by admin | Aug 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Eminent domain plan may have spooked investors By Carolyn Said August 30, 2013 Just days after Richmond became the first city in the country to use the threat of eminent domain to obtain underwater mortgages, Wall Street spurned its efforts to refinance its highly...
by admin | Aug 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Remember the HBO television drama “The Wire,” set in Baltimore? “Central to the structure and plot of ‘The Wire’ was the use of electronic surveillance and wiretap technologies by the police—hence the title The Wire. Salon.com described the title as a metaphor for the...
by admin | Aug 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Click here for the City’s opposition to Chevron’s motion to designate the recent case filed by the City as “complex litigation.” I cannot comment on this, but I thought it is an interesting development. Want to receive TOM BUTT E-FORUM and other action alerts on...
by admin | Aug 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Oil refinery affecting air quality – study August 27 2013 at 03:30pm By Melanie Gosling AP Chevron’s refinery in Richmond, California, which processes 250 000 barrels of crude oil a day, is allowed to emit only 7.21 tons of sulphur dioxide a day. Related...
by admin | Aug 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Government agencies at odds in probe of fire at Chevron’s Richmond refinery By Pete Yost Associated Press Posted: 08/27/2013 01:54:37 PM PDT | Updated: about 6 hours ago Related Stories Aug 13: Document: Mass tort lawsuit filed against Chevron Corp. Richmond:...
by admin | Aug 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Mayor and City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending August 23rd, 2013. Meeting Notes The City Council is on meeting hiatus during the month of August. The next City Council meeting is currently scheduled for Tuesday, September 10th. In the meantime,...
