Verde School “VIP” Program Honored for Improved Attendance and Parent Participation
Verde Elementary School"s "Verde Involving Parents" program has captured the prestigious "California Gold Community" award for outstanding work in improving attendance and parent participation at one of the state"s lowest-performing schools. "The County is very...
Richmond Bay Trail Bags Another Grant
On September 19, 2002, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board of Directors voted to award the City of Richmond a $100,000 Transportation Fund for Clean Air grant to help fill the one-mile gap in the Richmond Parkway Bay Trail past Peres School between...
Richmond Summer Concerts Are Hot
The third in a series of four Point Richmond Summer Concerts was a rousing success last Friday night with several hundred in attendance to applaud the Featuring El Cerrito High Jazz Ensemble and Doni Harvey. See http://www.pointrichmond.com/prmusic/prmusicpicssep.htm...
Owens Corning Turns Up Heat on City Council Members for Shoreline Asphalt Plant
As government officials from congressman to mayor convened yesterday a Ferry Point to dedicate the restored pier and heap praise on the Bay Trail and Richmond"s beautiful shoreline, a more sinister struggle was shaping up around a proposal for a new waterfront heavy...
Status of PUC Proceeding on Wig Wags
The California Public Utility Commission convened a Prehearing Conference September 11, 2002, on the Wig Wag application, Administrative Law Judge Anne E. Simon, presiding. The main order of business was to set a calendar for discovery and hearings, as follows:...
West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill to Rise Again
The West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill is seeking extensions to its permits from Contra Costa County and the City of Richmond to continue operating and expanding upward primarily as a composting and recycling facility. The initial study is attached as a PDF file. A...
Point Richmond Summer Concert Series ” Part 3
Don"t miss tomorrow evening"s third event of the popular Point Richmond Summer Concert Series. Friday, September 13 from 5 - 7:30 PM, at Baltic Square in the Center of Point Richmond (behind Starbucks and the Baltic Restaurant) Featuring El Cerrito High Jazz Ensemble...
Coastal Cleanup Day in Richmond
Many of you have asked about opportunities to participate in Coastal Cleanup Day in Richmond on Saturday, Sept. 21. East Bay Regional Park District will be sponsoring coastal cleanup at both Point Isabel and Point Pinole Regional Shorelines. For information and to...
Don’t Miss the Artrain!
The Artrain will be in Richmond one more day, Sunday, September 8. It is well worth the visit. Full information is at http://www.pointrichmond.com/ArtTrain/home.htm.
The Future of Shipyard 3
Point Potrero Marine Terminal is the official name of the huge area at the south end of Canal Boulevard in Richmond that was originally built as Kaiser Shipyard Number 3. Of the four Kaiser Shipyards constructed in Richmond during WW II, Shipyard 3 was the only one...
John Medlock for Brookside Community Health Center Board
I want to recommend that you support my good friend and neighbor, John Medlock, for Doctors Medical Center San Pablo Governing Board. John was appointed to fill an unexpired term two years ago and is now standing for election to the position. John is committed to...
Addendum to Coastal Cleanup — Baxter Creek
Friends of Baxter creek will also be working on Coastal Cleanup Day at Booker T. Anderson Park, 47th & Cypress, Richmond, between 9:30 am and 12:30 pm. We"ll be weeding, cleaning the creek, etc. We could use the help. Afterwards, we"ll join John Gioia at his...
Second Richmond Albertson’s in a Year to Close
Earlier this year, the Albertson"s at 4701 Valley View Road in the El Sobrante area of Richmond closed. Now, Albertson"s has announced plans to close its food store at Hilltop Mall in Richmond effective Thursday, September 5, 2002, at 6:00 p.m. According to Albertsons...
Rails to Trails Conservancy
The Rails to Trails Conservancy has been a critical player in securing grants for and planning the development of the Richmond Greenway. If you want to learn more about the organization, here"s your chance. Healthy Places, Healthy People Please join Keith Laughlin,...
Sierra Club Activities in West Contra Costa County
2 events a hike August 17th and a general meeting August 28th West Contra Costa County Sierra Club Group and Sierra Singles Hike and picnic in Wildcat Canyon Invasive/Native Plant Walk, Saturday August 17th, B 1A Come learn about the invasive European grasses,...
Point Richmond Gazette
Another Richmond neighborhood newsletter has emerged chock full of information, although it is part of a commercial venture. See it at http://www.brickyardrealty.com/gazettev1n5_files.htm, and if you wish to subscribe, contact: Ida Abelson Broker Brickyard Realty...
Repairing Albany’s Decay-Damaged Library and Community Center
(If the photos do not transmit, open the attached MSWORD file) August 13, 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBANY LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTER WOOD DECAY REPAIR For additional information, Contact Tom Butt, FAIA 510/236-7435 Interactive Resources, a Richmond...
Be a Part of the ARTRAIN Volunteer Group
ART VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITYFor four days this September, the City of Richmond is hosting Artrain USA, the nation's only art museum on a train. Artrain USA is a state of the art museum traveling across America. Its current show is Artistry of Space: The NASA Art Program...
Developer Divides to Conquer
The following story, which appeared in the East Bay Express, describes a conflict among traditional environmental advocacy groups over public shoreline access versus wildlife habitat. The apparent winner is the developer, who would skate on having to build a...
Asphalt Plant to Transfer Pollution Credits to Justify Location on Richond Waterfront
Owens Corning is negotiating a lease with the City of Richmond to locate an asphalt plant adjacent to part of the Rosie the Riveter World War II Homefront National Historical Park. The plant, euphemistically dubbed an "asphalt enhancement facility" by Owens Corning...