by admin | Apr 6, 2005 | Uncategorized
This year”s “Healthy Cities and Smart Growth: Planning for Healthier Communities,” conference put on by California Healthy Cities and Communities will be held April 21-22 in Berkeley. It looks like a really good program that should be useful for...
by admin | Apr 6, 2005 | Uncategorized
Coming up on may 1-4, 2005, in Costa Mesa, CA, is “The Crossing Zone ” A Decade of Progress, the Western Regional Safety Grade Crossing Training Conference,” a sort of super-conference featuring every aspect of railroad grade crossings, of which we...
by admin | Apr 5, 2005 | Uncategorized
The current plan to swallow up the Ford Peninsula in a sea of imported Toyotas is the latest planning crisis to hit the Marina Bay and Ford Peninsula area. As if frequently blocked railroad grade crossings and betrayal of the dream of a Marina Bay a village center...
by admin | Apr 4, 2005 | Uncategorized
ChevronTexaco Corporation (NYSE: CVX) and Unocal Corporation (NYSE: UCL) announced today that ChevronTexaco would acquire Unocal in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $18 billion, including net debt. The acquisition, which is subject to approvals by...
by admin | Apr 3, 2005 | Uncategorized
For those of you who frequently correspond with me regarding planning and development projects in Richmond, here are some questions for City staff suggested by the Local Government Commission (LGC) www.lgc.org. The LGC states: “The most effective elected...
by admin | Apr 2, 2005 | Uncategorized
With twenty miles of Bay Trail now in place, Richmond stands out as having more Bay Trail than any other City on this planned 500-mile hiking and biking route encircling San Francisco and San Pablo Bays. TRAC, the Trails for Richmond Action Committee, is engaged with...
