by admin | Aug 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
The City Council met in a special session today to complete the consent calendar items left over from last Tuesday after running out of a quorum at 1:30 AM. It took three hours to get through the remaining items, meaning had the Council soldiered on last Tuesday, the...
by admin | Aug 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Chevron posts huge 2nd-quarter profit David R. Baker, Chronicle Staff Writer Saturday, July 31, 2010 Chevron Corp. on Friday joined the parade of oil giants posting big second-quarter profits, as rising petroleum prices lifted the company’s net income to $5.41...
by admin | Jul 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
Long road pays off for Pittsburg brewery and tavern By Rick Radin Contra Costa Times Posted: 07/29/2010 01:00:13 PM PDT Updated: 07/30/2010 02:20:46 PM PDT Click photo to enlarge E.J. Phair at the Liberty Hotel restaurant in Pittsburg, Calif opened last week and is...
by admin | Jul 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
KTVU Channel 2 ran a story last night on Richmond’s dropping crime rate. See http://www.ktvu.com/video/24460581/index.html. Crime is down 10% overall and 22% in the City’s traditionally busy Central District. Shots fired are down 37%, and homicides are down 60%....
by admin | Jul 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
Richmond limits number of pot clubs to three, puts tax measure on November ballot By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 07/28/2010 12:00:00 AM PDT Updated: 07/28/2010 05:26:03 PM PDT Richmond reversed course Tuesday night, capping the number of medical marijuana...
by admin | Jul 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
Council to weigh Oakland-like tax on big pot growers Richmond City Councilman Tom Butt, shown speaking during an interview with Richmond Confidential’s editorial board last fall, has proposed that city council draft new rules to tax large-scale marijuana growers...
