LGC Reports – December 2012

The Local Government Commission (LGC), on which I serve as a board member, is focused on livable and sustainable cities. It’s members are all elected city and county officials in California. The LGC publishes two monthly electronic newsletters, Livable Places Update,...

Chinese Biotech Company Buys Richmond Site

Chinese firms make gains in Bay Area By Andrew S. Ross, Chronicle Columnist Updated 5:23 pm, Wednesday, December 19, 2012 A major, publicly traded Chinese biotech company has purchased the former Bayer HealthCare campus on Hilltop Drive in Richmond. The 53-acre,...

City Experts Defend Chevron Choice of Pipe Material

The evaluations of Chevron’s technical analysis titled, “Materials Selection for Repair of Damaged Process Piping in High-Temperature Sulfidation Service in the No. 4 Crude Unit” have been completed by Jim McLaughlin, the City’s metallurgical consultant and David...