For release March 28, 2007 Contact: Lloyd Madden 925-313-1736 Still time to get help with tax preparation from free program WHAT: Free tax preparation is still available for low- to moderate-income residents through the fourth annual Earn It! Keep It! Save It! (EKS)...

A Richmond company stands to benefit big time from San Francisco"s decision to ban non-biodegradable plastic grocery bags. Excellent Packaging & Supply, located at 3220 Blume Drive in Richmond was founded in 2003 and specializes in environmentally friendly plastic...

Chevron Access Needed for Richmond Bay Trail Link By Genevi"ve Duboscq, Special to the Planet (03-27-07) On Wednesday, March 21 the Richmond City Council voted 8-1 to have Mayor Gayle McLaughlin ask the California State Lands Commission (SLC) to require Chevron to...

TRAC's March 6 email "Coho Salmon Along the Bay Trail in Richmond!" (Coho Salmon Along the Bay Trail in Richmond, March 7, 2007) stimulated an amazing flurry of emails expressing both excitement and skepticism that salmon could have been hanging out in Meeker Slough,...

Each week the Richmond Police Department publishes what could be a mini-series called "Richmond COPS" that briefly describes a number of successful police operations that resulted in arrests or prevention of crimes. Click here for the latest version. If you want to...

Once again, representatives of JP Morgan showed up at the Richmond City Council seeking approval for some kind of collaboration with the City of Richmond for a study of the Port of Richmond. Exactly what JP Morgan and their proposed partner, Moffat & Nichol had in...

East Bay Regional Park District has geared up to start removing/controlling the French Broom that has been inexorably overtaking the trails and native vegetation of Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline with dense shrub thickets, which now are covered with yellow flowers....

The following is from TRAC (Trails for Richmond Action Committee): Mayor McLaughlin and Supportive City Councilors, Thanks very much for all that have done to support completion of the San Francisco Bay Trail in Richmond as described in the email below. The connection...

There will be a community event initiated by the Richmond Chamber of Commerce March 28th at the Richmond Auditorium from 5 to 7 pm to celebrate the first anniversary of our Chief of Police--Chris Magnus! Everyone is invited!! And if your business would consider...

On March 16 through 18, 2007, I attended the annual Yosemite Conference for local government officials presented by the Local Government Commission. This year"s theme was Building Livable Communities: Moving the Smart Growth/Water Sustainability Agenda Forward. Also...

Attached is an article from today"s West County Times about the proposed merger of the Planning Commission and the Design Review Board. Also, Click here for Mike Woldemar"s resignation from the Design Review Board in a letter that has some good observations about the...

Perhaps you read about Stephen Hawking"s recent visit that wowed an overflow crowd at Zellerbach Auditorium (See http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/14/BAGP7OKTQ51.DTL&hw=jason+becker&sn=001&sc=1000). What you may have missed in the...

If, as the City Council recently directed, the Planning Commission and Design Review Board (see City Council Votes to Merge Planning Commission and Design Review Board February 24, 2007) are combined into a single new body on August 1, 2007, the mayor will have nine...

Come and see some new ideas for Richmond! SO MANY OF YOU HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE RICHMOND GENERAL PLAN WORKSHOPS AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW WE"VE LISTENED. COME TO ANY OR ALL OF THESE UPCOMING MEETINGS AND LET US KNOW! You will have the opportunity to discuss how Richmond...

The Richmond Recreation and Parks Commission has received two separate "outstanding achievement" awards from two prestigious national and state recreation organizations, respectively. On Thursday, March 8, Chairman Anthony Mendocino accepted the "Citation of Merit"...

Powerlight Press Release PowerLight Finds New Home in Richmond Company to Occupy 175,000 SF in Historic Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant BERKELEY, Calif. -- March 13, 2007 " PowerLight, a leading global provider of large-scale solar power systems and a subsidiary of...

The Richmond Public Library is undertaking a Needs Assessment to identify future library services. Under the guidance of an Advisory Committee composed of City staff, planning consultants, organization heads and interested citizens, the Assessment team will conduct...

In perhaps the longest environmental review in history, the Finalizing Addendum to the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Chevron Richmond Long Wharf Marine Oil Terminal Lease Renewal Project was released after nine years on March 7, 2007. The Chevron Long...

Tom, here's the article I mentioned. Thanks for sharing it with your list. Jim -----Original Message----- From: elirapty@aim.com To: Trina_Jackson@ci.richmond.ca.us Sent: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:35 PM Subject: Richmond Dangerfield? Richmond has a long and sordid history...

Along with the City Manager"s Weekly Report, I am providing a bonus, the El Sobrante Valley Connection, a superb newsletter with content of interest regardless of where you live, produced by Jeanette Mahoney. Click here for your copy. Mayor and Councilmembers: This is...