by admin | Sep 28, 2002 | Uncategorized
The public will have a chance to review and make suggestions about a draft work plan to evaluate safety at a chemical plant in the East Bay that has been the scene of a series of recent accidents. MRS Environmental Company will present its plan for a safety evaluation...
by admin | Sep 28, 2002 | Uncategorized
On September 23, 2002, I received (as did other City Council members) the following email letter from Jim Worden of Owens Corning: September 23, 2002 The Honorable Thomas K. Butt 2600 Barrett Avenue Richmond, CA 94804 Dear Mr. Butt, Thank you for taking your time to...
by admin | Sep 28, 2002 | Uncategorized
The following article appeared in the September 9, 2002, edition of Nation”s Weekly, a weekly publication of the National League of Cities. What is Richmond”s image? What instant impression jumps into the minds of people in other parts of the Bay Area when...
by admin | Sep 26, 2002 | Uncategorized
The city manager was called by Jeff Kanzen, environmental manager for General Chemical at 11:40 a.m. today. He stated that General Chemical had a chemical release lasting 10 minutes consisting of sulfur trioxide. Sulfur trioxide (also called “sulfuric...
by admin | Sep 21, 2002 | Uncategorized
According to an article in the San Francisco Business Times (James Temple, August 30, 2002), Ford Motor Co. is marketing its Richmond distribution center, a 15,100-square-foot office building and a 248,100-square-foot warehouse on 25 acres of land, for $15 million....
by admin | Sep 20, 2002 | Uncategorized
Verde Elementary School”s “Verde Involving Parents” program has captured the prestigious “California Gold Community” award for outstanding work in improving attendance and parent participation at one of the state”s lowest-performing...
