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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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! "...

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...

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....

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"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...

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...

Lot"s of good news in the local media this weekend. Crime is down in Richmond; the Plunge rehabilitation is starting and a new Bay access point for kayakers was opened on Friday. Preservation awards will be presented Monday afternoon. I spent a warm and sunny Saturday...

Heart Ripped Out of CEQA In a move to bolster the City"s technical position for imposing certain conditions and mitigations for the Chevron Hydrogen and Energy Renewal Project, the city manager executed his $10,000 contracting discretion to retain Ranajit Sahu, an...

Contact: Michael Kent, 925-313-6587 WHAT: A presentation by Contra Costa Health Services and other agencies about response to the May 5 chemical release in Parchester Village. WHEN: 12:00 Noon, Saturday, May 10 at the Parchester Village Neighborhood Association...

On Monday, I waited at the Cutting Boulevard railroad grade crossing while a switch engine towed a string of tank cars carrying anhydrous ammonia, and I pondered how vulnerable we all are to potential releases when anyone could walk up to these cars and tamper with...

The City of Richmond 2008 Historic Preservation Awards will be presented by the Richmond Historic Preservation Advisory Committee, in cooperation with the National Park Service, Monday, May 12, 2008, Richmond Museum of History, 400 Nevin Avenue, Richmond, California,...