The following appeals came in by email in the last 24 hours from Lisa Viani: " Can anyone go help Nancy Powell at Vincent Park out on the Richmond shoreline? Volunteers are needed simply to keep people off of the beach while the oiled birds are resting. "Officials"...

I was sent the following by an E-FORUM reader who noted a certain irony: See the Nov 13 BDP article " Minority Communities Need More Parks, Report Says " pasted below or at http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?issue=11-13-07&storyID=28458. Note quote:...

Media from Vacaville, CA to Dallas, TX carried recent stories about Richmond"s Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park. The link for the first story is: http://www.thereporter.com/horizons/ci_7435054 and for the second one:...

The following emails provide details about the failure of government officials at the state and federal level to respond to the need to clean oiled birds on the Richmond shoreline. They are very good at warning people to stay away and not attempt rescue or cleaning,...

The Green Chamber of Commerce and Cynthia Burke/Bee Realty invite you to attend a mixer Thursday, November 15, 2007 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Bee Realty 3065 Richmond Parkway, Richmond 94806 (first offramp north of Hilltop Mall) Enjoy terrific finger food, be sure...

I joined Richmonders from many neighborhoods yesterday, including Iron Triangle Neighborhood Council President Otheree Christian, to walk the Richmond Greenway (See Saturday Strolls on the Greenway, October 30, 2007). I am happy to report that the Greenway looks...

The Richmond Garden Club meets monthly at the homes of members to talk about and experience gardening. Last week the meeting was at our home, and one of the members, Carrie Zino did an amazing job of capturing in photographs the onset of autumn in Richmond. For a...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending November 9th, 2007. 1. Meeting Notes The regular City Council meeting of November 20th is cancelled due to the Thanksgiving week. As a result, the next City Council meeting is a special meeting on...

The following was received from Chris Spencer, Vice-President, Point Richmond neighborhood Council: As most of you are already aware, Wednesday morning we had a major oil spill on the Bay when a container ship struck the Oakland Bay Bridge. This is having a drastic...

In a political battle eerily reminiscent of Richmond"s last mayoral campaign, Benicia City Council member Elizabeth Patterson fought off both big oil and out of town developers, as well as a flood of last minute hit pieces, to win the mayor"s office. Her opponents...

Tomorrow, November 10, is a volunteer work day at East Brother Lighthouse. For details, see http://www.ebls.org/volunteering.php. Among other things, we will be making some plumbing repairs and installing a new ladder on the pier. If you want to spend a beautiful day...

For release November 5, 2007 Contact: Catalina Garz"n, 510-251-1600, ext. 104 NEWS ADVISORY WHAT: A community workshop for residents of West Contra Costa County to develop ideas about how to make their area a better place to live. WHEN: Thursday, November 8, 5:30 to 8...

The City of Richmond will hold a presubmittal meeting and site tour for potential developers of the Miraflores site tomorrow, November 9, beginning at the City Council Chambers at 1:00 PM, followed by a site visit. Miraflores is a unique site that includes historic...

Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers; Mr. Lindsay has asked that I provide you with an update on the City of Richmond"s impact form the 11/07/07 Oil Spill. This is what we know thus far, and what we are doing to respond to this incident; BACKGROUND: 1) 58,000...

It"s nice when there is lots of news about Richmond, but none of it is about homicides. Today, it"s about history. " An article in the New York Times ( TRAVEL / ESCAPES | November 2, 2007, Spending the Night Under the Lighthouse Beacon on the Hudson By DAVID G. ALLAN)...

Richmond has lost another one of its treasures, the irascible Ethel Dotson, who knew injustice when she saw it and fought it all her life. Although Ethel was best known for taking on government agencies that were responsible for the public well-being but were, in...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending November 2nd, 2007. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, November 6th, beginning with a 5:00 PM Closed Session, followed by Housing Authority and Redevelopment meetings,...

In an unprecedented action, all members of the Richmond Design Review Board (DRB) jointly signed a memo dated October 25, 2007, addressed to Director of Planning and Building, Richard Mitchell, complaining that Planning staff often passes to the DRB applications that...

The entire Craneway of the former Ford Assembly Plant in Richmond, now known as "Ford Point," will hold 3,000 people, making it one of the largest venues in East Bay. Read more" (a large file worth downloading)

On Tuesday, November 6, the Richmond City Council will be asked to select from several alternate development scenarios for the City"s last pristine shoreline, the area lying generally west of the Richmond Parkway between the West County Landfill and Point Pinole...