Refinery Property Tax Reduction Impact Quantified

Based on information compiled by the Contra Costa Tax Assessor and published in today”s West County Times, the Chevron property tax appeal, if successful would cause Richmond to have “to return $1.7 million and reduce next year’s budget by $5.2...

Bayside Pocket Parks – A Volunteer Success Story

For nearly a century, there have been a number of platted but undeveloped portions of streets in Point Richmond that terminate at the San Francisco Bay Shoreline. Over 30 years ago, Lucretia Edwards dreamed that these unused remnants of public property in magnificent...

More Planning, Less Politics

Chip Johnson sounds off in today”s San Francisco Chronicle about the stampede for violence prevention dollars from the City treasury: Richmond’s hope needs less politics – Chip Johnson Friday, April 7, 2006 Richmond, where crime has become...

An Irresponsible Vote

Following is the editorial from Friday’s West County Times:Posted on Fri, Mar. 31, 2006 EDITORIAL An irresponsible vote THERE WAS A TIME in the not-too-distant past, when Richmond city officials conducted the people’s business like they were running a spy...

Chevron Finally Pulls The Plug On Richmond

In a surprise move that has decision makers scrambling as never before for answers, Chevron announced late yesterday plans for a phased shutdown of the Richmond Refinery.”Frankly,” said spokesman Dean O”Hair, “we can manufacture product...