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Daily Report: Money and Politics

Soda industry pours millions into campaign to defeat Richmond tax

November 2, 2012, 12:05 AM
The beverage industry has spent nearly $2.5 million to crush a soda tax ballot measure in Richmond, records show, in a costly bid to keep the idea of taxing sugary drinks from spreading nationwide. “This is basically a battleground in a national debate," said Chuck Finnie, a... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Richmond's handling of stimulus grant under federal review

October 12, 2012, 12:05 AM
A federal agency has launched a review into allegations that the city of Richmond submitted erroneous reports as part of a nearly $400,000 federal stimulus grant aimed at encouraging broadband use among minorities and low-income residents. In an interview, Katy Curl, the city’s Library... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Chevron air monitoring program languishes

September 14, 2012, 12:05 AM
Six air monitoring stations that Chevron agreed to install at its Richmond refinery in 2010 were not put in place, which might have slowed warnings about the danger of pollutants released during the refinery’s disastrous August fire, city officials and air quality regulators say. The... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Money and Politics

Soda industry outspends beverage tax supporters 10-1 in Richmond

August 9, 2012, 12:05 AM
RICHMOND – Groups aligned with the soda industry already have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars as Richmond prepares to vote on raising taxes on sweetened drinks an extra penny an ounce. Since the spring, tax opponents have outspent supporters almost 10 to 1, new financial records show.... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Money and Politics

Beverage lobbyist funds 'community' campaign against soda tax

June 13, 2012, 12:05 AM
RICHMOND – A powerful Washington, D.C., trade organization that represents PepsiCo, Coca-Cola and other major beverage companies is helping fund a Richmond group that is fighting a November ballot measure to raise taxes on soda and other sweetened beverages, interviews and records show. ... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

High school students help shape community plan for neglected greenway

June 10, 2011, 12:24 AM
Like many hard-pressed urban places, the city of Richmond is full of forlorn and neglected spaces. One of them is a 1-1/2-mile-long section of the Richmond Greenway in the Nystrom neighborhood, a former railroad spur turned into an underused bike path with far more tar than greenery. “It... + read more
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