by admin | Mar 19, 2006 | Uncategorized
At least one member of the State Board of Equalization thinks oil refineries deserve a tax break. This is an email I received from Bill Leonard, member, State Board of Equalization (See Tax Break For Chevron May Hit Home, March 7, 2006. You may recall that proposed...
by admin | Mar 16, 2006 | Uncategorized
Actually, the Richmond Wastewater Treatment Plant smelled remarkably sweet as some 20 City officials including Mayor Anderson and Councilmembers Butt, Rogers and McLaughlin sipped coffee and munched donuts last Tuesday morning while gathering for an up close and...
by admin | Mar 15, 2006 | Uncategorized
The Contra Costa Watershed Forum will host a regionally focused creek and watershed symposium on April 5, 2006, 7:00 to 9:00 PM at Contra Costa College Liberal Arts Building, Room 100. The symposium will focus on activities in West Contra Costa related to creeks and...
by admin | Mar 14, 2006 | Uncategorized
There will be a public hearing on the Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the proposed casino on land owned by the Scotts Valley band of Pomo Indians on the Richmond Parkway just north of the Richmond city limits at the Richmond...
by admin | Mar 14, 2006 | Uncategorized
The Richmond Environmental Defense Fund Annual Meeting will feature a presentation from Richmond native Suzanne Jones, Ph.D.,”Facing the Urgent Challenge of Global Climate Change” When: March 26 4:00-5:30 PM WHERE: First United Methodist Church, Martina...
by admin | Mar 13, 2006 | Uncategorized
As the Contra Costa Times editorialized against massive proposed property tax reductions for local refineries (see story below), the City of Richmond took the unprecedented step of notifying Chevron that its now routine request to use the alternative “maximum...
