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Chevron – Richmond Today Community Newsletter August 2017

equip richmond – a new kind of initiative eQuip Richmond is an economic revitalization initiative to support employment and training programs for adults, build opportunitites for small businesses, help at-risk youth and provide data-driven support services to improve the quality of life in Richmond and North Richmond.   learn more › equip richmond – by the […]

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San Francisco Museum and Historical Society: Kevin Starr: The Humanity of a Beneficent Scholar

PROGRAM: Kevin Starr: The Humanity of a Beneficent Scholar September 9 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm |Free Come to a special event to honor the memory Kevin Starr. The program is co-presented by the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society, the University of San Francisco, and the Mechanics Institute.  The program will feature speakers who worked […]

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Invitation- Resilient by Design: Kickoff Celebration – Sept. 10th, Richmond

Resilient by Design I Bay Area Challenge  Kickoff Celebration   Dear Bay Area Leaders   I serve on the Executive Board of the Resilient by Design | Bay Area Challenge.  As such, I want to cordially invite you to attend the Kick-Off Ceremony Sunday, September 10, 2017 in Richmond, California.    We will officially announce the 10 Design Teams […]

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Bank of the West – Instant Analysis of the July FOMC Statement

As we expected, the FOMC dropped a big hint in today’s FOMC  statement that implementation of the Fed’s balance sheet normalization plan will be implemented “relatively soon”.  I take that to mean an announcement at the next FOMC meeting on September 20th with asset reductions beginning in October. The FOMC helped the market digest the […]

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Marin Independent Journal: Novato Creek work could help battle sea-level rise, report finds

Dredge work takes place in September along Novato Creek. Sediment from the creek could help protect against sea-level rise and reduce flooding, a new report said. Robert Tong — Marin Independent Journal   By Mark Prado, Marin Independent Journal The Novato Creek rose just below the bridge on Redwood Boulevard on Jan. 8, 2017. Robert Tong — Marin […]

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Downey Brand: WaterFix EIR Certification and NOD Client Alert

WaterFix EIR Certification and NOD Client Alert  On Friday, July 21, 2017, the California Department of Water Resources (“DWR”) certified the Environmental Impact Report for the California WaterFix tunnels project and filed a Notice of Determination with the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. The certification and Notice of Determination bring DWR one step closer […]

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Book Reading by John Briscoe – The Lost Poems of Cangjie

On Thursday, July 13th at 6pm, Book Passage in the San Francisco Ferry Building is hosting a reading by John Briscoe, past BPC President, of The Lost Poems of Cangjie. All proceeds will go to the St. Mary’s College MFA Program in Creative Writing. For more information on the event: http://www.bookpassage.com/san-francisco-events A review of the book can […]

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