Tag Archives: Mayor Gayle McLaughlin

Richmond’s Financial Freedom Conference teaches the basics of personal money management

By: Christopher Connelly | April 18, 2011 – 9:09 am

Hundreds gathered at Richmond’s Civic Center auditorium Saturday for the Financial Freedom IV and L.I.F.E. Conference. Healthy Community Richmond and Citibank have put on the...

Efforts to save Iron Triangle church end in arrests

By: Christopher Connelly | March 18, 2011 – 11:38 am

Two days of civil disobedience to save the Bible Way Apostolic Church from foreclosure ended yesterday when Contra Costa sheriff’s deputies arrested Pastor Sydney Keys,...

City council to explore alternative operators for wastewater plant

By: Christopher Connelly | March 16, 2011 – 11:52 am

Veolia Water’s days running the Point Richmond Wastewater Treatment Plant may be numbered after Tuesday night’s city council meeting. The council passed a measure to...

With new $60,000 lab, Richmond High is training a new crop of engineers

By: Mark Oltmanns | March 14, 2011 – 9:26 am

Richmond High School now has a new state-of-the-art computer lab that will provide students with intensive engineering training. The lab is the result of a...

Richmond City Council reaches consensus on development, environmental issues

By: Christopher Connelly | March 2, 2011 – 11:12 am

In a long meeting Tuesday night during which Richmond’s City Council noticeably voted in lock step, the council took on a number of issues including...

Mayor hails year of progress

By: Robert Rogers | January 19, 2011 – 9:57 am

Mayor Gayle McLaughlin said Richmond is on the ascent.

Jobs, self-sufficiency priorities for new city council

By: Vanessa Carr | January 12, 2011 – 4:12 pm

The new left-leaning city council faces steep challenges ahead.

Loads of laundry and books

By: Christina Lopez | November 23, 2010 – 2:00 pm

Literacy at the Laundromat puts books into children’s hands.

Local residents speak out against proposed cell phone tower

By: Christina Lopez | November 17, 2010 – 4:55 pm

Hilltop residents are worried about the health risks of a cell phone tower.

McLaughlin survives

By: David Ferry, Ashley Hopkinson | November 3, 2010 – 1:57 am

Gayle McLaughlin wins a second term after a contentious election. Nat Bates trailed by just over 600 votes.

A leader who confounds convention

By: David Ferry | October 28, 2010 – 6:00 am

Maria Viramontes says environmental safety and economic growth can go together.

Local park organization edged out in national contest finals

By: Becca Friedman | October 23, 2010 – 5:06 pm

North & East neighborhood park finishes in fourth place in a national contest for $25,000.

Lucky number four for Nat Bates?

By: David Ferry | October 19, 2010 – 6:00 am

Nat Bates is going for his fourth and probably final shot at becoming Richmond’s mayor.