Company Town

Protesters descend on Chevron tax hearings

About 50 protesters, including some top Richmond elected officials, demonstrated outside county government buildings in Martinez Thursday before filing into a hearing aimed at resolving...

Chevron announces $1 million in grants

Chevron announced $1 million in grants for six local initiatives in job training and science education on Monday. Recipients include the West Contra Costa Unified...

CyberTran: Small start-up has big dreams

For Eugene Nishinaga, the chief technical officer at CyberTran International, ultralight rail is nothing short of a spiritual awakening. “I was actually driving on the...

Hearing opens Monday on Chevron’s $58 million property tax appeal

Chevron will present its case for a $58 million tax refund before an appeals board on Monday, as the company seeks to prove that it...

A World War II preschool rings again with children’s shouts

A Mexican folk dance, an African-American gospel song, a restored World War II era school building, and a happy principal. “There are two things you...

Congressman Miller sees Richmond promises

Congressman George Miller flies in and out of the Bay Area on a near weekly basis. When he looks down as he flies over Richmond...

Chevron top management changes in Richmond

Chevron’s Richmond operation will soon have a change in its top management as General Manager Mike Coyle will leave office in the last week of...

Ritterman files official complaint against Booze

Amidst a series of increasingly public disagreements, City Councilmember Jeff Ritterman filed two formal complaints this week to the California Fair Political Practices Commission, alleging...

A look inside Chevron’s Richmond refinery

Visitors gathered in a parking lot off Castro Street, where they were greeted with balloons, candy, hand puppets for kids, information on Chevron’s Renewal Project...

Chevron offers a glimpse inside

Chevron’s Richmond Refinery will open its gates to the public Saturday morning, during its second annual Community Tour Day. Over 500 people from Richmond and...

Bill Clinton headed to Richmond’s Craneway

Former President Bill Clinton will be the keynote speaker at a highly anticipated public health summit to be held in Richmond in October.