The Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, CA is open to visitors every day and and is now preparing for the 2011 Home Front Festival on October 15th. The Richmond Chamber of Commerce is bringing one of the amphibious “duck” vehicle from San Francisco to...
The Chamber is proud to announce that Park Florist has been named the ‘Small Business of the Year’ for 2011. Park Florist has been proudly serving the East Bay Area since 1911, making this year their 100th birthday! We are proud to include Park Florist as a member of the...
How To Be an Entrepreneur in the 21st Century Thurs, June 23, 7:15AM – 9:00AM – RSVP by June 20th How To Market and Get Real Results Thurs, June 30, 7:15AM – 8:30AM – RSVP by June 27th Location: Carrows Restaurant, 6120 Potrero Avenue, El Cerrito Directions These Business Training...
Article by Hannah Dreier, Contra Costa Times. Posted: 06/07/2011 09:16:11 PM PDT View full article at www.contracostatimes.com. RICHMOND — Richmond voters handed Measure D a resounding defeat Tuesday, making it clear they are not willing to pay more taxes to restore services for children and poor people. With all precincts...
Last March, the Richmond City Council passed an ordinance to enact a ½ percent transactions and use tax (sales tax) to be administered by the State Board of Equalization, subject to approval by the City voters at the June 7, 2011 special election. The City projects the sales tax would...
Richmond dropped out of the “top 10 most dangerous cities in America” based on 2010 crime records. Oakland and Stockton made the top 10. Article by 24/7 Wall St. Posted on May 24, 2011, www.247wallst.com Yesterday, the FBI trumpeted the news that violent crime dropped 5.5% in 2010 while reported...
Melissa Hollander, Manager of Communications for Chevron Richmond, informed the community today that they have “taken a very important step to restart the Chevron Renewal Project.” Read her comments and the official press release below: “Today, Chevron submitted a Conditional Use Permit application to the city of Richmond initiating a...
Crime is down, business is up, and the city is avoiding major budget cuts thanks to Bill Lindsay, perhaps the Bay Area’s best city manager. Article by John Geluardi, East Bay Express, www.eastbayexpress.com Early each morning on Richmond’s waterfront, just a few hundred feet from where thousands of men and...
Article by Suzanne Bohan, Contra Costa Times, www.contracostatimes.com Contributions by staff writer Robert Jordan. Posted: 05/09/2011 04:07:44 PM PDT Berkeley lab selects six Bay Area sites as finalists for second campus Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory on Monday revealed six East Bay sites on the short list for the lab’s second campus,...
Article by Joshua G. Genser, Attorney-at-Law, Genser & Watkins LLP and member of the Richmond Chamber Board of Directors. Speak out for business interest next Tuesday, May 17th. Richmond is in the process of considering and adopting a new General Plan. The General Plan is like the Constitution of the...
