by admin | Aug 6, 2006 | Uncategorized
Not an organization to start a trend, the Richmond City Council soundly rejected a resolution offered by Gayle McLaughlin last week to simply study the feasibility of using biodiesel at the Port of Richmond to reduce pollution. Was this an anti-business move? Not...
by admin | Aug 4, 2006 | Uncategorized
Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending August 4th, 2006. 1. Meeting Notes There are no City Council meetings scheduled until Tuesday, September 12, 2006. As a reminder, there will be a public meeting on Tuesday, August 15th in the...
by admin | Aug 4, 2006 | Uncategorized
There is an exciting opportunity for a public-minded resident of West County to run for the open Ward I seat on the five-member Contra Costa Community College District Board of Trustees. The filing period for the November 2006 election is August 11, and as far as we...
by admin | Aug 4, 2006 | Uncategorized
The following additional information was just provided by the current trustee, David MacDiarmid. Note that the filing deadline is August 18, not August 11 as I previously wrote. An open seat, no incumbent is running. Trustee Ward 1 Contra Costa Community College...
by admin | Aug 3, 2006 | Uncategorized
There has been movement in the right direction, I believe, for the Civic Center master plan. The project architect and City staff appear to have abandoned the idea of building a new Hall of Justice in front of the Richmond Art Center. The latest thinking is to build...
by admin | Aug 3, 2006 | Uncategorized
In the July 30, 2006, TROUBLE FOR TOLL BROTHERS, I included a PDF file describing “How the City of Richmond Subverted CEQA in the EIR for Terminal 1 (Point Richmond Shores). ” This was based on information I had been able to assemble from sources other...
