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...

Well, in case you missed it, there was a fire at Chevron yesterday evening, and media coverage is copied below. It’s a beautiful day, and everything looks normal at the Chevron Refinery from my vantage point, which happens to be among the best. I am glad to no one was...

While Chevron cannot control the California market cost of gasoline, it can set the price of gasoline offered at Chevron stations. We are hoping that Chevron will commit to stabilize the cost of gasoline at local Chevron stations despite whatever spiking happens in...

Just got this: From: Ritchie, Melissa [mailto:MRitchie@chevron.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 4:14 PM Subject: Chevron Richmond Refinery Update CHEVRON RICHMOND Dear Members of the Community: We apologize for the fire and smoke caused by yesterday’s incident....

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending August 3rd, 2012. Meeting Notes The City Council is on its annual August hiatus. The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 11th. Enjoy your free Tuesday evenings!...

This started out as a way to share the chronicle of a year in the life of my younger brother, Martin Andrew Butt, a 20-year old Marine in Vietnam as described in letters to a friend in 1967. I picked up the letters in a recent trip to Fayetteville (See Hillbilly...

An explosion and fire at Chevron triggered a shelter in place warning. The smoke seems to be staying high and moving off to the southeast, missing Richmond. The fire is still burning but seems to be subsiding.

One thing is for sure, the proposed Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax is a job creator. The beverage industry will spend an estimated $1 million in Richmond trying to defeat it. There will be lots of money for printers, community organizers, news media (ads) and paid...

Just a reminder that National Night Out is Tuesday August 7, 2012. National Night Out is a national effort to increase community policing and public safety partnerships, and neighborhood involvement. We will kick off at the Target Parking lot (4500) Macdonald Avenue...