The regional governmental apparatus for transportation policy and distribution of funds for transportation projects is a labyrinthine challenge to comprehend and includes such agencies as the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC), the Contra...

Forwarded from john Gioia: I'm pleased to be a guest speaker and panelist at an important community discussion on global warming this Saturday, March 23 at the Rialto Cinema El Cerrito. This free event includes a screening of Rising Waters, a documentary film on the...

As a City Council member, I do not have the authority to intervene in or influence the outcome of a personnel matter. Furthermore, we do not have access to copies of the investigative report and details about any discipline imposed by the City Manager on Leslie...

Corky Booze, Richmond’s own “Baron of Blight” and “Guru of Garbage” was quoted in the article below saying, “This department is going a little crazy,” when the City demolished a burned out and vacant house in the Iron Triangle foreclosed on by Wells Fargo. Referring...

Go to http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/89739 (advance to 24:00) to hear a recording of this morning’s Morning Mix interview on KPFA of John Geluardi, investigative journalist and author of the East Bay Express article “Richmond Councilman Gets Called on his Junk .”

Contra Costa call center jobs are back on the table By Lisa Vorderbrueggen Contra Costa Times Posted: 03/13/2013 06:28:12 PM PDT Updated: 03/13/2013 06:58:53 PM PDT The jobs are back. A day after all seemed lost, Contra Costa County and the American Federation of...

Contra Costa County loses state call center in labor dispute By Lisa Vorderbrueggen Contra Costa Times Posted: 03/12/2013 05:21:13 PM PDT Updated: 03/12/2013 06:25:05 PM PDT MARTINEZ -- A Contra Costa public employee union's demand for 12.75 percent higher wages has...

On February 7-8 and 9, I attended the 12th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Kansas City. Also attending were Vice-Mayor Corky Booze and Sustainability Associate in the City Manager’s Office. The Local Government Commission is the best source of...

Richmond Councilman Gets Called on His Junk The Richmond city attorney is targeting blighted property controlled by Corky Booze, as previously undisclosed accusations that he battered women come to light. By John Geluardi The city attorney says Vice Mayor Booze's...

PolitiCal On politics in the Golden State Officials reviewing conflict-of-interest charges against 2 regulators By Michael J. Mishak and Jessica Garrison March 6, 2013, 1:52 p.m. SACRAMENTO -- Ethics officials are reviewing allegations that two of state's top...

This is the weekly report for the week ending March 8th, 2013. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 19th. Fruit Tree and Garden Seed Giveaway On Friday, March 1st, the City of Richmond Environmental and Health Initiatives and...

Chevron asks for new tax appeal judges Chevron's Richmond refinery. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz) By Zach St. GeorgePosted 4 hours ago Chevron is worried that James Giacoma, Art Walenta and Clark Wallace might be holding a grudge. That’s one argument the oil company made...

Richmond calls special meeting in late effort to secure call center By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 03/11/2013 12:25:38 PM PDT Updated: 03/11/2013 12:36:48 PM PDT RICHMOND -- The City Council will hold a special meeting tonight aimed at giving it a...

Property linked to Richmond councilman subject of city probe By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 03/11/2013 04:49:07 PM PDT Updated: 03/11/2013 05:23:03 PM PDT RICHMOND -- The city is demanding that a junk-strewn property linked to City Councilman Corky Boozé...

Inside Politics: Battle royale over call center jobs comes to light By Lisa Vorderbrueggen Contra Costa Times Posted: 03/09/2013 05:56:00 PM PST The fur is flying in the scrap between Richmond and Concord over a new state health benefit exchange call center and its...

Tactics divide agencies in Chevron probe Jaxon Van Derbeken Updated 11:09 pm, Saturday, March 9, 2013 A grand jury probe targeting Chevron in last year's Richmond refinery fire has created a rift between the federal agency investigating the incident and environmental...

http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_22748434/madeline-kronenberg-and-charles-ramsey-borenstein-column-does Madeline Kronenberg and Charles Ramsey: Borenstein column does not tell whole story of bond program By Madeline Kronenberg and Charles Ramsey Contra Costa...

From Toody Maher: Lincoln Plair, 20, the young man who was murdered on Monday afternoon on 6th Street, was part of the Pogo Park staff who worked at the park every single day as a volunteer. He packed in literally hundreds of hours giving back to the community....

Residents provide input on revitalization of section of Cutting Boulevard Lina Velasco, a planner for the city, listens to the proposed changes that residents had on the area of Cutting Boulevard. (Photo by: Stephen Hobbs) By Stephen HobbsPosted March 7, 2013 10:59 am...

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