As Vallejo is verging on bankruptcy and many other cities and counties are facing fiscal crises, Richmond remains strong. Note the article copied below in today"s West County Times, and compare it to what is happening in Vallejo...

Jasmine Brown, Executive Director of the Richmond Art Center invites you, with your guests, families, friends, neighbors, or staff, to visit the Richmond Art Center's current exhibitions--the 12th annual The Art of Living Black, and Emory Douglas: The Art of Political...

Martinez refinery is top polluter " Tesoro had 1.8 million pounds of toxic releases in 2006 to lead Bay Area for fourth year in a row By Mike Taugher STAFF WRITER Article Launched: 02/22/2008 03:12:34 AM PST Tesoro's Golden Eagle refinery near Martinez was again the...

Richmond gardening program finds support Ron Sullivan,Joe Eaton Wednesday, February 20, 2008 On a warm February afternoon at the Richmond Greenway, the Best Farmers of Lincoln School - Myles, Corina, Jovon, Michael and Raymond - greeted us with big smiles and armloads...

The Richmond Community Redevelopment Agency (RCRA)presented a contact for the approval of the City Council Finance Committee on February 19 for nearly $6 million for reconstructing Macdonald Avenue between Harbour Way and 19th Street with no provision for bicycles....

RIVETS, A New Musical Based on Rosie the Riveter & Richmond's Kaiser Shipyards books and lyrics by Kathryn G. McCarty musical score by Mitchell Covington, directed by Clay David WHERE: John and Jean Knox Center for Performing Arts, Contra Costa College Campus in...

Richmond"s rehabilitated Ford Assembly Plant was featured in the February 2008 edition of The Architectural Review, "the world's only truly international architecture magazine." Every month, The Architectural Review presents a wide-ranging vision of international...

Frequently, people ask me how to complain about air pollution or airborne odors. They also complain that when they make a complaint, nothing seems to happen. Here is information that may help you with complaints to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending February 15th, 2008. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 19th, 2008, beginning with a 3:30 PM Closed Session (note the early start), followed by a...

The City of Richmond Historic Preservation Advisory Committee invites nominations for Richmond Historic Preservation Awards, 2008. The nomination form, which includes eligibility requirements, evaluation criteria, nomination requirements, and submittal instructions,...

The City of Richmond is offering an unprecedented opportunity for developers to enter into public-private partnerships with the City to rehabilitate several historic buildings on the Richmond Waterfront. These buildings have unmatched views of San Francisco Bay and...

Residents protest upgrade at Chevron refinery RICHMOND: Dozens at air quality board meeting voice concerns about the health effects of emissions By Katherine Tam STAFF WRITER Article Launched: 02/15/2008 03:11:48 AM PST Tension is rising as Chevron's proposal to...

Valentine's Day was a sweet occasion for the San Francisco Bay Trail project in Richmond. Two government agencies recommended award of grants worth $639,000 to the Port of Richmond to build 2.4 miles of new Bay Trail. California's Secretary of Resources recommended...

I couldn"t believe my eyes when I read the following in Contra Costa Times article on PCBs in San Francisco Bay: "A coalition of business and industrial groups argued that rather than requiring costly cleanups, the water board should focus more on warning anglers not...

Thanks to City Clerk Diane Holmes, you can now Click here to see how much money City Council members have raised and where it came from. Not yet available on line are statements from "independent" committees, which are typically PACs that spend money promoting or...

The city clerk has now posted campaign finance statements from independent committees that filed in Richmond. Click here to see where local businesses and PACs are placing their money. Any questions, contact: Diane Holmes City Clerk (510) 620-6513 (510) 620-6542 (fax)...

The reason I publish these reports of conferences on the E-FORUM is because California Government Code "53232.3(d), which was added by AB 1234, requires City Council members to "provide brief reports on meetings attended at the expense of the local agency at the next...

The following is from the Oakley Press (http://oakleypress.com/article.cfm?articleID=18829): Published 02/08/2008 - 1:00 a.m. PDT In the inaugural Penalty Kick Challenge, girls from each level of the Antioch and Deer Valley high school girls soccer programs got...

For those history buffs among us, I have compiled a collection of newspaper clippings from January 1994 describing the chain of events that led to the Richmond City Council unanimously approving a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for what was euphemistically referred to...

Roll on, Big Oil. In the 30 years since California voters limited property tax increases by passing Proposition 13, the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond has negotiated a lower tax rate at least a half-dozen times - rolling over any opposition from local government. To...