December 18, 2012, Regular City Council Agenda/Packet

The December 18, 2012, Regular Richmond City Council Agenda/Packet is on the web. This is the last meeting of 2012. Follow the link http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx to view. Items of particular interest include: I-21. APPROVE the following...

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...

Chevron Permit Update

From Bill Lindsay: Mayor and City Councilmembers: As you know, the City of Richmond has the responsibility for issuing construction permits for the repair of the Chevron Refinery crude unit in accordance with applicable building and fire codes. As you also know,...