by admin | Apr 6, 2005 | Uncategorized
The East Bay Express publishes annually a list of the “Best of the East Bay,” an eclectic assortment of people and places selected in a process that is not entirely clear. This year, Richmond rang in three winners, shown below. Last year, I was selected as...
by admin | Apr 6, 2005 | Uncategorized
This year”s “Healthy Cities and Smart Growth: Planning for Healthier Communities,” conference put on by California Healthy Cities and Communities will be held April 21-22 in Berkeley. It looks like a really good program that should be useful for...
by admin | Apr 6, 2005 | Uncategorized
Coming up on may 1-4, 2005, in Costa Mesa, CA, is “The Crossing Zone ” A Decade of Progress, the Western Regional Safety Grade Crossing Training Conference,” a sort of super-conference featuring every aspect of railroad grade crossings, of which we...
by admin | Apr 5, 2005 | Uncategorized
The current plan to swallow up the Ford Peninsula in a sea of imported Toyotas is the latest planning crisis to hit the Marina Bay and Ford Peninsula area. As if frequently blocked railroad grade crossings and betrayal of the dream of a Marina Bay a village center...
by admin | Apr 4, 2005 | Uncategorized
ChevronTexaco Corporation (NYSE: CVX) and Unocal Corporation (NYSE: UCL) announced today that ChevronTexaco would acquire Unocal in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $18 billion, including net debt. The acquisition, which is subject to approvals by...
