Friends of the Bay Trail in Richmond, The new calendar of events along the San Francisco Bay Trail in Richmond is available at http://www.pointrichmond.com/baytrail/calendar.htm. It features the 2007 Richmond Shoreline Festival " November 3, 10AM - 3PM at Pt. Pinole...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending October 26th, 2007. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is a special meeting scheduled for Tuesday, October 30th, beginning with a 5:00 PM Closed Session, followed by a short Study...

The TV show "Eye on the Bay" on KPIX channel 5, hosted by Brian Hackney, will air two back-to-back, 1/2 hour shows about the Bay's islands, featuring "The Islands of San Francisco Bay" book, which includes Richmond"s East Brother Light Station. It will air on Monday,...

If you read the E-FORUM Far Worse Than Homicides? October 20, 2007, you know what a problem childhood obesity is in West Contra Costa County. It may be time to ditch the traditional candy at Halloween and move to healthier treats. Supervisor John Gioia has some...

For the second time in months, government agencies have cynically reached tentative settlements resolving environmental damage in Richmond caused by Richmond businesses but have exploited Richmond"s history of environmental degradation by secretly diverting the...

Martha J. Lee, General Superintendant of John Muir NHS, Eugene O'Neill NHS, Port Chicago Naval Magazine NM and Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front NHP announced the selection of Naomi Torres as Chief of Interpretation: I am pleased to announce that our new Chief...

Dr. Louis Hagler was a resident of Marina Bay until train horns drove him away to the relative quietude of the Berkeley Hills last year. Before he left, however, he played a major role in establishing Richmond"s four railroad Quiet Zones, and he continues to meet with...

Exhibitors from the Green Chamber of Commerce filled the Lovonya DeJean Middle School auditorium on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Richmond Chamber of Commerce is up to its old tricks, writing its members to oppose the "manufacturing tax," although the proposed tax would...

My City Council colleague, Jim Rogers, asked me to post the following on the E-FORUM: Look at almost any media these days, and there are numerous articles about various efforts to go green and clean. Thanks to the unanimous support of the Richmond City Council, future...

The National Wildlife Federation will honor Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour Coordinator Kathy Kramer in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 1 at its annual National Achievement Awards and Dinner. Among the dozen other recipients receiving awards that evening are Al Gore...

I just returned from quick trip to Washington, DC to attend the Childhood Obesity Prevention Summit sponsored by the Leadership for Healthy Communities, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This was not, by far, my first exposure to the subject....

It all started when a Richmond resident, noting "petroleum pipeline" signs along Cutting Boulevard, the Richmond Parkway, and Hilltop Mall, asked me if there is any information available about the location of pipelines in Richmond that carry potentially hazardous...

It turns out that there are ways to get partially past Richmond"s obsession with secrecy and security. Thanks to Carl Weimer of the Pipeline Safety Trust , I have found that you can access the federal Office of Pipeline Safety's mapping system at:...

Richmond"s Zip Code 94801, which includes my home in Point Richmond as well as much of the Iron Triangle, has the second-highest foreclosure rate, (15.7%) in the nine-county Bay Area, exceeded only by a zip code in Antioch with 23.1%. In Zip Code 94801, where the...

A delegation of City Council members and staff are currently in China visiting Richmond"s Sister City Zhoushan at a reported cost to taxpayers of $21,230, not including the cost of staff time for those visiting China or otherwise providing support.

For several months, a cute little shaggy dog, but somewhat shy, has been wandering the streets of Point Richmond. I think everyone thought it belonged to someone local. But others noticed it was spending the night at the Trainmaster/Reading Room Building site....

The Point Richmond Business Association PRESENTS Indian Statue Day Saturday, October 13, 2007 12 NOON to 5:00PM Downtown POINT RICHMOND Come Join in the Fun. Info: 234-4219 12 Noon - 5:00pm: Arts & Crafts Booths, Pt. Richmond History Museum, Festivities 12...

If you get a solicitation from the Firefighters Charitable Foundation to buy tickets to a rodeo at the Cow palace to pay for "assistance programs," do not respond. This has no relationship to Richmond firefighters. The organization indicates that is missions is ""for...

Meet and Greet the Newly Appointed Director of the Office of Neighborhood Safety at a reception from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 12. More. This week you have the opportunity to meet and greet the newly appointed Director of the Office of Neighborhood Safety...

Spend a beautiful fall day this coming Saturday on an island in San Francisco Bay helping to maintain one of Richmond"s unique treasures " East Brother Lighthouse. Maintaining a lighthouse is a never-ending task. The keepers of old were nicknamed "wickies" because of...