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CA: Behind-the-Scenes Politicking Of Chevron Deal

With so much at stake, the behind-the-scenes politicking is nonstop as all sides gear up for the project’s first major public vote, set for March 20 before the city’s Planning Commission.

The political moving parts in this project rival that of a handmade Swiss watch.

There has been a steady stream of visits from Richmond city staff members and council members to the office of Attorney General Jerry Brown, who vows to enforce a new state law mandating cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. The city hopes to avoid what happened between Brown and Contra Costa last year, when he threatened a lawsuit over another refinery project.

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