by admin | May 16, 2002 | Uncategorized
One of the bitterest political battles in recent Richmond memory culminated on May 14, 2002, when the City Council voted to execute a 20-year contract with U.S. Filter to operate the Sewage District No. 1 wastewater treatment plant that serves approximately 60 percent...
by admin | May 15, 2002 | Uncategorized
AC Transit”s Board of Directors is seeking applicants interested in filling a vacant at-large seat on the seven-member body. The Board establishes policy for the public bus system serving some 236,000 daily riders throughout the East Bay. This vacant at-large...
by admin | May 15, 2002 | Uncategorized
Faced with multi-million dollar deficits in the coming fiscal year, some members of the Richmond City Council expressed renewed interest in reexamining a special provision of the Utility User”s Tax created for Chevron in the 1980″s. All Richmond taxpayers,...
by admin | May 14, 2002 | Uncategorized
Richmond neighborhoods are establishing themselves as sources of news and information to replace the traditional and truly local newspapers that no longer exist. Most neighborhood councils publish excellent newsletters. As a City Council member, I am fortunate to...
by admin | May 14, 2002 | Uncategorized
As quickly as it appeared some four years ago, the “alien landing pad” east of Richmond”s Brickyard Cove area was taken away last week. Also dubbed “Bottoms Butte” after its owner, the Bottoms Family Trust, the 15 foot high flat topped...
