With one member of the Viramontes five (Lopez) not in attendance to assure a majority vote, the merger of Design Review and Planning Commission has been put off at least until October while City staff seeks additional public input, including study by the existing...

The Honda Port of Entry is a good project for the City of Richmond, and I support it. It will intensify use of port property owned by the City of Richmond and restricted to port use by the Seaport Plan while increasing revenue for the City of Richmond. The project is...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending July 25th, 2008. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 29th, beginning with a Closed Session at 5:00 PM, followed by a Study Session at 6:00 PM, and Housing...

I want to recommend Cabaret at the SF Playhouse for its Richmond connections. The SF Playhouse, located on Sutter Street near Union Square, is a labor of love for Richmonders Bill English and Susi Damilano. Bill is artistic director, and Susi is producing director....

The following is from the Bay Area media: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=6289208 By Pamela Tom RICHMOND, CA (KGO) -- Neighbors in several Bay Area cities hope the mortgage bill will help revitalize homes left in limbo, abandoned by people...

Despite clear-cut opposition by Richmond residents, the long-awaited draft ordinance that merges the Design Review Board with the Planning Commission is on the City Council agenda for July 29. Click here for the agenda item request, the staff report and the proposed...

Having masterminded a secret Community Benefits Agreement with Chevron, the Viramontes Five have now set themselves up to dole out the funds like a municipal Santa Claus. Item l-3 on the July 29 City Council Agenda, authored by Nat Bates, designates himself, Harpreet...

The following appeared in today"s West County Times: Reader's Forum: Dissenting view on Chevron refinery vote From the community Gayle McLaughlin and Tom Butt Guest commentary Article Launched: 07/25/2008 11:04:03 PM PDT NOT SINCE 1994 when another billion dollar...

The following is from the West County Times. My goal is to make sure Nat Bates, John Marquez and Harpreet Sandhu (part of the Viramontes Five) are not returned to the Richmond City Council. If all ten potential candidates proceed to file, you will have at least seven...

Dear community and youth program leaders: I am writing to let you know about a unique and exciting new program for youth and opportunities for employment in Richmond, CA. The National Park Service will initiate a new part-time youth crew program located at Rosie the...

I found this both interesting and informative: From: Chris Magnus [mailto:cmagnus@richmondpd.net] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:02 PM To: PD Dept Cc: Lindsay, Bill; Leslie Knight Subject: Summer 2008 Message from the Chief for RPD Personnel Dear Department Members,...

The following is from the KQED website. "This Week in Northern California" discussed the Richmond Chevron decision last Friday, July 18, and it can be seen on the "on demand" feature of cable subscribers. The discussion was not sympathetic to the action taken by the...

This is the one-week anniversary of the Chevron deal. I promised a more detailed analysis, and here it is. It is followed by two dissenting opinions (The E-FORUM likes to be fair and balanced) by Josh Genser and Jim Rogers Among other things, the E-FORUM is a great...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the week ending July 18th, 2008. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 22nd, beginning with a Closed Session at 6:00 PM, followed by the City Council meeting at 7:00 PM....

Richmond could face lawsuit in approval of Chevron retrofit plan By Katherine Tam West County Times Article Launched: 07/17/2008 05:39:26 PM PDT Environmental activists are considering a possible lawsuit after Richmond city leaders approved Chevron's contentious plan...

At shortly after 2:00 AM, the voting block known as the Viramontes Five ramrodded the last of three votes (1) certifying the EIR for the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project, (2) approving the Conditional Use Permit and (3) accepting a "Community Benefit...

This past week"s City Council Meetings to consider the Chevron Project at Kennedy High School will be airing on KCRT-TV28 on the following days: " 7/15's meeting on Thursday, July 17th at 6PM " 7/16's meeting on Friday, July 18th at 6PM Both meetings back-to-back on...

The following responses were received today regarding the action of the City Council last night: " Go after Bates, Marquez & Sandhu this year, and emasculate Viramontes, so to speak. Then go after her, whatever she runs for, next. They'll have Chevron money...

Attached is a compendium of local media coverage of the hearings last night on appeals of the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project. The salient developments are: " Just before the meeting, the city manager distributed a proposed "Community Benefits Agreement"...

The Chevron Proposed Community Benefits Agreement I available on the City"s website: Click Proposed Chevron Community Benefits Agreement [Community Agreement...] Also there is a Legal Memorandum Regarding Chevron Refinery Project, Click [Legal Memorandum...]