Contra Costa Times Editorial: Sit Down and Talk

Editorial: Sit down and talk Contra Costa Times Posted: 12/29/2009 07:40:27 AM PST Updated: 12/29/2009 07:41:16 AM PST IT’S A good thing that Richmond city officials have set aside the $21 million they collected from the Chevron refinery under new voter-approved...

Life After Chevron?

Ever watch the popular History Channel series, “Life After People?” Well, it looks like we are playing “Life After Chevron” again in Richmond. According to a National Public Radio Program by Richard Gonzales: Tensions over this and other tax...

2009 Ends With Mixed Crime Results

Crime in Richmond remains an issue of major concern, and this year closes with mixed results. The story below, “Statistics show mixed results in ongoing struggle with crime,” from Richmond Confidential is a good summary of the seemingly contradictory...

Practical Preservation – Miraflores FEIR Certified

The Contra Costa Times noted my vote on one of the less controversial issues at last week”s marathon final City Council meeting of the year (I got home at 3:00 AM). See story below “The eye: Greenhouses going; going green.” This was certification of...

Judge Strikes Down Richmond’s Chevron Tax

This is old news by now, so I”m not sure why this Chronicle article came out on Christmas day. Maybe the hook is because it was such a good Christmas present for Chevron. An editorial in the December 24 Contra Costa Times recommended that the City of Richmond...

Christmas Eve Recommendations

For a Richmond-centric Christmas Eve, I recommend starting with the ever popular 7:00 PM Christmas Eve Jazz Service at the First United Methodist Church of Point Richmond, featuring Holiday music with Dan Damon Jazz Quartet and special guests, a holiday tradition that...