by admin | Aug 25, 2004 | Uncategorized
Unable to assemble a quorum for a live meeting, the City Council will “meet” via conference call this morning at 9:00 AM in an executive session to discuss what the Agenda describes as “CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: EXISTING LITIGATION (Government...
by admin | Aug 25, 2004 | Uncategorized
The Richmond City Council has been informed that Chevron has filed, presumably with Contra Costa County Superior Court, and served the City of Richmond with an action seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO) prohibiting the City of Richmond from entering into an...
by admin | Aug 24, 2004 | Uncategorized
The Richmond political machine is rapidly gearing up for an August 31 showdown over Point Molate. Fed by big money interests including Chevron, Nevada gambling businesses, California cardrooms and a host of lobbyists, labor unions, consultants and affiliates of...
by admin | Aug 23, 2004 | Uncategorized
Next time you think it would be a good idea to take your dog fishing, think again. In late May, we ventured with friends to a back-country cabin on the South Fork of Battle Creek east of Red Bluff for some trout fishing. With us were our two Labrador Retrievers, Tess...
by admin | Aug 21, 2004 | Uncategorized
CHEVRON ACCUSES CITY OF IMPROPER ERN EXTENSION (Also attached as a PDF file) Point_Molate_ERN.pdf Chevron Complaint Regarding Modification and Extension of the Exclusive Right to Negotiate (ERN) with Upstream Investments LLC A review by Tom Butt, Richmond City Council...
by admin | Aug 21, 2004 | Uncategorized
See articles in today”s San Francisco Chronicle and Sacramento Bee: San Pablo casino plan cut back, Burton says — State Senate leader John Burton said Friday that Democrats had blocked plans by a Bay Area Indian tribe for a mammoth, 5,000-slot casino in...