Nonprofit files suit to save historic Winehaven structures
Grandview Independent Nonprofit files suit to save historic Winehaven structures By Soren Hemmila • 11 Apr 2023 • View in browser View in browser The California Wine Association constructed Winehaven at Point Molate following the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake...
Contra Costa College Culinary Academy 14th Annual Food & Festival April 23rd, 2023
Oakland Symphony Free Family Concert – Sunday, April 16 – 4pm
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It Gets Worse and Worse
As I was passing through Point Molate yesterday, I could not help but notice that the winter storms have not been kind to the cottages at Winehaven. Several more have experienced roof damage that undoubtedly has resulted in interior damage, including mold, making the...
Looking For a Few Good Gardeners
Back before COVID, we had a group of volunteers who took care of the landscaping and gardens at East Brother Lighthouse. They had a “Garden Party” once a month with an island picnic. We need people who can make a monthly commitment – not a one-time thing. We would...
April 30th, Plant to Plate Graduation Celebration
Please join us in celebrating our 2023 Plant to Plate Interns! Sunday, April 30th, 4:00 pm -- 6:00 pm At Anaviv Kitchen, 600 Hoffman Blvd. Richmond CA 94804 Food and Beverages will be served. Please RSVP by replying to this email . If you can't come but want to...
Winehaven Trust Sues City of Richmond and Tribe Over Lack of Winehaven Maintenance
Today, the Winehaven Trust filed a Complaint for Injunctive Relief and Violations of the Municipal Code (Click here) for failing to maintain the historic structures making up the Winehaven Historic District at Point Molate. The defendants are the City of Richmond and...
On-line garden tour April 15 & 16; in-person tour May 6 & 7; Native Plant Extravaganza April 29 + more
Dear Friend of the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour and Green Home Features Showcase, The free, online Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour takes place in just nine days! If you haven’t registered for the Saturday and Sunday, April 15 and 16 event, now is the...
The Mercury News on Knox Freeway Renaming
Opinion: Renaming Richmond’s Knox Freeway would denigrate legacy Colin Coffey PUBLISHED: April 7, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. | UPDATED: April 7, 2023 at 5:03 a.m. The late Assemblymember John Knox worked for close to two decades to gain the interstate designation and the...
Chronicle Covers Richmond Dining – What to eat in Richmond, the Bay Area’s most underrated food city
https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/best-day-ever/richmond-restaurants/
Richmond in the 1980s
This is the second in a series of recollections I have of my 50 years living in Richmond. Click here for Richmond in the 1980s. The decade of 1980 was one of far-reaching changes in Richmond, as new residents led a transition from the industrial past to a vison of a...
Next Rotary Meeting Friday April 7, 2023 EarthGrid PRC – VISITORS WELCOME
Next Club Meeting at La Strada Restaurant Our next meeting will take place at the La Strada Restaurant on Friday, April 7, 12:30pm. La Strada Restaurant is located at 2215 Church Ln, San Pablo. Please note that lunch is $30. EarthGrid RPC EarthGrid™ is developing the...
When An Old Project Comes Back to Life
It was 1974, less than two years after we started Interactive Resources, when Gary McDonough and Yves Martin asked us to design a restaurant for them on an ugly lot under a giant billboard on Market Street in San Francisco. The challenge was that they had almost no...
Miraflores Family Day: Spring Fling!
Here's a link (https://richmondcarotary.org/miraflores/) that explains Richmond Rotary’s Miraflores Centennial Project 2020 that will one day be installed in the Mriaflores Sustainable Greenbelt when the development is back on track. Also attached is an older article...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending 03/31/2023
You can view the current City Manager's Weekly Report here: City Manager's Weekly Report 03/31/2023
From the East Bay Times – New Life for Point Molate
City Council executes about face on Point Molate By Katie Lauer, award-winning reporter In a stunning reversal of policy going back decades that has ignited bitter fights and unending litigation, the RPA-controlled Richmond City Council reached a far-reaching...
From the Grandview Independent – Council appoints public defender to police review commission
Council appoints public defender to police review commissionSoren Hemmila Mar 29, 20233 min The President of the Richmond Police Officers Association and members of the Police Review Commission are expressing concern over the city council's recent appointment of a...
New Richmond News Source
A new Richmond news source, the Grandview Independent has recently debuted. The website https://www.grandviewindependent.com describes it as follows: Welcome! This is Grandview Independent, a brand-new digital media publication offering news, information, and stories...
Brickyard Cove Alliance for Responsible Development Files Appeal on PG&E Site Approval
Yesterday, March 27, 2023, the Brickyard Cove Alliance for Responsible Development (BCARD) filed an appeal to the City Council on the PG&E site project approval by the Planning Commission. It included many of the issues I recited in the March 24, 2023, E-FORUM,...
March 29, 2023 – National Vietnam War Veterans Day
Tomorrow, on March 29, we commemorate National Vietnam War Veterans Day, and the City of Richmond is a Commemorative Partner in the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration Commemorative Partner Program. See National Vietnam War Veterans Day PSA on Vimeo. We...