Wall Street Journal on Heavy Crude
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121322847813566247.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Wall Street Journal Refiners Face Obstacles to Processing Cheaper, Dirtier Crude Oil By ANA CAMPOY June 12, 2008; Page A6 Refiners faced with rising prices for premium grades of crude oil are...
Richmond Wins 2007 Murder Competition
Thefat that Richond led the state in homicides in 2007 is old news, but it"s what people are reading in today"s paper " see below. The good news is that in 2008, crime is significantly down in Richmond. See Crime Reduction in Richmond and RPD Activities, April 8,...
Nice Review of Richmond Restaurant – Hidden City
Hidden Treasure Point Richmond's Hidden City Cafe offers bountiful breakfasts and lunches. By Blair Campbell June 11, 2008 The Chez Panisse legacy " culinary whiz kids trained in Alice Waters' kitchen who then went on to open restaurants and artisanal food companies...
Guest Blast from Jim Rogers: Chevron Proposal Needs Refining
Jim Rogers asked that I share this with E-FORUM subscribers: Dear E-Forum Readers, I know there is a lot of community concern about the proposed Chevron Hydrogen Project, and rightly so. At a time when more and more people are realizing that our current oil based...
Point Molate According to the Daily Planet
An update on the progress of the proposed Point Molate development comes through a rather roundabout and ordinarily obscure circuit, the Restoration Advisory Committee (RAB) via the Berkeley Daily Planet. Read on: News Updates: Grand Promises, Fast-Track Approval May...
Point Richmond Music Festival Kicks Off 8th Season This Friday, June 13
Point Richmond Music (PRM) is gearing up for its 7th season starting this Friday, June 13 at 5:30 PM! This summer PRM will again be providing free concerts in downtown Point Richmond. In past years PRM has brought an array of great bands to town, including: Tom Rigney...
June 14 Volunteer Day at East Brother Lighthouse
An Island in Time - Volunteer at East Brother Lighthouse June 14, 2008 If you want to really make a difference at one of Richmond"s most remote and best known landmarks, consider joining the volunteer group that maintains East Brother Light Station on Saturday, June...
Long Trains to Increase in Richmond?
Rail infrastructure that was hastily constructed in the early days of WWII to serve the shipyards in south Richmond and which was virtually abandoned for 60 years has now become part of a distribution network to the western states for Asian imports coming through the...
Campaign for Re-Election to City Council in November 2008
Dear E-FORUM Subscribers, I am asking your support for my campaign for re-election to the Richmond City Council on November 4, 2008. This year is an especially important election year, as the Richmond City Council will shrink from nine to seven members in January 2009...
Discrimination Claims Against Magnus Start to Break Up
Accuser drops from Richmond police racism suit By Karl Fischer West County Times Article Launched: 06/05/2008 03:20:51 PM PDT A high-ranking Richmond police official dropped out of a race discrimination suit against his department this week, but nearly half the...
Planning Commission Certifies EIR and Preliminarily Approves Chevron Project
In a rare post-midnight meeting, the Richmond Planning Commission certified the EIR and preliminarily approved conditions for a permit for Chevron to construct what is believed to be about $1 billion of alterations to the Richmond Refinery. The matter will come back...
City Receives Grant for Atchison Village Preservation
Click here for the grant award letter from the State of California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) to the City of Richmond announcing a $25,000 Certified Local Government grant to assist in the preparation of a historic structure report/preservation plan for...
June 1 Increase in Long Trains Through South Richmond
Thanks to Juan M. Acosta of BNSF, I have been alerted to an action of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) that, if left unchecked, will result in a substantial increase in long train traffic through south Richmond. Acosta provided the following information:...
Tony Thurmond for Assembly
Although there are several excellent candidates to replace termed-out Assemblywoman Loni Hancock for Assembly District 14, which includes Richmond, I am urging you to vote for Tony Thurmond. I know Tony both as a friend and as a fellow City Council member who sits...
Gardening to Victory
Sowing the Seeds of Victory: Gardening in America during World War I & II A free public talk by historian and educator Rose Hayden-Smith " Learn how average Americans changed the course of history during two world wars through community and backyard gardens! "...
Richmond and Vallejo – Now and Then
Click here for an article from The Bond Buyer contrasting the financial state of two similar cities. The article begins: "Vallejo, Calif., and nearby Richmond are both old industrial towns in the San Francisco Bay Area. Both suffer high jobless rates. Both are...
Richmond Recognizes Efforts at Historic Preservation
A standing room only crowd at the Richmond Museum of History embraced successful efforts to change the future of Richmond by embracing the past. These are solid investments in economic development and cultural tourism. They bring visitors to Richmond and create jobs....
EBMUD Drought Management Plan Adopted, Rewards Water Conservation
The following came from Andy Katz, Director, East Bay Municipal Utility District: EBMUD Declares Water Shortage Emergency At the EBMUD Board of Directors meeting today, the Board declared a water shortage emergency and adopted a drought management plan to ensure there...
Point Richmond Stroll Thursday May 15
Point Richmond"s 19th Annual Stroll Presented by the Point Richmond Business Association will be held Thursday, May 15, 2008, 5:30 pm " 8:00 pm in the Village of Point Richmond. The Point Richmond Stroll is an annual celebration where Point Richmond businesses and...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the Week Ending May 9th, 2008
Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending May 9th, 2008. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20th, with the start time yet to be determined. We are tentatively planning for a 4:00 PM budget session...