The City of Richmond Recreation and Parks Commission has several vacancies and is currently recruiting citizens who want to make a difference in the quality of life in Richmond. Application forms can be obtained from the mayor's office (510/620-6503) or the city...

Over the last month or so, I have received dozens of letters and emails urging me, as a City Council member, to oppose the "Clark Road Project." This is a proposed 144 acre development of 204 Single-Family Units near San Pablo Dam Road at Clark Road and Leisure Lane...

A little publicized proposed amendment to the Franchise Agreement between the City of Richmond and Richmond Sanitary Service is on the City Council Agenda for February 11, 2003. The action has been touted by the administration as a win-win opportunity for the City to...

Sunday--March 2, 2003, Richmond Bay Trail: Join Phil Maynard and Steve Linsley on Sunday, March 2nd for their annual Richmond Shoreline Bird Blitz. Learn to identify shore birds and waterfowl. In past years we have identified 50+ species. Good for beginners and expert...

On Sunday, March 9, Kathy Jarrett of Golden Gate Audubon Society is leading a Bay Trail birding trip using bicycles for transportation between Berkeley's Aquatic Park and Richmond's Marina Bay and return. If this interest you, please see the details below. Sunday...

Once again, the Richmond Art Center demonstrated its regional drawing power by dominating the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle February 5 "Datebook" Section. The full text of the article follows. All are invited to attend the reception for the artists...

In a City that has a long reputation for dubious decisions, Richmond may have trumped itself last night when eight of nine City Council members voted to make the City a real estate speculator by borrowing $35 million and tapping into $1.4 million of Richmond Housing...

WHAT: In Celebration of Black History: Inventors and History Makers An art exhibit celebrating African American scientists, inventors, artists, civil rights leaders and other history makers. For additional information, contact Ann Schnake (510)374-7082 WHERE: Richmond...

If somebody ever told me I'd be writing music reviews, I would have told them they're crazy. But here goes: It was Saturday evening, about 6:45 PM. I knew something was up when I spotted virtually every motorist headed north on 23rd Street looking at maps and talking...

The kickoff meeting for planning the 2003 Point Richmond Summer Concert Series will take place on Wednesday, January 29, 5:30 PM at Interactive Resources Conference Room, 117 Park Place, Point Richmond. Anyone interested in participating in this volunteer-driven...

Richmond has become the Bay Trail City with more spine Bay Trail built than any other city on this planned 400-mile recreation and transportation corridor encircling San Francisco and San Pablo Bays. In 2002 Richmond reached a milestone by completing half of its...

A major project underway in the Planning Department is reviewing the current restrictions on fences for residential properties. The entire content of the current ordinance section on fencing, 15.04.810.033, is copied at the end of this narrative. Currently,...

The Public Safety/Public Services Standing Committee of the City Council will convene its first evening meeting today, January 23, 2003, at 5:30 PM in the Council Chambers. It was decided last year to hold half of the two regular monthly meetings in the evening to...

This Saturday evening, January 25, 2003, at 7:30 PM in the Richmond Memorial Auditorium, the Oakland East Bay Symphony, conducted by Michael Morgan, will present this season's premiere concert, featuring award-winning Afro-Cuban jazz composer, pianist and recording...

It was only a couple of months ago that the hottest topic in Richmond was not casinos, crime, schools, drug treatment centers, graffiti, image, the camping ordinance or donuts. It was street sweeping. Richmond was divided into two camps: those who wanted their streets...

Richmond was featured on KRON Channel 4 Bay Area Backroads, yesterday, January 18, and the video can still be seen by going to the KRON4 website http://www.kron4.com/Global/story.asp?S=633380 and selecting Video on Demand. The narrative appears below: There's a lot...

After taking over operation of the City of Richmond Sewer District No. 1 Wastewater Treatment Plant on June 17, 2002, U.S. Filter has earned an "A" for performance. Based on a report rendered to the City Council on January 14 by Public Services Director Rich McCoy:...

The plot thickens as the proposed "recovery facility" at the former East Bay Hospital vies with the casino as the most controversial project in Richmond this week. I believe I have received more phone calls and emails on these two projects than anything else I can...

The first shoe to drop in the future of casino type gambling in Richmond will fall at next Tuesday's City Council meeting. Item P-2 on the January 14, 2003, Richmond City Council Agenda is to "Authorize the City Manager to send a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to...

The article that follows from the January 11 West County Times has more information about a proposed project by Neighborhood House to create a "treatment center," than I have heard in all the rumors flowing over and out of central Richmond this past week. When I first...