Regardless of where you live or who you are, you are invited and welcome to share this holiday weekend, starting tomorrow morning, with the folks from kooky and kinky Point Richmond. Probably the strangest thing you"ll ever do on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 23,...

At last night"s meeting, the City Council voted 5-4 to make it a priority to aggressively enforce code violations by railroads. The agenda item, placed by Jim Rogers, was directed towards a failure by the City to enforce nuisance laws regarding graffiti and trash on...

Today"s column by Chip Johnson in the Chronicle blasts the Richmond Chamber of Commerce and others for participation in political activity using member"s dues without informing the members. In fact, such practice is against the law. While chambers of commerce, which...

As Chronicle Watch takes on the issue of Richmond"s fatal freeway bicycle lane, Caltrans remains in a state of denial, offering signs and rumble strips instead of real solutions. Meanwhile the bike lane remains open and as deadly as ever. Chevron, on the other hand,...

At last night"s City Council meeting, the City Council 6-1-1 with Griffin dissenting and Viramontes abstaining, for the City of Richmond to drop its memberships in the Richmond Chamber of Commerce and the Council of Industries to avoid potential civil or criminal...

It appears that Berkeley, like Richmond, is investing in its Chamber of Commerce while the Chamber is politically active in local elections in violation of Penal Code Section 424, Government Code Sections 8314 and 83116. There was a time when Chambers of Commerce had...

The Richmond Art Center will be holding its annual Holiday Arts Festival Sunday, December 3 from 12 - 5 pm. " Silent Art Auction " Arts and Crafts Sale, work by students and artists (cash and checks only) " the ever popular Ceramics Seconds Sale " FREE Kids activities...

Yesterday, I received the following question from an E-FORUM subscriber: I have a question for you. Today we received in the mail two business renewal license invoices for two different single dwelling rental properties in Richmond. (we own 6 altogether in Richmond)...

From: Betty Couzens @ sbcglobal [mailto:securityp@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 12:59 PM To: Butt, Tom Subject: As per our conversation, please forward to your E-Forum. Thank you. November 17, 2006 Mr. Tom Butt City Council Member Richmond City Hall...

Following are articles from the Richmond Globe and the Berkeley Daily Planet about Richmond"s mayoral race. The Globe appears to blame Gary Bell for stealing African-American votes from Irma Anderson. Why isn"t anybody suggesting the opposite -- that the unpopular...

There have been a lot of questions about the applicability, processes and procedures for Richmond"s new sewer lateral regulations. There have also been some complaints that Richmond is more stringent than other jurisdictions or that the new requirements are simply too...

Oakland Tribune Ports dump pollution on poor Report chides billion-dollar shipping industry for ignoring its pollution Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Douglas Fischer OAKLAND -- The freight industry places a "staggering burden" on Californians, particularly low-income...

Some of my readers in the North and East received a letter in English and Spanish from Marcus Hinds, of the Security Pacific Real Estate Brokerage on Blume Drive in Richmond: "Dear Neighbor, "I thank you for reading my letter. Many of my clients are selling their...

At 4:00 PM today, Contra Costa County updated the election results. Although we are not certain, we believe the numbers below include all the absentee ballots but not some 900 provisional ballots in Richmond. McLaughlin"s lead in the mayor"s race increased slightly...

Lots of exciting news the last few days for and about Richmond"s rich heritage. " Richmond was notified yesterday in letter from First Lady Laura Bush that its application for designation as a Preserve America Community had been accepted. This is part of the Preserve...

I think the best way to convey the outcome of last night"s hearing on the appeal of the Planning Commission"s denial of certification of the Toll Brothers" Point Richmond Shores EIR is to provide the email I received below from Sherrie Fultz: Just finished watching...

I almost missed this brief bit of news from last week's West County Times because I didn't recognize Bayer as a Richmond business. I thought Bayer was in Berkeley. Today, John Troughton pointed out to me that Bayer is what I know as Berlex Biosciences, Richmond's...

National Public Radio reporter Richard Gonzales can be heard at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6468733 with a Veterans Day program about the Red Oak Victory. The transcript is copied below. County Supervisor John Gioia served as master of...

On November 14, the City Council will discuss the issue of the City being a member of organizations that actively participate politically in City of Richmond elections (Item K-1). Of particular concern are the Council of Industries and the Richmond Chamber of...

Thanks to Contra Costa Times columnist Chris Treadway for plugging the E-Forum. In fact, the E-Forum often lifts stories from the Contra Costa Times, sometimes providing additional details or an editorial twist. Thanks, Chris, and thanks, CCT. Posted on Sun, Nov. 12,...