by admin | Jul 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
Protest planned at Chevron’s Richmond refinery on Saturday While many environmentalists have had their eyes fixed upon the Keystone XL pipeline proposal to ship tar sands from Canada south to the Gulf of Mexico, this weekend the Bay Area environmental advocacy group,...
by admin | Jul 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
Richmond moves ahead with controversial plan to seize underwater mortgages from investors By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 07/30/2013 11:41:57 AM PDT | Updated: about 24 hours ago Related Stories Jul 30: Document: City of Richmond letter to mortgage lenders...
by admin | Jul 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
See http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/business/in-a-shift-eminent-domain-saves-homes.html?pagewanted=all.
by admin | Jul 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
‘Ban the Box’ Expands in Richmond By admin On July 27, 2013 · Leave a Comment by RP Editors The Richmond City Council voted 6 to 1 to prohibit private contractors that do business with the city from inquiring about past criminal convictions on job applications. The...
by admin | Jul 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
On July 25, I authored the E-FORUM: Time for Richmond Hate Speech to End – San Francisco Chronicle , July 25, 2013 Heather Kulp from Chevron took exception to my comment about Chevron and wrote the following: On Jul 26, 2013, at 11:56 AM, “Kulp, Heather...
by admin | Jul 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Mayor and City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending July 26th, 2013. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for this Tuesday, July 30th, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, and with the regular agenda commencing at 6:30 PM....