by admin | Mar 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
I In response to the Chamber of Commerce email of March 3 bashing both the City Council and the mayor for their lack of accuracy and acumen regarding Richmond businesses, all City Council members but one felt compelled to respond. Below is the Chamber email followed...
by admin | Mar 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending March 5th, 2010. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 9th beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM. The regular agenda begins at 6:30 PM and consists...
by admin | Mar 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
As election season once again nears, the City Council fight for the hearts and minds of the business community is in full swing. Webster’s defines business as “a usually commercial or mercantile activity engaged in as a means of livelihood.” All City Council members,...
by admin | Mar 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
Chevron meeting will be bellwether for Richmond Chip Johnson Friday, March 5, 2010 Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle Chevron’s Richmond refinery is at the center of a tax dispute between the cash-strapped East Bay city and the oil giant. View Larger Image Richmond...
by admin | Mar 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
Whatever happened to due process? The following editorial condemning the illegal distribution of selectively edited video depositions is particularly important because it comes from Vernon Whitmore, publisher of the Globe and recently elected president of the West...