With the filing period closing tomorrow, August 15, 2012, a total of ten individuals haven taken out papers, and nine have filed. The following list from the city clerk indicates that filing petition signatures have been checked and verified for early filers...

Investigators set to comb through Chevron fire site in Richmond By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: 08/13/2012 12:17:51 PM PDT Updated: 08/14/2012 06:58:45 AM PDT 1 of 42 Fire blazes at Chevron refinery in Richmond Firefighting crews continue to pour water...

The Maritime Child Development Center, rehabilitated by Rosie the Riveter Trust at a cost of $11 million, has just been awarded the LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Gold is the second-highest rating awarded under the Leadership in Energy and...

Even though filing doesn’t close until tomorrow, this is probably the final list of candidates: NAME STATUS Mike Ali-Kinney Qualified Nate Bates Qualified Gary Bell Qualified Tom Butt Qualified Anthony Green Qualified Marilyn Langlois Qualified Eduardo Martinez...

From: Richard Poe [mailto:poeinfl@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 4:48 AM To: Butt, Tom Cc: Heather Kulp Subject: Re: Timing Ripe for Chevron Sponsored Sustainability Conference at Marina Bay? Tom , Please print this is your e-forum as an answer to what was...

BAPAC Attacks Jovanka, RPA, and Council Majority The Black American Political Action Committee (BAPAC) has put out a Newsletter headlined "Richmond a City Divided By Who and Why" The article attacks Councilmember Jovanka Beckles, the RPA, and a majority of the Council...

Chevron's tense relations with Richmond David R. Baker, Carolyn Jones and Will Kane Updated 10:18 p.m., Saturday, August 11, 2012 Growing up in Richmond in the 1960s, Andres Soto would watch flares from the Chevron refinery light up the night sky. Pretty cool, he...

Investigator: Chevron’s Richmond refinery fire ‘near disaster’ for workers; pipe safety in question Posted on August 12, 2012 RICHMOND — More than a dozen workers were nearly killed when the vapor cloud that sparked Monday’s massive Chevron refinery fire engulfed them...

This week and last were going to be big weeks for Chevron, with the opening of a 110-year history exhibit at the Richmond Museum of History and signups for refinery tours in September ( Chevron Richmond 110 Year Anniversary - Museum Exhibit and Refinery Tour), both...

Campaign Over Soda Tax Bubbles Up By VAUHINI VARA Max Whittaker/Prime for The Wall Street Journal City Councilman Jeff Ritterman is shown campaigning for a one-cent-per-ounce soda tax early this month in Richmond, Calif. Beverage makers and merchants oppose the tax,...

Tony Thurmond asked me to share this with you: Dear Friends: Yesterday, I made one of the toughest decisions of my career. I have decided not to seek re-election to the Board of the West Contra Costa Unified School District. I will continue to fight hard for students...

The City of Richmond has started a web page where critical information related to the Chevron Fire is posted. It will be updated as new information becomes available. The direct link is http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=2628.

Just about everyone agrees that the Community Warning System is dysfunctional – except for the people responsible for it who continue to make excuses and defend it. In response to a complaint from a Richmond resident who did not hear a siren, Katherine Hern, Manager,...

A few Richmond residents have brought to our attention that someone is delivering false report forms to Richmond residents. People are being told that these are claim forms for Chevron regarding the recent fire and asked to provide confidential information. These...

This article may be helpful. Work is underway to: Provide a more contextual presentation of the air sample analysis that shows the normal background range for each of the compounds listed, and Provide testing by a credible agency to find out if there is any residual...

Chris Treadway: Richmond park to celebrate makeover on Saturday By Chris Treadway Contra Costa Times Posted: 08/06/2012 05:10:31 PM PDT A small neighborhood park at 38th Street and Solano Avenue in the North and East neighborhood in Richmond will celebrate its...

Daniel Borenstein: Air district's Richmond refinery fire statement incomplete, inaccurate By Daniel Borenstein Staff columnist Posted: 08/10/2012 12:43:50 PM PDT Updated: 08/10/2012 03:08:16 PM PDT Related Hundreds more turn out to file claims against Chevron after...

In a column in the August 9 San Francisco Chronicle, Chip Johnson broached the issue of what Chevron owes Richmond for the most recent fire. Some would maintain that Chevron has already prepaid that debt with its large annual payment of property and utility user...

Chevron's Richmond refinery fire stalls company's efforts to mend image By Lisa Vorderbrueggen Contra Costa Times Posted: 08/10/2012 09:00:00 PM PDT No time is a good time for a refinery fire. But Monday's dramatic conflagration at Chevron's Richmond petroleum plant...

Point Richmond Music's popular Summer Concert Series is back for an 11th season, presenting some of the best musicians in the Bay Area, absolutely free! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Point Richmond Music’s Summer Concert Season...