The City of Richmond has been very responsive to PIDO's request to fix the traffic hazard at the corner of Central Avenue and Isabel Street (where the Costco gas station queue is hard to get around or see around).

Step one was painting the curb red to eliminate any vehicles parking there. Next, the city will begin work with Costco on traffic management, and we hope it includes signs and paint lanes (one for the queue, one for through-traffic) and arrows on the pavement, too.

Big thanks go to Nickie Mastay, Robert Chelemedos, and others at City of Richmond. Thanks to Mark Delepine for bringing the issue up again and to Janet Lyons for her firsthand account of having had her car hit near the gas station entrance. Many thanks to Mary Barnsdale who has been urging the city to address this situation on behalf of the PIDO board of directors.

Limited edition PIDO hoodies and tees are on sale now for our upcoming Barktoberfest Halloween costume contest and parade. We have new sizes and colors decked out with our spooky Barktoberfest logo while they last. PIDO gets a few dollars for every purchase, thanks to DGH Outfitters in Berkeley. Barktoberfest will be held on Sunday, October 30.

Repairs have begun to add rock and reinforce about 350 feet of crumbling shoreline north of the windsurfing launch ramp (opposite of Mudpuppy’s) at Point Isabel. Temporary fencing has been installed to keep people (and dogs) away from heavy equipment and vehicles. Work started Sept. 6 and is scheduled until Oct. 31, but may take place through the end of the year. The EBRPD contractor may be working at night due to the tides schedule. Work areas will be fenced and park access remains open during this time.

In a separate ongoing project, some of the current small, fenced areas on North Point Isabel may soon be enlarged to combat erosion.

And, a major project, unrelated to this current work, to repair the landfill cap on North Point Isabel is slated to begin in 2023.