City Attorney to Crack Down on Railroads

The city attorney has warned railroad companies operating in Richmond to conform to laws and regulations governing Quiet Zones and grade crossing blockages. Click here for the warning letter from the city attorney to the railroad companies. Click here for information...

Final Vote Counts Posted

City of Richmond Member, City Council (Vote For 3) Vote type summary Contest Detail Map 59 of 59 Precincts Reporting Percent Votes JEFF RITTERMAN 16.22% 11,849 JOHN E. MARQUEZ (I) 12.78% 9,334 HARPREET S. SANDHU (I) 7.67% 5,601 NAVDEEP K. GARCHA 1.97% 1,439 ROCK BROWN...

Most Dangerous City Rankings Deceptive

When the crime rankings for cities were recently posted for 2008, Richmond was ranked ninth nationally again. See http://os.cqpress.com/citycrime/CityCrime2008_Rank_Rev.pdf. This is both confusing and unfair, because the “2008” rankings are actually based...

Chevron’s Hype

From the Los Angeles Times: Chevron’s hype The oil company’s ads say it is investing heavily in alternative and renewable fuels, but corporate reports indicate otherwise. By Antonia Juhasz Los Angeles Times November 21, 2008 Also see ” Discuss...