Media Doesn’t Get Quiet Zones

During the three years that Richmond fought with BNSF, the Federal Railroad Administration and the CPUC to ultimately and successfully establish quiet zones, it was not newsworthy. Neither was it newsworthy when Richmond led the way with quiet zones in California,...

$839,000 For a Fatally Flawed EIR?

On July 24, the Finance Committee of the City Council will consider raising the fee paid to Environmental Science Associates (ESA) to prepare the EIR for the Chevron Hydrogen and Energy Renewal Project to $839,000. Since the cost of EIRs is always reimbursed by the...

Chevron Unable to Back Up Claims Made in Letter to KPFA

On June 28, 2007, Mayor Gayle McLaughlin appeared on KPFA to discuss the planned expansion of the Chevron Refinery (Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project). To listen to a recording of the program, visit http://kpfa.org/archives/index.php?arch=20968. KPFA invited...