Commercial real estate broker John Troughton claims the City of Richmond agreed to pay him $1.5 million if the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians came to Point Molate. But Troughton admits no deal was signed, and no one at City Hall has acknowledged the agreement. What Troughton, a

The election isn’t until November, but at least five people have said they plan to run for City Council. Ludmyrna Lopez, Maria Viramontes, and Jim Rogers are all up for re-election. None of them have indicated they plan to abandon their post, but there is still time for them to a

The City Council voted Monday to extend a deadline to reach an agreement with the developer behind the Point Molate casino project. Had the council failed to grant a two-month extension to allow the developer, Upstream Point Molate LLC, to close the purchase, sale and lease of th

Lawrence Williams, 56, was shot three times in Richmond while driving to his home in El Sobrante. While the bullet wounds from the Sept. 28 attack are healing, he says he is still a long way from recovering from the economic setback he faces from the time he spent in the hospital

At Tuesday’s meeting the City Council is scheduled to discuss guns, pot and The Plunge swimming pool. But before the council dives into the meat of the meeting, Mayor Gayle McLaughlin will honor three local restaurants: La Plazuela, La Selva Taqueria and Pepito’s Deli and Mexicat

The sound of children resonated throughout city hall Tuesday night as dozens of Richmond families descended on the City Council meeting to lobby for a divider in The Plunge pool. The $350,000 movable bulkhead, which the council tentatively approved at the meeting, will allow city

Business may be brisk at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, at least compared to the October session that lasted more than seven hours. The mayor hasn’t scheduled any new ordinances or resolutions, and there are only three items up for discussion on the agenda.

The environmental group that sued to stop the development of a casino at Point Molate is looking to settle. But the deal may be dead in the water if other environmental organizations don’t drop their opposition, the plaintiff admitted to Richmond Confidential. “There will probabl

Critics of the proposed Point Molate casino warn that approving the project could transform the East Bay into Las Vegas. Both the governor and California’s two senators oppose allowing a tribe to open an urban casino. But the final decision rests in one federal bureaucrat’s hands

Richmond is the only city in Contra Costa County without its own paramedics, and council member Maria Viramontes said Tuesday that it will remain that way unless residents are willing to pay for greater services. Council members Ludmyrna Lopez and Viramontes have introduced a pro

At tonight’s meeting the Richmond City Council will consider adding a new fee for the city’s liquor stores, discuss proposing a new tax to help pay for police and fire, and look at ways to collect money from code-violating residents. When the council was scheduled to consider a n

At the church attended by the 15-year-old Richmond High School rape victim, the pastor told his congregation that last week’s attack provides an opportunity for positive change in Richmond. Pastor Jim Wheeler of First Presbyterian Church spoke about “The Commitment of Testimony,”

Richmond’s population exploded during World War II. People from across the country came to the city to help Henry J. Kaiser build the more than 750 warships that helped America win the war. Today, three of the four shipyards have been bulldozed, but much of Shipyard Number Three

A new city ordinance may spell relief for renters whose homes have been foreclosed after their landlords fell behind on their mortgage payments. California law allows property owners to issue 60-day eviction notices on foreclosed homes, but under the new ordinance, tenants living

The Richmond City Council took a cue from San Francisco and voted last night to ban cigarette sales at pharmacies. But before the council approved the new ordinance, Council Member Ludmyrna Lopez tried to find out how many drug stores in the city would be affected. Neither counci