Richmond artist Maren Van Duyn, who created an ornament featuring Richmond"s Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park displayed on the White House Christmas Tree, is just back from the White House where the artists were honored. She works with Ron...

Congratulations to Chief Magnus and the Richmond PD for raising their public records response from an "F+" to an A-" in 10 months. Hopefully, this trend will apply to other Richmond departments. One thing the City is still struggling with is a policy for email...

The fascinating history of Japanese American early 20th Century pioneers in the flower growing business in West Contra Costa County continues to attract attention. See the story in yesterday"s SF Chronicle below. For additional background, see Richmond Seeks Developer...

The following story in today"s Contra Costa Times is the latest in Chevron"s continuing effort to bankrupt the City of Richmond, this time through a property tax appeal. The tax break Chevron is seeking would cost the City of Richmond, alone, $7 million. That"s the...

As you can see from the following emails, Richmond-based CytoCulture has begun supplying CytoSol for the San Francisco Bay oil cleanup, and it appears that it will also be used in the Black Sea oil cleanup. From: Vwedel@aol.com [mailto:Vwedel@aol.com] Sent: Sunday,...

"Touchable Stories" is currently running at the former Shipyard 3 Cafeteria Building on the right on Canal Boulevard just past where Seacliff Drive turns off to the right. This is an absolutely unique multi-media mind trip about Richmond history and Richmond present....

Support the arts in Richmond, and get all your Holiday presents at the Richmond Art Center Holiday Arts Festival December 2, 12:00 noon to 5:00 PM. Click here and here for detailed information.

A Richmond-based biochemistry consulting firm, CytoCulture, is in the running to provide a biochemical-based solution for cleaning oil off the shoreline. I ran into Randall von Wedel this evening at the Hotel Mac where he explained to me that his invention for using...

Annual turkey shoot means liquor, not birds " POINT RICHMOND: Festivities include knocking back a shot of Wild Turkey By Angela Hill STAFF WRITER Article Launched: 11/21/2007 03:01:36 AM PST Thanksgiving is a time for revered traditions and reflective moments. Family...

As a part of its efforts to promote a comprehensive emissions reduction program, the California Air Resources Board (ARB), in cooperation with representatives from BNSF Railway (BNSF) and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, will conduct a third public...

As Chevron proposes a 6% expansion in Richmond Refinery capacity, no one is talking about the cumulative increase in San Francisco Bay ship traffic and how to manage risks of another oil spill. Read on: Oil Spill Alert -- Bay Ships Getting Bigger, Ports To Get Busier...

When I was growing up in Arkansas, we had an expression, "Thank God for Mississippi." In the days before Sam Walton, J.B. Hunt and Don Tyson became world class entrepreneurs; Arkansas was usually way down the scale in any national rating of quality of life statistics...

Even though you may not live in Point Richmond, you are invited to join Point Richmond residents, friends, congregations and businesses at the following holiday events: Monday and Tuesday, November 19th & 20th: The First United Methodist Church will be holding its...

At the end of this email is a copy of an article from yesterday"s San Francisco Chronicle, "Some say Richmond beaches, birds were overlooked after oil spill." Also an article from the Novato Advance about Novatans who came to Richmond and defied officials to save...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending November 16th, 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...

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...