Turning left onto the Interstate 80 West on-ramp from Barrett Avenue a few miles from downtown Richmond can be a lesson in risk taking. Continue reading

Richmond has a problem with people from out of town dictating OUR local policies and procedures.  During last week’s Planning Commission hearing, Communities for a Better Environment showed up – as usual – to argue all the imagined flaws in the proposed Modernization project. However, CBE, ACCE, and the RPA didn’t show up with a list of local supporters of their cause or demonstrate their local support. Continue reading

Richmond's City Council met last night, and, per usual, the meeting was strewn with contention and heated debate. While much public comment was heard, it came at the expense of pressing legislative action.  Continue reading

RICHMOND, Calif. — Tempers flared and debate turned contentious once again as Tuesday's Richmond City Council meeting centered on the issues of free speech and hate speech. Continue reading

SAN PABLO -- With cash fast running out and hospital staff morale sinking to new lows, county health experts told the West Contra Costa Healthcare District Board on Tuesday that they had two last-ditch plans to save some level of services at Doctors Medical Center San Pablo. Continue reading

RICHMOND -- The Richmond City Council took on the U.S. Constitution on Tuesday, directing its city attorney and police chief to explore possible limits on First Amendment speech in council meetings, and drew a flurry of criticism from the public. Continue reading

In hope that I may bring clarity to a sick situation: I am accused of being a bully by Ms. Jovanka Beckles as she misstated events in the Richmond Council chambers after the meeting ended. As she showed her disdain to Jim Rogers because he didn't vote as she wanted, I laughed, and she started to berate me.  Continue reading

Last Saturday a crowd of over 600 filled the bleachers and floor of the Craneway Pavilion to watch the Bay Area Derby (BAD) Girls, our local league, skate and cram their way to victory. As electronica and pop-punk blared through the speakers, the audience, fueled by food truck donuts and oversized novelty licorice, cheered on their favorite teams in the first double-header of the season.    Continue reading

Chevron Corp.'s long-delayed, $1 billion effort to upgrade its Richmond refinery won the blessings of the city's Planning Commission late Thursday, moving the controversial project closer to construction. Continue reading

RICHMOND, Calif. — Some Richmond residents were calling for Vice Mayor Jovanka Beckles to step down Thursday after a recent heated exchange and email between her and some community members. Continue reading