India, Chevron and monitoring pollution after toxic disasters Shweta Narayan poses for a photo in a patch of woods near the office of Global Community Monitor in El Cerrito. Narayan works with disenfranchised communities in India and helps residents there monitor...

-----Forwarded Message----- From: Nat Bates <Natbates@comcast.net> Sent: Mar 26, 2013 2:43 PM To: ------------------------------------------- Subject: RE: Democracy Dear ------------, Obviously I did not get your vote but ofcouse, you, RPA and Tom Butt are the...

Nat Bates provided the following: Below is my response to a couple of constituents who took issue with Councilman Tom Butt's position on climate control. Their comments are in red. Thanks Mr. & Mrs. ____ for your support. I understand your frustrations and very...

A deeper look at the Kaiser shipyards By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 03/25/2013 12:40:44 PM PDT Updated: 03/25/2013 12:40:44 PM PDT Related Richmond's 'Rosies' give visitors a glimpse of the World War II home front Marian Sousan (draftsman, 1943-44),...

Contra Costa Times pokes fun at Richmond’s hand wringing, criticizes County for not evaluating risk; Poe accuses Piepho of conflict. See below: Tom Butt Richmond crabby over call center loss to Concord By Lisa Vorderbrueggen Contra Costa Times Posted: 03/23/2013...

Upfront: Not so crazy after all these years... What's so funny 'bout peace, love and renewable energy? Posted: Friday, March 22, 2013 9:00 am | Updated: 2:49 pm, Fri Mar 22, 2013. by Peter Seidman | 0 comments The concept of producing the bulk of our electric energy...

Just across I-580 from Point Richmond and in clear sight of my home may be Richmond’s best kept secret. Everybody knows there is a Chevron Refinery there, but no one seems to know anything about the Richmond Technology Center campus, as visually prominent as any group...

Eye on the East Bay: Contra Costa Times Posted: 03/24/2013 12:00:00 AM PDT Junkyard or gemyard?: Eyes are always trained on the never-dull Richmond Councilman Corky Boozé, especially since news broke that the city is demanding that he clean up a junk-strewed property...

This is the weekly report for the two weeks ending March 22nd, 2013. Meeting Notes The next meeting of the Richmond City Council is scheduled for Tuesday, March 26th. The City Council meeting will convene at 5:30 PM, followed by a Housing Authority Board of...

From Rebecca Newburn, here is the link to the NBC News story about Richmond Grows and the seed movement. Huge thanks to Catalin (who helped start the library), all the Richmond Grows volunteers, Kelli for agreeing to open her garden to the world, especially in winter...

In Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, Nat Bates and Corky Booze failed to support the City of Richmond proceeding with a Climate Action Plan. See below from Richmond Confidential...

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...