Saturday, September 20, California Coastal Clean-up at Shimada Park, Marina Bay, part of the statewide coastal clean-up day. 8:30 a.m." 12 noon Meet at Shimada Friendship Park in Richmond (Exit 580 at Marina Bay Parkway to the bay) Help clean-up Richmond's Shoreline...

On September 12, Chevron"s lawyer, Richard E. Nielson of Pillsbury, demanded that I remove posted information on my website and recall my E-=FORUM posts claiming that "Chevron cheated on taxes and owes the City of Richmond at least $24 million." Click here for a copy...

The City Council took up a resolution to endorse Measure T last night, September 17. The vote was Butt, Thurmond and McLaughlin voting yes; Bates, Marquez and Sandhu abstaining and Rogers voting no. Rogers voted no because he wanted to add a policy that we reimburse...

September 15, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Lina Velasco Senior Planner City of Richmond Planning Division (510) 620-6841 Lina_Velasco@ci.richmond.ca.us RICHMOND ANNOUNCES HISTORIC SURVEY WITH PUBLIC MEETING AT THE NEVIN COMMUNITY CENTER Richmond" September 15,...

Chevron property tax appeal hearing set to resume By Matthias Gafni Contra Costa Times Article Launched: 09/16/2008 04:25:44 PM PDT A hearing is scheduled to resume today in Chevron's property-tax appeal case that could cost Contra Costa County and its cities $59.7...

One of the things that goes along with being a waterfront city is yacht racing, and Richmond sailors consistently keep up with the best. At the prestigious Rolex Big Boat Series in the IRC B Class, Richmond sailor Brad Copper and his Custom Tripp 43 TNT held onto the...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending September 12th, 2008. 1. Meeting Notes The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 16th, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by the Redevelopment...

From the Contra Costa Times: Is Sarah Palin like "Rosie the Riveter?" By Josh Richman Thursday, September 11th, 2008 at 9:36 am in Elections, Sarah Palin. Apparently Sarah Palin"s supporters have begun carrying signs with the Republican vice-presidential nominee"s...

Code enforcement and blight are top priorities of most neighborhood councils. I have been advocating an approach like Chief Magnus describes below since before I was on the City Council. I am excited to see that he is pulling it off. From: Chris Magnus...

Vetrazzo is a Richmond green business located in the former Ford Assembly Plant. The growing company manufactures distinctive countertops from recycled glass. Vetrazzo has made the shortlist of Forbes magazine's annual small business contest (Click here for more...

I"m not sure what Chevron uses in Richmond to seduce regulators and politicians, but in Denver and Washington, it appears booze drugs and sex did the trick. A recently issued report by the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General (Click here) found...

Celebrate 10 years with the Red Oak Victory By Chris Treadway West County Times Article Launched: 09/10/2008 04:12:36 PM PDT One of the major steps to the creation of a national park in Richmond came a decade ago, when the World War II ship Red Oak Victory was brought...

A groundbreaking ceremony on September 6, 2008, presided over by Novato Mayor Pat Eklund and former Mayor Jeanne MacLeamy, marked the beginning of construction for Novato"s new City Council Chamber, Meeting Space and Event Center. Richmond architecture-engineering...

It seems that City Council candidate for re-election Nat Bates has made himself the self-appointed running mate of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Bates" campaign headquarters at 2544 Macdonald Avenue features Democratic nominee for president Barack...

To hear a campaign-related audio interview of Tom Butt by Eddrick Osborne of the Globe Newspaper Hour, click on http://www.theglobenewspapers.com/, then click on the image copied below:

Opened on June 10, 2008, the new Contra Costa College Student Services Building designed by Richmond architecture-engineering firm Interactive Resources is just now becoming familiar to students as fall classes begin. The following article was carried in The Advocate,...

I received a flyer today for an event put on by RichPac to tout City Council candidates Bates, Marquez and Sandhu. What got my attention was the line, "RichPAC, your Local business political action committee, recommends recumbants Nat Bates, John Marquez and Harpreet...

The gulls are supposed to be scared away by the fake owl waiting on the picnic table for them, but we're hoping you won't be. What better way could there be to spend a Saturday than working at a lighthouse? The next Wickie Workday is this Saturday, September 13th....

Friday September 12, from 5:30 to 8:00 PM: Point Richmond Music Festival with Gumbo West and The Ed Earley Band - FREE! - Details >>. See you there!

So far, the forums that City Council candidates have been invited to include the following: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Point Richmond Neighborhood Council and point Richmond Business Association City Council Candidate Forum 1160 Brickyard Cove Road; Building B-4...