by admin | Jul 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
The following appeared in today”s Contra Costa Times. Meanwhile, CBE and the other plaintiffs are meeting daily with Chevron and a mediator in an attempt to settle the lawsuit and allow the construction to continue in an environmentally responsible manner....
by admin | Jul 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, Environment California presented Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and the City of Richmond with a “2009 Solar Champion” award for ranking among the top 15 cities in the state for installed solar capacity. According to Environment California, Richmond has...
by admin | Jul 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
An Open Letter Concerning the Chevron Refinery Expansion Project; A Tale of Two Crises By accident of our geography and our history, Richmond finds itself in the middle of two intersecting crises, one environmental and the other economic. The environmental questions...
by admin | Jul 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
The email below from Citizens for East Shore Parks summarizes a critical funding package that East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) has assembled to restore the former Breuner Marsh as part of a project to provide needed Bay Trail access to Point Pinole Regional...
by admin | Jul 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
The DEIS/DEIR (Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Draft Environmental Impact Report) for Point Molate Resort and Casino Project was released on July 10 for public review and comment no later than September 23. Public hearings to receive comments will be held on...
by admin | Jul 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
I was particularly proud this past week to be a part of a City Council that was willing, almost unanimously, to actually define the cutting edge of legislation involving protection from secondhand smoke. The span of my lifetime also pretty well defines both the...
