by admin | Sep 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
September 9, 2010 Race for Richmond Mayor Focuses on Jobs, Casino and Class By GERRY SHIH Nathaniel Bates, a 78-year-old retired parole officer, has run unsuccessfully for mayor of Richmond three times. He kicked off his fourth campaign one recent afternoon by...
by admin | Sep 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
Richmond prosecutes railroad for blocking intersections By Karl Fischer Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/10/2010 12:10:06 PM PDT Updated: 09/10/2010 05:05:48 PM PDT For all those who fume in silence behind their steering wheels, watching rail cars inch across city...
by admin | Sep 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
Today’s San Francisco Chronicle editorialzed against an apparent effort by Chevron to wipe out CEQA review for the refinery project. Environmental law being tested Thursday, September 9, 2010 Frustrated by environmental reviews, businesses are employing a new tactic...
by admin | Sep 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
Many people have asked what can be done about the decision to use penalty money from a Chevron water quality violation (Officials Move Penalty Money From Richmond to Sonoma County, September 4, 2010) to fund a wetlands restoration project in Sonoma County. One...
by admin | Sep 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
Only a couple of days after the Richmond City Council adopted the first reading of a new comprehensive pipeline franchise ordinance, we are reminded of how potentially dangerous these hidden underground rivers of hazardous and explosive materials are as an entire San...