade from the American Lung Association (ALA) of California"s annual State of Tobacco Control Report Card for 2008, it got our attention. Three categories of tobacco control policies were looked at for each jurisdiction in the state:...

Judge: Chevron must halt Richmond expansion David R. Baker, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, July 2, 2009 (07-02) 17:50 PDT Martinez -- A judge has ordered Chevron Corp. to stop work on its controversial oil refinery expansion in Richmond, handing environmentalists...

Environmentalists want judge to stop construction at Chevron refinery in Richmond By Katherine Tam West County Times Posted: 07/01/2009 03:19:33 PM PDT Updated: 07/02/2009 06:23:49 AM PDT Environmental groups are asking a Contra Costa Superior Court judge to halt...

Our Neighbors: Lots happening at Richmond's Ford Craneway By Chris Treadway West County Times Posted: 07/01/2009 02:46:19 PM PDT Updated: 07/01/2009 07:40:25 PM PDT THE CRANEWAY Pavilion in the Ford Point building, at 1414 Harbour Way South in Richmond, is an...

No offsite impacts from chemical leak at Richmond refinery, Chevron says By Robert Salonga Contra Costa Times Posted: 07/01/2009 01:52:16 PM PDT Updated: 07/02/2009 06:19:38 AM PDT RICHMOND " A leak of about 30 barrels' worth of refinery byproducts at Chevron's...

Housing at Richmond nursery site would hurt history, report finds local flavor vs. development By Katherine Tam West County Times Posted: 07/01/2009 02:30:05 PM PDT Updated: 07/02/2009 06:20:59 AM PDT By Katherine Tam STAFF WRITER Demolishing 38 greenhouses and other...

Click here for the press release and see the story below from Reuters. UPDATE 1-Judge tells Chevron to stop Calif. refinery work Thu Jul 2, 2009 5:11pm EDT (Adds quotes, details, background, byline) By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, July 2 (Reuters) - A California state judge...

We spent the weekend at the 2009 Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival at the Black Oak Ranch up north of Laytonville on Highway 101. One of the perennial performers at Kate Wolf and a former resident of Point Richmond is Rosalie Sorrels. Rosalie is staying in Point...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending June 26th, 2009. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting will be on Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 at our new City Council Chambers located at 440 Civic Center Plaza. 2. 440 Civic Center Plaza 440...

Sewer lateral help in Richmond By Katherine Tam West County Times Posted: 06/29/2009 01:01:46 PM PDT RICHMOND " Richmond residents can apply for up to $3,000 from the city to help replace their sewer laterals. The city has $100,000 available in grants this fiscal...

RichmondBUILD, Solar Richmond win conservation award By Katherine Tam West County Times Posted: 06/30/2009 03:28:38 PM PDT Updated: 06/30/2009 07:09:01 PM PDT U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer gave accolades Tuesday to the city of Richmond's job-training program and a nonprofit...

Greetings, There has been so much going on lately, it"s impossible to even adequately bring you a good sampling of the highlights, but I"m going to try anyway! Our patrol officers and detectives have been working diligently on a number of major cases with extremely...

Four cities revisit 'green corridor' a year-and-a-half later By Katherine Tam West County Times Posted: 06/24/2009 02:01:37 PM PDT Richmond, Berkeley, Emeryville and Oakland officials will regroup Friday to check in on their progress on a partnership forged 1 1/2...

Come join the national park Service for the second film in the Home Front Film Festival series as Gary Cooper portrays a pacifist who becomes his country's greatest hero in his Oscar-winning performance as Sergeant York. When: 7 pm (6:30 pm boarding), Thursday, June...

After a seven-year hiatus, the final components of Richmond City government will move out of the temporary City Hall in Marina Bay and move back into the historic and rehabilitated Civic Center between Barrett and Macdonald Avenues. The National Park Service will also...

Parks of the East Bay of San Francisco (Rosie the Riveter/WWII Homefront, John Muir NHS, Eugene O"Neil NHS, Port Chicago NM) will soon have a new Chief of Interpretation. Morgan Smith will be transferring from his current position at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis...

East Bay green group draws $76 million to region Coming into its second year, the East Bay Green Corridor Partnership continues to grow and estimates it has drawn $76 million to the region in investments for sustainable programs and projects. The group, which holds...