Tag Archives: Chevron Corp.

Chevron backs Moving Forward coalition

The Chevron-funded campaign committee Moving Forward spent more than $100,000 in support of council candidates Gary Bell, Nat Bates and Bea Roberson between Aug. 9 and Sept. 28, campaign disclosures filed with the City Clerk...
Monday was the first day of the hearing on Chevron's refinery property taxes. The session was closed to the public whenever the refinery's income was discussed. (photo by: Rachel Waldholz)

Chevron blames Richmond regulations, calls the county inept, as property tax hearing opens

The last time Chevron and Contra Costa County clashed over property taxes, the hearing took two years. The question then was how much the refinery owed in taxes from 2004-2006. And now, here we are...
TransMETRO representatives sit in front of city council (photo by Alexis Kenyon).

City spends 1.8 million on transMETRO despite disputes

The City Council decided last week to spend most of a $2 million tax settlement with Chevron on a conditional contract with transMETRO, a transportation consulting service that will help the city implement a greenhouse-gas...
lois boyle and John Ziesenhenne

Richmond history exhibit glimpses what might have been – what may still be

The event, replete with showy performances, marked the 96th anniversary of “Richmond Day,” which was held Aug. 7, 1915 at the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.