by admin | Feb 11, 2008 | Uncategorized
For those history buffs among us, I have compiled a collection of newspaper clippings from January 1994 describing the chain of events that led to the Richmond City Council unanimously approving a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for what was euphemistically referred to...
by admin | Feb 8, 2008 | Uncategorized
Roll on, Big Oil. In the 30 years since California voters limited property tax increases by passing Proposition 13, the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond has negotiated a lower tax rate at least a half-dozen times – rolling over any opposition from local...
by admin | Feb 8, 2008 | Uncategorized
It was an exciting day two at the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Washington, DC. We started with a panel discussion facilitated by Elizabeth Shogren, National Public Radio Reporter, featuring Steve Winkelman, Transportation Program Director, Center for...
by admin | Feb 7, 2008 | Uncategorized
I am in Washington, DC, at the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference and I thought you would be interested in this after action report from Park Guthrie on the Richmond Greenway Day of National Service: From: Park Guthrie [mailto:park@urbantilth.org] Sent: Wed...
by admin | Feb 7, 2008 | Uncategorized
As chair of the Local Government Commission, I opened the 7th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference tonight in Washington, DC, welcoming over 1,450 attendees from all over the U.S. and several foreign countries, among whom was a strong local contingent...
by admin | Feb 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
The following is from yesterday”s Berkeley Daily Planet. I have a correction to the E-FORUM Of Design Review, Code Enforcement and the City Attorney’s Priorities, February 2, 2008. There were not three city attorneys at the Design Review Board hearing,...
