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Richmond council greenlights plans for housing development on toxic site [San Francisco Chronicle] Dec. 16—The Richmond City Council gave a developer permission Tuesday to move forward with plans to partially clean a toxic site polluted with more than 100 chemicals and build up to 4,000 residential units and a 20,000-square-foot grocery store. The vote — four yes votes and two no votes — resulted in the final passage of an ordinance permitting the project at 1400 S. 47th Street — and el...

Richmond council greenlights plans for housing development on toxic site FacebookTwitterEmail Campus Bay, an 87-acre plot of land, is polluted with over 100 chemicals. A developer plans to build 4,000 housing units, 20,000 square foot grocery store with about 30 acres of parks and open space. Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 in Richmond, Calif.Paul Kuroda / Special to The Chronicle The Richmond City Council gave a developer permission Tuesday to move forward with plans to partially clean a toxic site po...

Skip to main content Currently Reading Developers want to build 4,000 homes on a toxic East Bay site. Activists want a full cleanup first FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Top: A proposed housing project at the Zeneca site includes 4,000 units, a grocery store and 30 acres of parks and open space.Paul Kuroda / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of8 Richmond business owner Sherry Padgett visits the site of a proposed residential development project that she opposes.Paul Chinn / The ChronicleSho...

This post first published in Mayor Tom Butt’s e-forum forum: By Mayor Tom Butt Today, I received a letter from Angela Felicity Harris, Baroness Harris of Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. She serves as deputy speaker of the House of Lords. Baroness Harris claims that her Richmond is the original Richmond, dating from 1071, established by the Normans when they built a castle on ‘riche mont’ – or strong hill. Next year, 2021, will mark the 950 th celebration of Richmond’s founding. Si...

University is for her running legal aid. so, we had to go before the judge who was in charge. he was a crusty old guy named tom butt who wore wire-rimmed glasses and bow ties and looked over those glasses at you like there was something wrong with you and he just hadnt figured it out yet. so hillarys standing there and he said to her, i remember this like it was yesterday. he said, you know, i dont like legal aid very much. and i dont like lady lawyers very much. so, help me god, he used that ph...

Ordinance called ban the box helps those criminal histories, those with criminal histories rejoin society. critics worry that it puts employers and potentially dangerous situations. so should employers lose the right to know the criminal background of someone who works for them. with us now fair and balanced debate council woman beckels who introduced the ordinance and congressman tom butt who voted against it it why did you decide to put forth this ordinance? >> well, simple answer is right thi...