Chevron Subpoenas

Following are links to the subpoenas issued to Chevron from the US Chemical safety Board. The first appears to be largely concerned with production of documents related to refinery construction, operation and maintenance. The second is in the form of interrogatories...

Chevron Permitting Updates

Note: I will publish the Chemical Safety Board’s subpoena’s tomorrow morning in the E-FORUM. Email from City Manager Bill Lindsay: From: Bill Lindsay [mailto:bill_lindsay@ci.richmond.ca.us] Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 6:48 PM To: Booze, Corky; Corky Booze;...

Can Richmond Progressives Regroup?

Can Richmond Progressives Regroup? The Richmond Progressive Alliance is contemplating its future after getting thumped by Chevron in the election. By John Geluardi Maya Sugarman/File photo Chevron is reasserting its influence in Richmond. Until the November election,...

You Couldn’t Make This Tale Up

Shirley and I had dinner with Bernhard Horstmann earlier this week in San Francisco. It was only the second time I had seen Bernhard since 1970 in Vietnam. Last time I saw him was in Ascona, Switzerland in 1990, and he now lives in Munich. He was in town for just a...