Election day is just 12 days off, and here is what the TOM BUTT FOR MAYOR 2014 Campaign has been doing: · We have participated in at least 21 candidate forums and endorsement interviews, several of which were videotaped and are available to watch. 1. Brickyard...

Click here for the unpublished decision of the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the District Court’s decision in the City’s favor concerning Mr. Herson’s constitutional challenge of the City’s previous sign ordinance as it applied to his effort to...

http://www.beyondchron.org/andrew-young-richmond-prophet-urban-renewal-big-oils-reverend-rent/ ANDREW YOUNG IN RICHMOND: PROPHET OF URBAN RENEWAL OR BIG OIL’S REVEREND FOR RENT? by Steve Early, Beyond Chron,10/23/14 In his remarkable six decade career in public life,...

http://kalw.org/post/who-will-be-next-mayor-richmond This story required some comments and corrections. · The author states: “Unfortunately, at this debate and other mayoral debates, all three candidates spoke in generalities and political platitudes. There was lack...

New community political group forms to take on Chevron in Richmond By Jennifer Baires Contra Costa Times Posted: 10/23/2014 06:01:16 PM PDT# Comments | Updated: 5 min. ago RICHMOND -- A couple dozen people gathered in front of City Hall on Thursday afternoon to say...

Richmond hosted two political icons within a week, Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders on October 16, and former UN Ambassador Andrew Young last night, October 20. Both were well-received by crowds numbering in the hundreds, and delivered messages of both hope...

The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, October 21, 2014, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

At our last City Council meeting, the City Council voted its intent to redirect $15 million from the Chevron Refinery Modernization Project Environmental and Community Investment Agreement to Doctors Medical Center (DMC). The presumption was that the $15 million would...

Today is the last day to register to vote. The easiest way is on-line at http://www.cocovote.us/voter-registration/register-to-vote/.

Chevron’s campaign criticizes progressive mayor’s travel, but its favored candidate traveled much more An anti-McLaughlin billboard, funded by Chevron, looms over San Pablo Avenue, criticizing her travel history. (Photo by: Brett Murphy) By Brett Murphy and Elly...

Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending October 17th, 2014. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 21st, 2014, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:30 PM, followed by the regular...

At tomorrow’s City Council meeting, City staff will present the outline of a three-year plan to cover the operating deficit of Doctors Medical Center, as follows: Each Year for three years · $5 million from City of Richmond transferred from the Chevron Environmental...

As of 9:30 PM tonight, I have a total of 113 responses to my question how $10 million from the Chevron Refinery Modernization Project Environmental and Community Investment Agreement could best be used, 400 college scholarships or six months of DMC operation? The...

The $75 million DMC debt previously described is allocated $15 million to Contra Costa County and $60 million to private bondholder investors. At tomorrow’s City Council meeting, City staff will present the outline of a three-year plan to cover the operating deficit...

Senator Bernie Sanders rallies Richmond’s progressives Senator Bernie Sanders (VT-I) spoke to a crowd of 500 at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium on Thursday. Photo by Bonnie Chan. By Harriet RowanPosted October 17, 2014 12:58 pm Senator Bernie Sanders (VT-I), a...

Solar power rises in Richmond, fuels job growth Solar panels are quickly becoming a common feature on Richmond households (Phil James/Richmond Confidential) By Phil JamesPosted October 11, 2014 8:15 am There’s something sprouting up on Richmond’s rooftops. You may...

Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders was in Richmond last night, first for a reception and then the Richmond Memorial Auditorium where he fired up a standing room only overflow audience of at least 500 people. Sanders warned of the loss of the middle class in...

Urban streetscape improvements to connect Civic Center to BART Artist rendering of aesthetic and functional improvements for pedestrian and bicycle traffic along Nevin Avenue between the Civic Center and BART station. (Courtesy: Richmond Community Redevelopment...

The status of litigation related to the Chevron Modernization is a factor in when permits for the project will be released and is of particular interest to those advocating for a transfer of funds in the Community Benefits Agreement to benefit DMC. CBE’s "Objection to...

My political adversaries, aided by Chevron, have been circulating a video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gf7unY7h0k), that purports to connect me with City Council disruptions. It also endeavors to put Mayor McLaughlin and Jael Myrick in a bad light and portrays...