by admin | Mar 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
At last night’s City Council meeting, the Open Forum began with 28 speakers, mostly construction trades representatives and other advocates urging a fair and speedy certification of the Draft EIR for the Chevron Modernization Project. The chamber was packed, so much...
by admin | Mar 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
I have been informed that the Draft EIR for the Chevron Refinery Modernization Project will be available at http://chevronmodernization.com at 9:00 AM this morning. Public review will begin March 18 and end May 2, 2014. A Study Session will be held at the April 3,...
by admin | Mar 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
On March 11, I shared the results of a poll of E-FORUM readers about raising the minimum wage in Richmond; see Public Favors $11.00 Minimum Wage, March 11, 2014. I got 58 responses, and all but seven were in favor of Richmond adopting a minimum wage. The most, twenty,...
by admin | Mar 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
The following was received from the Richmond Chamber of Commerce this morning. There were 18 responses, nine of which did not support raising the minimum wage in Richmond beyond state levels. From: Christina Phipps [mailto:chris@rcoc.com] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014...
by admin | Mar 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
The latest on California politics and government March 16, 2014 California energy official says state wasn’t aware of crude by rail facilities A California Energy Commission official Friday said the agency wasn’t aware that the state had become a...
