Despite the fact that the final EIR for the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project is not yet available for public review, the City of Richmond (Chevron"s New Best Friend) is pushing ahead with processing the application with a hearing scheduled before the Design...

At yesterday"s Board of Directors meeting of the Local Government Commission, I was elected chair of the board for 2008, and Councilmember Jean Quan of Oakland was elected vice-chair. Click here for a full list of the LGC Board of Directors, and click here for more...

Despite rain and cold, some 150 volunteers swarmed the Richmond Greenway on January 21 for a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. Piles of soil, compost and mulch were turned into extensive community gardens at "Berryland" and the "Lincoln School Farm." Hundreds of...

For the impressive and optimistic Richmond Bay Trail 2008 New Year Report just in from TRAC, Click here to download Page 1 & Page 2. For information on a special event Monday, January 21, 9:00 am, click on Bicycle Birding On The Bay Trail - Richmond to Emeryville...

At the January 8, Richmond City Council meeting, Lucy Lawless, Resources Program Manager f Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park, made a presentation from The National Park Service to the Richmond Public Library of 108 DVDs of a World War II Home...

I forward this report along with commentary on two items that trouble me. Item 10 notes that Public Works restored power at Point Molate because of wire theft twice in the last 30 days. The City pays for 24-7 security at Point Molate. Something is wrong here and needs...

On January 15, 2008, seven new Richmond Police officers were sworn in. These seven join six others, for a total of 13, in various phases of in-house 20 week PTO (Police Training Officer) program. Seven more officers are in police academies and will graduate this...

I was reappointed to the League of California Cities Environmental Quality Policy Committee by the president of the League of California Cities, Jim Madaffer, Council Member, San Diego, and the first meeting of 2008 occurred today in Sacramento. Click here for the...

Usually featuring unresolved problems, Chronicle Watch today gave a boost for a service project at the Richmond Greenway to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Part of the celebration will be to provide locally grown healthy food for participants to show how we can...

After more than two months of searching, the City of Richmond still can"t find the franchise agreements that include the conditions and compensation for the use of City rights-of-way for gas and petroleum product pipelines and electrical service. For more information,...

When members of the Point Richmond Gateway Foundation turned out last fall to plant wildflowers on a plot of nearly an acre of land adjacent to the rehabilitated Trainmaster/Reading Room Building (now Mechanics Bank) in point Richmond, they were looking forward to a...

Martin Luther King National Day of Service on the Richmond Greenway Help dreams (and berries) row Along the Richmond Greenway. Martin Luther King National Day of Service Project, Monday, January 21st from 9:00 am to 12:30. Meet at Berryland on the Richmond Greenway...

The National Day of Service work on the Greenway will take place on MONDAY, January 21st. Martin Luther King National Day of Service on the Richmond Greenway Help dreams (and berries) row Along the Richmond Greenway. Martin Luther King National Day of Service Project,...

On Saturday January 5th 2008 at Shields-Reid Park and Community Center, the first of a citywide series of "Richmond Youth Sports Camps" will be held. The idea of such an event was generated by genuinely concerned individuals and organizations currently working to...

POSTPONED RICHMOND YOUTH SPORTS CAMP SATURDAY JANUARY 5, 2008 SHIELDS-REID PARK AND COMMUNITY CENTER Due to the severe Rain and Wind storm predicted for Saturday January 5, 2008 we the organizers of the Richmond Youth Sports Camp event to be held at Shields-Reid Park...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending January 8th, 2008. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 8th, 2008, beginning with a 5:30 PM Closed Session, followed by a 7:00 PM regular session. 2....

Drake Mason Stewart, first child of Elan and Katy Stewart, Keepers of East Brother Lighthouse, arrived on New Year"s Day. Drake weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and is happy and healthy; and Katy is doing well. Her mom and sister are there to help over the weekend. East...

Happy New Year! The Year 2007 Review is ready. Click Here for PDF version, and Click Here for MSWORD version with hyperlinks.

The second mailer in a month touting Chevron"s Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project hit local mailboxes on the last day of 2007, fast on the heels of a telephone push poll designed to elicit negative comments on the Contra Costa County Assessor, the Richmond City...

OUR NEIGHBORS: CHRIS TREADWAY San Pablo restoration holds water Contra Costa Times Article Launched: 12/30/2007 03:00:36 AM PST Lynne Scarpa was named Watershed Forum Participant/Partner of the Year at the Contra Costa County Creek and Watershed Symposium for...