Join us this week at Richmond Rotary — Nov. 22: Tom Leatherman

Join Us This Week at Richmond Rotary . . . Program for Friday, November 22: Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park Tom Leatherman, National Park Superintendent, will provide an overview of the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front NHP and past,...

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Saturday Opening of RSR Bridge Bay Trail

“Mostly sunny” is forecast for this Saturday’s Bay Trail opening for the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge and its approaches. Please see the attached invitation for details on the ribbon-cutting event at a Bay front bluff a little way up Stenmark Drive from the I-580 exit....

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Appointment to East Bay Regional Park District Board

I urge you to email East Bay Regional Park District Directors Ayn Wieskamp, Beverly Lane and Dennis Waespi ASAP to urge them to nominate Bruce Beyaert and Neil Tsutsui as two of the three applicants to be considered by the entire board to replace retiring Director...

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Last Chance to Participate in Richmond Community Survey

All Richmond Residents Invited to Participate in 2019 Survey Online Every two years since 2007, the City of Richmond conducts a community survey to help the City evaluate services, measure resident satisfaction with current services, and to help plan for Richmond’s...

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Richmond Pavement Condition Index Holds Steady at 63

Bay Area Streets and Roads Deliver Smoother Ride As Cities, Counties Put Gas Tax Dollars to Work Monday, November 4, 2019 Contact: John Goodwin, MTC (415) 778-5262 Randy Rentschler, MTC (415) 778-6780 Bay Area cities and counties largely improved the quality of the...

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Long City Council Meeting Grows Raucous

Last night was a long and raucous City Council meeting lasting a few minutes short of eight hours, but with at least one very positive outcome. We started in closed session at 3:00 PM to review applications for city manager. There were a total of 89 applications,...

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West County Veterans Day Events from Supervisor John Gioia

https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Let-s-honor-our-Veterans-.html?soid=1111030452123&aid=uKK85ZweHLU Veterans Day is November 11! Many ways to honor our veterans in West County I hope you'll join me in honoring the men and women who have served our country in the...

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Veteran’s Day Events Across Contra Costa County

From Supervisor Mitchoff. Unfortunately, there are no Veterans Day events in West County. Contra Costa County Veterans Day Ceremony Operation Documentation III Concord Veterans Softball Tournament Walnut Creek Veterans Day Event Walnut Creek's Veteran's day event will...

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Contra Costa LAFCO Commissioners Win State Award

I was selected by the mayors of Contra Costa County to represent Contra Costa cities on the Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), and I currently serve as chair. Below is an announcement regarding a recent award to Contra Costa LAFCO presented by the...

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Tracking Bay Area Air Quality

Here are two links (& screenshots) of online maps to track air quality: 1) S.F. Chronicle - CA Air Quality Tracker 2) PurpleAir map Note - Power outages are visible since the offline sensors are greyed out. [Map as of Monday, 11:30am]. An explanation of the colors...

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DTSC Approves Final Cleanup for the Zeneca Site in Richmond

https://dtsc.ca.gov/2019/10/25/news-release-t-08-19/ DTSC Approves Final Cleanup for the Zeneca Site in Richmond Cleanup Plan Minimizes Adverse Impacts, Protects Public Health and Environment SACRAMENTO – The Department of Toxic Substances Control today announced the...

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