by admin | Jan 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Chevron, Contra Costa County spar, wind up property tax hearing By Lisa Vorderbrueggen Contra Costa Times Posted: 01/10/2012 08:14:49 AM PST Click photo to enlarge The Chevron oil refinery is photographed in Richmond (Aric Crabb/Staff File) MARTINEZ — Chevron...
by admin | Jan 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
In a pair of stories in today’s Contra Costa Times, Lisa Vorderbrueggen updates the epic clash with Chevron over property tax appeals. The potential hit for Richmond is as follows: Richmond’s total share of the $18 million 2004-2006 refund, at 2 percent of the...
by admin | Jan 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
When we embarked on the creation of a new General Plan several years ago, I looked on it as an opportunity to create a future Richmond that would be a better Richmond. As the process proceeded, there were great hopes and lots of hype. For example, we bragged that...
by admin | Jan 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
The crime comparisons between 2010 (which also showed significant violent crime decreases) and 2011 are generally quite positive. Violent crime in Richmond decreased 14% compared to 2010. Some of the biggest decreases involved reductions in Armed Robberies and...
by admin | Jan 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Click here for video. Richmond Superfund Site Remains Contaminated Despite EPA Cleanup January 5, 2012 8:44 PM Water flows toward the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge from San Pablo Bay (CBS) Reporting Bob Butler Related tags Bob Butler, DDT, Environment, Environmental...
by admin | Jan 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
There is a lot of interesting history to this. In the November 1994 Record of Decision indicates that from approximately 1947 to 1966, several companies, collectively referred to as “United Heckathorn” used the site to package pesticides, predominantly DDT. United...
