Just as Senator Barbara Boxer inserted language in a Coast Guard Reauthorization bill that would require a detailed study on the storage and disposal of surplus vessels, interest in the historic dry docks at Richmond"s former Shipyard 3 picked up a bit. Visiting...

This is the same as Save the Date for the Home Front Festival - September 28-29-30, August 2, 2007, except please note a couple of corrections regarding individual seat costs and contact information. The Home Front Festival is Sept. 28th, 29 & 30th and is going to...

Richmond is a waterfront city with 32 miles of shoreline, more than any other City on San Francisco Bay, and there are virtually no activities available for Richmond youth to participate in maritime activities. Northland Sea Scouts is an extraordinary opportunity for...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending August 3rd, 2007. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 11th, absent any matter of urgency that requires a special City Council meeting during the...

The Point Richmond Free Summer Music Festival continues to grow. Hundreds turned out to dance in the streets on a beautiful warm evening on July 13, and the season"s finale will be Friday, August 10, 5:30 to 8:00 PM in the Point Richmond Triangle. See Point Richmond...

After an auspicious start about a year ago, Chevron"s website (http://www.richmond-today.com/) offering community news and events (Chevron Fills Critical Information Gap With Community Website, July 29, 2006) appears to have run out of gas. Launched in July 2006, the...

The following is a response to How Many Swinerton Consultants Does it Take to ________?, July 28, 2007. I was under the impression that we were paying Veolia to do the same thing, but maybe I"m confused. I wonder how many of these workers are Richmond residents?...

The Home Front Festival is Sept. 28th, 29 & 30th and is going to be a wonderful event with music, entertainment, history, kids activities and art, along with the "Launch" of the Rosie the Riveter WW II Home Front National Historical Park and the YMCA Fun Run/Walk....

I urge you to vote for Measure G, which is a renewal of an existing parcel tax that enables the WCCUSD to include critical educational programs that would not otherwise be funded, including reduced class sizes, purchasing textbooks and teaching materials; enhancing...

The following message is from Ken Osborne, who has been photographing the Sakai nursery (proposed Miraflores Housing Development " see City Property Looted, Vandalized and Dumped On, May 23, 2007) for the last 9 months. Ken has lived in Richmond for 30 years and was...

Click here to see the letter dated July 25, 2007, from the Richmond Neighborhood Coordinating Council to Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and the Richmond City Council strongly rejecting the Council"s previous action to disband the Design Review Board and fold its functions...

National Park In Richmond Honors Women Who Reshaped Workforce During World War II: WARTIME HEROES By John Geluardi CONTRA COSTA TIMES Contra Costa Times Article Launched:07/29/2007 03:00:46 AM PDTFew would argue that World War II was the most significant event of the...

On July 21, 2007, the West County Times editorialized against a raise for the Richmond mayor, on which the vote took place at 1:30 AM last Wednesday morning. Not mentioned in the editorial was a 25% raise City Council members awarded themselves without public comment...

After I voted against a $525,084 amendment to the consulting contract with Swinerton Management and Consulting Construction Management and Inspection Services, I received from an E-FORUM stringer a photo of (count "em) five highly paid Swinerton consultants standing...

CHEVRON REFINERY EXPANSION by Jessica Trovar ( Jessica [at] cbecal.org ) Wednesday Jul 25th, 2007 3:30 PM CHEVRON REFINERY EXPANSION "Chevron Energy & Hydrogen Renewal Project" would allow Chevron to refine dirtier crude oil. Thicker-dirtier crude means more...

A dispute between Democrats and Republicans over global warming and greenhouse gases has stalled the California budget, with Attorney General Jerry Brown"s criticism of the Chevron EIR (see $839,000 For a Fatally Flawed EIR? July 21, 2007) cited as an example of how...

Click here for information about the first-ever fundraiser for Opportunity West at Maple Hall and its Grande Court in San Pablo on August 11. Gospel Over Easy, Jazz Well Done and Deep Fried Blues. It is a Gospel champagne brunch, from 11: to 1:00 PM, followed by Jazz,...

With a badge, a uniform and the iconic Smoky Bear hat, Betty Reid Soskin was welcomed to the ranger staff of the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park by Superintendent Martha J. Lee. As you will read, there are many aspect of Betty that...

RECLAIMING RICHMOND The city's Green Party Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and a cadre of residents fight to take back the shoreline for public use Tim Holt Sunday, July 22, 2007 Whitney Dotson knows where the wild mustard greens grow along Richmond's shoreline. Near this same...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending July 20th, 2007. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 31st. Absent any direction to the contrary, this will be the final City Council meeting before the...