June 29th, 9:00 - 2:00 - Washington Elementary School Garden Work Day Please join the Washington Elementary PTA for some school garden maintenance work at Washington Elementary School, June 29, Sunday, 9:00 to 2:00. The main goal will be to shovel 8 yards of mulch...

Main Street's Free Summer Concert Series Richmond Main Street Initiative presents the first of four Music on the Main concerts Wednesday, June 25, 2008 from 5:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. in the parking lot at the corner of Macdonald Ave. and Marina Way next to the Richmond...

Below is media coverage and more information on the Ford Assembly Building Wins National Trust for Historic Preservation Honor Award, June 17, 2008: Richmond's Ford Assembly Plant wins national historic preservation award By Katherine Tam West County Times Article...

After Dean O'Hair was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle as saying ""company officials were pleased by Thursday's [Planning Commission] decision," Chevron apparently had second thoughts and, according to the Contra Costa Times, filed an appeal, stating that the...

With no further public comment because the public hearing had been closed, the Richmond Planning Commission last night approved the second of two required actions to permit the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project. The first action, certifying the EIR, has...

From Guantanamo Bay to San Ramon It may be news to some Bay Area readers that the Pentagon's former chief lawyer, currently on the hot seat over the Bush administration's interrogation policies, now works for San Ramon-based Chevron Corp. The affiliation was mentioned...

As predicted, the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal project is headed for the Richmond City Council. The only part of the project approved by the Planning Commission , which will consider the Conditional Use Permit tonight, is the EIR. The EIR was certified on June...

There is a small oil company headquartered in the sleepyl town of El Dorado in the piney woods of southern Arkansas called Murphy Oil Corporation. Murphy nets about half a billion dollars on $18 billion annual gross versus Chevron's $18 billion net revenue on $214...

The story about Murphy Oil Corporation"s scholarships really struck a chord with E-Forum readers, generating more responses since probably the City Hall operable window fiasco. Following is a sample of responses, including a couple who thought I might have been a...

June 11, 2008 Our New "Greatest Generation" Opportunity by Clint Wilder, Clean Edge If any interested party -- a presidential candidate, say -- wants an inspirational example of how the United States economy needs to transform in the 21st century, then Richmond,...

Click here for a copy of the letter of notification that the Ford Assembly Plant has been awarded a prestigious 2008 National Preservation Honor Award, one of only 15 awarded nationwide. The letter from National Trust President Richard Moe states: "It is my great...

Enthusiastic E-FORUM readers have brought to my attention even more resources addressing Point Molate and the Point San Pablo Peninsula. There is a whole website on the Point San Pablo Peninsula at http://www.pointrichmond.com/pointsanpablo/index.htm as well as its...

" The Point Richmond music Festival zoomed past previous attendance records with two crowd-pleasing performances on Friday evening. (See Point Richmond Music Festival Kicks Off 8th Season This Friday, June 13, June 8, 2008). The newly opened Royal Oak British Pub and...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending June 13th, 2008. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 17th, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by Housing Authority and Redevelopment...

Copying the recent Berkeley Daily Planet article in the June 9, 2008, E-FORUM (Point Molate According to the Daily Planet, June 9, 2008) and the city Manager"s report on the Draft Finding of Suitability for Early Transfer (FOSET) for the remaining Naval Fuel Depot...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...