In the Fall of 1912, a Western town nested against a deep-water point in San Francisco Bay stood poised before a seemingly limitless future. A report produced that year describes a Richmond as endowed with an energetic population and broad industrial shoulders, providing rare perspective on how the city evolved into what it is today, and where it may go tomorrow.
Company Town
A copy of the 1912 city-commissioned report, which assessed the city's past, present and future.
A glimpse into a time of limitless promise
February 23, 2010 – 6:00 am
Local meeting examines a possible future without Chevron
February 21, 2010 – 2:37 pm
City leaders and residents publicly discussed the possibility of a future without the largest enterprise in the city as uncertainty swirls over Chevron’s intentions for its local refinery.
Council calls for reduced airborne pollution
February 3, 2010 – 1:07 pm
After a long and sometimes contentious public debate, the Council voted 5-1 to declare the city in recognition of a lower standard of carbon dioxide levels in the air.
Gov. Schwarzenegger outlines state plan at local “green” business
January 29, 2010 – 9:44 am
Gov. Schwarzenegger, who held his Richmond news conference as part of a statewide push to tout his recently proposed jobs package, hailed a “clean tech” future while inside a hulking, aged former Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant.
Mayor delivers State of City address
January 20, 2010 – 6:00 am
What Mayor Gayle McLaughlin’s State of the City address Tuesday night may have lacked in a unifying theme, it compensated for in sheer breadth.
City hails progress of local nonprofit urban renewal program
January 14, 2010 – 6:00 am
Groundwork Richmond becomes one of the newest members of a national network of independent local community ventures aimed at improving urban environments through local action.
“End Chevron’s Perk” campaign to start next week
January 7, 2010 – 6:00 am
As much as $15 million more could enter the City of Richmond’s budget if a campaign called “End Chevron’s Perk” persuades voters to end a cap on the Chevron refinery’s utility users’ tax.
Local civic group discusses Chevron’s role in community
January 6, 2010 – 6:00 am
The Point Richmond Neighborhood Council is a small but well-informed civic association. On Dec. 30, they took on the biggest topic in town: Chevron Corp.
Struggle between Chevron and city intensifies
December 31, 2009 – 6:01 am
As a political and legal standoff between the city and its biggest taxpayer deepens, Chevron Corp. officials are hinting that their 107-year stay in Richmond may be in jeopardy.
Chevron grants $1 million to non profits, but city official wants more
December 6, 2009 – 6:00 am
Chevron split a million-dollar grant last week between five Richmond non-profits against a backdrop of city officials’ efforts to obtain millions more from the oil giant through taxes.
