Please replace Figure 6, p.12 and Appendix A of the Report of Results Survey.

The Point Richmond Summer Music Festival kicks off this Friday, June 8 at 5:30 with Suzie Davis at 5:30 to 6:15 and Tapwater from 6:25 to 8:00. Click here for a poster. Point Richmond Music is back for its 6th season of FREE Summer Concerts! See the attached poster...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending June 1st, 2007. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting will be on Tuesday, June 5th. It will begin with a Closed Session at 8:30 AM, to be followed by two Study Sessions regarding the Port...

The long-awaited City Survey has been received, and preliminary results have been distributed to council members via email. If I were not working remotely, I could post them on my website for public access, but that will have to wait until Monday. A public...

I write this lament from Memphis, TN, where I have accompanied my wife to her high school reunion.With "Mayor" Viramontes leading Richmond City Council's powerful new voting block, a 7-2 majority adopted as policy last Tuesday allocation of nearly $4 million for...

Apparently, the Richmond City Council did not approve the settlement after all. No wonder, I couldn't recall it. The matter apparently is in the final throes of settlement by the City's excess coverage insurance carrier. How the press found out before the City Council...

The lawsuit involving a dog improperly shot by Richmond Police officers in 2005 was settled for $210,000, according to the West County Times. The article says the City Council "formally agreed last week to pay," but I don"t recall it being on any recent agendas. For...

Flare-up Crude Awakening By Matthew Green Published: May 30, 2007 In the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the worst part wasn't the shaking, but the fires that followed. At Chevron's Richmond Refinery some hundred years later, the worst part probably wasn't the fire,...

Silent film shows city at its fictional worst RICHMOND: Berkeley native's work, which features corruption, conspiracy and pollution, will be screened today By John Geluardi CONTRA COSTA TIMES Contra Costa Times Filmmaker Thalia Drori tonight will show her...

The majority of the City Council is moving at flank speed to totally reconstruct the way projects in Richmond are reviewed. Pursuant to action taken on February 20 (City Council Votes to Merge Planning Commission and Design Review Board, February 24, 2007), the Design...

On May 23, the San Francisco Chronicle featured eight "perfect picnic spots" for the Memorial Day Weekend (see below). Two of the eight are in Richmond. Not bad publicity for the Richmond shoreline. Picnic Spots Alameda/Contra Costa shoreline path Angel Island: Bay...

USS Hornet hosts Sea Scouts regatta Contra Costa Times Article Launched:05/24/2007 03:23:05 AM PDT IT'S ONLY APPROPRIATE that the largest ship in the Sea Scouts is present at the largest annual Sea Scout event in the United States. The ship is the S.S. Northland, a...

Chevron Products Company, which owns and operates the Chevron Refinery located at 841 Chevron Way in Richmond, California, proposes to replace the existing Hydrogen Plant, Power Plant, and Reformer, and install new equipment in order to increase the Refinery"s ability...

Back in late 2006, the City Council was told that the Police Department could move into rented space at the Dicon FiberOptics building for $2.9 million and that the move could start in January and be complete by April of 2007. Now the price has doubled to $6 million,...

Nurseries' fate in developers' hands (Also see Richmond Community Redevelopment Agency Competes for Title of City's Worst Slumlord, May 18, 2007) By John Geluardi CONTRA COSTA TIMES Contra Costa Times Article Launched:05/23/2007 03:06:37 AM PDT Under management of the...

The early bird gets the worm, and in Richmond a pair of early birds are prepping for the 2008 election. Richmond City Councilman Nat Bates is looking like PAC Man with a June 21, 2007, reception at $250 a pop sponsored in the Richmond Sanitary Service Lobby by Council...

Shame on you, Richmond Community Redevelopment Agency! Click here to see how an agency of the City of Richmond is setting a terrible example of stewardship for a property that has been acquired for redevelopment. Instead of stepping up to the plate and taking...

With lots of sunshine, warm breezes and wildflowers, the Richmond Greenway Phase 1 was dedicated yesterday accompanied by mercifully short speeches by dignitaries that nevertheless recognized dozens of individuals without whom the project would not have happened. The...

I have to turn myself in today at 4:00 PM to be locked up for a good cause, Richmond PAL (Police Athletic League). I need $1,500 bail to get out, and I would like to be out in time for the Point Richmond Stroll at 5:00 PM. Any help would be appreciated. You can email...

From Jasmine Brown: You are cordially invited to celebrate and support community arts in Richmond at The Richmond Art Center's Spring Exhibitions Reception on Friday, May 18, 6-8 PM. Please join us as we honor students featured in the 42nd Annual (!) West Contra Costa...