Point Molate Litigation Heats Up

The second shoe to drop in the litigation by Winehaven Legacy LLC against the City of Richmond for its illegal and unethical actions and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing consisted of an ex parte request for a restraining order to prevent transfer...

Dysfunctional City Council

As with most recent City Council meetings, we adjourned last night without dealing with multiple agenda items, some of which have been continuously held over for weeks. And it was not for lack of time. The City Council met for 7 hours, beginning at 4:30 PM in closed...

Waste of Taxpayer Money

After spending $400,000 investigating and suing me, the RPA City Council members dismissed the lawsuit. Just before that, they sold Point Molate for $400. You get what you vote for!

The Price of Gas

I was recently in Arkansas, about 500 miles from the closest refinery. Gas prices are about half what they are in California, where I live across the street from a refinery. I have been shopping for an electric vehicle (I have a hybrid now), but the ones I want are...

USW Local 5 Chevron Strike Ends

The Chevron Richmond Refinery and United Steelworkers (USW) Local 5 announced on May 28, 2022, that USW membership has ratified a new agreement. USW employees will return to work over the upcoming weeks. See https://richmond.chevron.com/uswstrike for details.