Figure 1 - Hung this up 50 years ago In March of 1970, when I left Vietnam, the 159th Engineer Group consisted of four battalions, the 34th, 46th, 92nd and 169th plus twelve companies and detachments, consisting of 3,957 Engineer soldiers, commanded by Col. Joseph K....

The big day has arrived! Below is an invitation for you, your family and friends to help celebrate the long-awaited opening of the Bay Trail across the top deck of the Richmond-San Rafael (RSR) Bridge on Saturday, November 16. This marks the first time in history for...

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...

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,...

Tonight, the City Council will: Receive and review city manager applications in closed session. Hold a public hearing and vote to approve the Amended Judgment in connection with the litigation entitled The Guidiville Rancheria of Cal. et al. vs. The United States of...

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...

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...

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...

Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending November 1st, 2019. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 5th. Closed Session begins at 3:00 P.M., followed by the Regular Meeting of the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2019 Media Contact: Jessie Stewart, Executive Director Richmond Promise 510-620-6570 jessie.stewart@richmondpromise.org National PromiseNet Conference at UC Berkeley 11/4-11/5 to gather hundreds of education and civic leaders to...

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...

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...

Here is another source of air quality data, from the Air Rangers project of Groundworks Richmond. The clarity map can be shared too. https://openmap.clarity.io/

The Richmond City Council will vote on November 5 in open session to approve a settlement agreement it approved in closed session in April of 2018. The action is intended to resolve any lingering accusations that the City violated the Brown Act by previously acting in...

On October 19, about 60 enthusiastic revelers attended the 2019 Mayor’s Community Fund event at Point Molate, adding about $40,000 to the fund. Many of the attendees had never even been to point Molate before, and they enjoyed a tour of Winehaven Building 1, hors...

Current District 1 Director Whitney Dotson has announced his retirement prior to the end of his term. The District Board will select an applicant on January 7, 2020. Applications are due November 8, 2019.

Due to gusty winds and dry weather conditions, PG&E announced a public safety power outage is anticipated from Sat. Oct. 26 evening through Mon. Oct. 28 afternoon. Per PG&E maps, potential Richmond neighborhoods that will be impacted are: May Valley, El...

Join Us This Week at Richmond Rotary . . . Program for Friday, October 18: Richmond Police Officer’s Association Ben Therrault will give us a presentation about the labor organization that represents all Richmond Police Officers. He will speak on public safety in...

Over the past several weeks, I have routed a number of questions to DTSC. Below are the questions and responses: Question 1: As stated at the last City Council meeting, this offsite contamination will increase with sea level rise, as the salinity of the Bay water will...