by admin | Jun 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Here is the simple explanation of how we got here. Sales taxes and utility users taxes have remained flat since before the recession, and property taxes have declined. Meanwhile, the expenses of operating a city continue to climb, particularly for compensation, which...
by admin | Jun 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
The meeting software the city clerk uses shows the time of each speaker, including council members and the public on the monitors at the dais. The single most significant cause of lengthy City Council meetings is the interminable rambles and harangues of Corky Booze....
by admin | Jun 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
State Attorney General’s Office calls on Richmond to limit emissions in Chevron modernization project By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 06/25/2014 02:14:31 PM PDTUpdated: 26 min. ago RICHMOND — Two weeks after issuing a 10-page letter critical of...
by admin | Jun 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
KVIE-PBS in Sacramento (“Rob on the Road”) aired an extensive story on Richmond’s East Brother Light Station last night. Go to http://vids.kvie.org/video/2365269851/ Want to receive TOM BUTT E-FORUM and other action alerts on Richmond political and community issues...
by admin | Jun 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
It was a long but fascinating day at the State Capitol yesterday as the Senate Utility, Energy and Communications Committee convened to consider AB 2145. This bill was conceived by investor-owned utilities, most specifically PG&E to stop the growth of Consumer...
by admin | Jun 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Two weeks after issuing a 10-page detailed letter highly critical of the Chevron Modernization Draft EIR, the California Attorney General’s Office issue a second letter on June 20, 2014, confirming that all the attorney general’s concerns had been addressed in the...
