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...
by admin | Jul 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending July 10th, 2009. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting will be on Tuesday, July 21st in the new City Council Chambers at 440 Civic Center Plaza. Please note that the final meeting before...
by admin | Jul 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
The following op ed piece I wrote was carried by the Contra Costa Times on July 12:, page A9 Chevron, Union have Reaped What They Sowed While I share Business editor Drew Voros” concern (“Chevron refinery fight killing jobs,” July 8) about...
