Despite tough economic times, Richmond emerging relatively unscathed By Katherine Tam West County Times Posted: 02/25/2009 12:00:00 AM PST Updated: 02/25/2009 06:11:06 AM PST Five years after a fiscal meltdown brought the city to the brink of bankruptcy, Richmond is...

City Manager Bill Lindsay reported today: "City Attorney Randy Riddle, Finance Director Jim Goins, and I met with Chevron representatives today at their request to discuss Measure T. They indicated that Chevron will, as the sole plaintiff, file a lawsuit in state...

Urban agriculture is popping up all over Richmond. Urban agriculture contributes to food security and food safety in two ways: first, it increases the amount of food available to people living in cities, and, second, it allows fresh vegetables and fruits and meat...

Richmond architecture-engineering firm Interactive Resources is the architect for this project, with Vallier Design Associates of Richmond providing landscape architecture services and Alten Construction of Richmond as the general contractor. Project Architect is...

The following is from the Berkeley Daily Planet. The good news is that the City of Richmond is committed to replanting the riparian strip along the creek and restoring it to its intended restored condition. Green Neighbors: The Richmond Chainsaw Massacre, Part One By...

Submissions are invited for the 2009 Richmond Historic Preservation Awards. The submission deadline is March 31. For more information and an application form, see http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/DocumentView.asp?DID=2857. For last year"s awards, see Richmond Recognizes...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending February 20th, 2009. 1. Meeting Notes The next regular City Council meeting is Tuesday, February 24th, beginning at 7:00 PM, consisting solely of presentations and study sessions. 2. Update on...

Hiring freeze enough to ward of layoffs, cuts in Richmond By Katherine Tam West County Times Posted: 02/18/2009 06:11:59 PM PST Declining property tax revenue is forcing Richmond to hold off on filling dozens of vacant positions as part of efforts to close a projected...

Chevron, Richmond strike $28 million deal for refinery utility taxes By Katherine Tam West County Times Posted: 02/18/2009 05:47:22 PM PST The Chevron Richmond refinery underpaid on its utility taxes and has reached a $28 million settlement with the city of Richmond...

The following press release was emailed from Chevron this morning. Just a note, the $12.5 million Chevron claims to have committed to the Bay Trail includes an easement worth maybe $300,000 that Chevron has self-valued at $3 million (ten times its actual value) and $2...

Tonight the Richmond City Council voted to accept a proposal from Chevron to settle a dispute over two years of underpaid utility user taxes for a total of $28 million paid out as follows: $3 million for the Bay Trail $13 million immediately into the general fund $15...

From Chief Chris Magnus: Friday, Feb. 13, 2009, 8:10 p.m., 200 block of S. 2nd St.--At approx. 2007 hrs., Officer D. Riley observed suspicious activity in the 200 block of S. 2nd Street. Officer Riley has extensive knowledge of the drug dealing in that area and knows...

" Arts of Point Richmond " 7-9 p.m. Feb. 18. Landscape artist, Victor Amador, will speak and share visuals of the garden project in Point Richmond. Arts of Point Richmond meet monthly. Refreshments. Everyone welcome. Point Richmond Community Center, 139 Washington...

The annual fundraiser of Rosie the Riveter Trust is March 21, 2009. Click here for your invitation. Our plan is to introduce you to a different location in the park each year. Last year, it was the opening of the Ford Building Craneway. This year"s theme is "Discover...

The Richmond City Attorney"s office advised City Manager Bill Lindsay this morning that the Contra Costa District Attorney"s Office filed a criminal complaint against former Mayoral aide Parin Shaw. Shaw was charged with two felonies: violation of Penal Code section...

I don"t think there is a business in Richmond that works harder and is more successful than Timber Manhart"s Catahoula Coffee Company at building community. This neighborhood coffee roastery works about 25 hours a day at making Richmond a better place and giving the...

When I was a kid, there was nothing better than exploring the local creek. There were tadpoles and crawdads, water skimmers and a few small fish. It was called Spout Spring Branch (Fayetteville, Arkansas), but we just called it "the branch." The creek was quiet,...

In a letter dated January 30, 2009, Steven H. Oliver of L&S Properties, informed me that the application to construct a Kohl"s Department Store on a 5.81 acre industrial site located at 4903 Central Avenue and 2700 Rydin Road with a two-story 99,011-square-foot...

On January 29th, the first administrative hearing was held regarding Countrywide Home Loans Inc."s failure to maintain a vacant foreclosed residence in the 600 block of 8th Street. Countrywide received both a notice of the violations present at the property and the...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending January 30th, 2009 (Monday edition). 1. Meeting Notes The next regular City Council meeting is tomorrow, February 3rd, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, and followed by Housing Authority...