This went out earlier without a Subject Line, but that has been corrected. Much has been written recently about the challenge of safely scrapping 54 or more ships in the Suisun mothball fleet without discharging toxic paint into the San Francisco Bay system. The ships...

Courtesy of Richmond resident Ormond Otvos, The Daily Kos, America"s most widely read political blog with hundreds of thousands of readers carried the Mothball Fleet scrapping proposal today at http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/7/5/14540/83422. Action: Jobs,...

According to Owen L. Martin, he filed a legal notice that appeared on page E9 of the June 28, 2007 West County Times that is the initial step toward allowing the voters an opportunity to change the method used to fill City Council vacancies. The legal notice is a...

Click here to access the entire 2007-2008 Budgets and Capital Improvement Plan adopted by the Richmond City Council on June 26, 2007.

COMMUNITY MEETING NOTICE Topic: Health Risk Assessment for the BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) Richmond Railyard Wednesday, July 11 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Senior Heritage Apartments " Conference Room 1555 Third Street Richmond, CA 94801 As a part of its efforts to promote a...

On Monday July 9, the Richmond Neighborhood Coordinating Council (RNCC) will host a panel discussion about the proposed reorganization of the City"s Planning Commission and closure of its Design Review Board. The RNCC has invited Councilmember Viramontes and...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending June 29th, 2007. 1. Presentation of Community Survey Results to Employees This past week, Management Analyst LaShonda Wilson and I held four separate meetings, reaching all non-safety day shift...

Richmond Police Department MEMORANDUM TO: City Manager Bill Lindsay FROM: Chief Chris Magnus Deputy Chief Ed Medina DATE: June 15, 2007 SUBJECT: Activity Report for the Police Department The following information reflects a general overview of activities associated...

Issue opens window to council debate " RICHMOND: A 5-4 vote results in fixed-shut windows for the Civic Center, causing a rift among the panel By John Geluardi CONTRA COSTA TIMES Contra Costa Times Article Launched:06/30/2007 03:06:23 AM PDT By John Geluardi CONTRA...

In a process that is becoming pleasantly congenial since the financial troubles of 2003-2004 (see City Adopts "Hail Mary" Budget - Asks Unions For 5% "Give-Back", July 09, 2003, and Whiskey to Beer, June 24, 2004), the Richmond City Council adopted a balanced General...

FIREWORKS AND BARBECUE: The best location to see Richmond's annual July 3 fireworks show is from the deck of the S.S. Red Oak Victory. The Richmond Museum of History, which owns the historic World War II ship, invites the community to come aboard for a barbecue dinner...

Community Meeting Notice: Health Risk Assessment for the BNSF Railway Company Richmond Railyard. Wednesday, July 11, 2007, 6:30 - 9:30 pm The California Air Resources Board (ARB), in cooperation with representatives from BNSF Railway (BNSF) and the Air District, will...

Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front Historical National Park Bus Tours Join us on our Summer Home Front Tours! To date, over 170 enthusiastic community "tourists" have joined us as a way to re-acquaint themselves with the city and with the legacy that brought us...

This funding would supplement funding already in place from the California Cultural and Historical Endowment, West Contra Costa Unified School District, City of Richmond, Rosie the Riveter Trust, National Park Service and Contra Costa County for the rehabilitation of...

_____________________________________________ From: Butt, Tom Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 9:27 PM Subject: NIAD Fundraiser Debuts Richmoind's Historic Cannery Building Please attend and support the NIAD Fundraiser on June 30, 2007. Click here for information. The NIAD...

Fred Lucero, Program Manager for the RichmondBUILDS program, asked me to make sure everyone got a chance to see the coverage his program received on Channel Two last night. It"s an amazing two minutes highlighting the accomplishments of the graduates of the first...

The following appeared in today"s West County Times in "The Eye on East Bay" Column: Councilwoman says it with Flowers A colorful new tactic in the popular art of political bickering blossomed last week in Richmond. After two weeks of political acrimony over City...

Please attend and support the NIAD Fundraiser on June 20, 2007. Click here for information. The NIAD Center for Art & Disabilities will be holding a fundraiser sponsored by Draper & Esquin Wine & Spirits at the newly opened Cannery in Richmond's Marina Bay...

Please join the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority at a third group stakeholders meeting regarding development of a ferry terminal on the Ford Peninsula. The meeting will take place on Thursday, July 12th at Dicon Fiberoptics. We need your continued...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending June 21st, 2007. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting will be on Tuesday, June 26th. It will begin with a Closed Session at 8:30 AM, to be followed by a continued Study Session on the...