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See https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/East-Brother-Lighthouse-innkeeper-job-opening-13503169.php for videos. Dream job? Get paid $130,000 to live on this island in the middle of the bay By Bill Disbrow Updated 9:15 am PST, Wednesday, January 2, 2019 Photo: Frederic...

Grants Up to $5,000 Available! Apply by December 31st, 2018 before 5:00 PM! The Richmond Community Services Department (CSD) is accepting mini-grant applications to support organizations that are Richmond-serving and that partner with and/or consistently utilize...

Vol. 4 No. 4 December 2018 View this email in your browser Greetings Community, At the end of the 2017-18 school year, the West Contra Costa Unified School District’s Board adopted Roadmap 2022, an ambitious plan to ensure that more students succeed and are prepared...

https://richmondstandard.com/richmond/2018/12/28/community-bands-together-to-clean-up-encampment-near-grip/Community bands together to clean up encampment near GRIP December 28, 2018 1 Community volunteers joined the Richmond Mayor's Office and GRIP to clean up one of...

The Ever Popular Christmas Eve Jazz Service On December 24 at 7 p.m., the Dan Damon Quartet, with guest soloists and the Angel Choir lead a Christmas service. Sing traditional carols with the band. Come early for a good seat. A free will offering will be received.

This card from Interactive Resources carries on a tradition of decades using one of my pen and ink drawings for our holiday greeting.

The Scanner: Richmond’s police blues, bunk brunches and the Teddy Bear Bandit Sarah Ravani , Gwendolyn Wu and Steve Rubenstein Dec. 24, 2018 Updated: Dec. 24, 2018 8 a.m. Richmond Police Chief Allwyn Brown spoke to the City Council last week about an internal report...

Instead of sleeping in after both the longest (over seven hours -- including closed session) and the last City Council meeting of 2018, I was browsing the morning news when I read what Jerry Brown said about being mayor of Oakland in his final press conference: "I...

Sent on behalf of City Manager Carlos Martinez Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending December 21st, 2018. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 15th, 2019. Enjoy the upcoming weeks...

Item L-7 on tonights’ agenda is: DIRECT staff to review a draft ordinance for legality and language and craft an ordinance for a first reading that is as strong or stronger in its ability to protect our community from coal and petroleum coke - Councilmember Eduardo...

Sent on behalf of City Manager Carlos Martinez Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending December 14th, 2018. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 18th. Closed Session begins at 5:30 PM,...

Reason miraculously but barely prevailed at last night’s City Council meeting as the City Council on a 4-3 vote, with Willis, Beckles and Martinez voting no, reversed its previous decision to add restrictions to development proposals that would essentially make...

For the second time in the 2018 campaign, the Richmond Progressive Alliance and/or its surrogates were found in blatant violation of Richmond campaign laws. The first violation occurred on October 2018 by East Bay Working Families, a supposedly independent committee...

Today, Paradise City Councilman Mike Zuccolillo presented Tzu Chi Foundation, a charitable organization helping Paradise fire victims, with a check for $7,236 raised by the Richmond-based Tibetan Association of Northern California. See A Camp Fire Story -- RVs and...

After 19 years with the City of Richmond, Planning and Building Services Director Richard Mitchell will retire effective December 30, 2018. In the 45 years I have lived in Richmond, Mitchell is by far the best planning director Richmond has had, probably the best...

From Contra Costa Health, Housing and Homeless Services: Greetings, We're gearing up for our annual homeless Point in Time Count for late January and we are seeking volunteers to help us conduct this very important project! Each year in late January, Contra Costa's...

Seeking Recommendations for Richmond Air Monitoring Sensor Locations Groundwork Richmond, in partnership with the City of Richmond and environmental consultant Ramboll, was awarded a grant from the California Air Resources Board to deploy 50 air monitoring sensors...

Following is an interesting article from the Bay Area’s most progressive newspaper, the East Bay Express, about the abrupt and swift decline of the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) brand in Richmond and elsewhere. After landing a supermajority on the Richmond City...