Data-center moratorium city-confirmed

The 45-day data-center moratorium is now city-confirmed. The City Clerk Archive lists Urgency Ordinance No. 13-26 N.S. as adopted Sep 15, 2026 (GC §65858). The Clerk certified the roll call at 7–0: Bana, Brown, Jimenez, Wilson, Zepeda, Vice Mayor Robinson, Mayor Martinez; no noes, abstentions, or absences. This supersedes the earlier press-reported vote count (6–1 with one abstention). City noticed a public hearing Tue Oct 20, 2026, 6:00 p.m. PT on a proposed 22-month + 15-day extension — not adopted yet. OpenAI Harbour Way stays ops/testing — not a data center.

City Clerk Archive · Ord. 13-26 N.S. (PDF) · Oct 20 hearing notice · City DC moratorium page

HRA public meeting held

BAAQMD Rule 11-18 preliminary HRA meeting held Mon Sep 21, 5:00–6:30 p.m., 403 Civic Center Plaza (page updated 9/21). Comment close still Nov 23, 5 p.m. Max cancer risk still 37 in a million — meeting did not change modeled numbers. NBC (press-reported): Air District health officer said 10 of 266 sources above limit; cancer framed as leaks, short-term as wastewater; map hot spots Point Richmond + Richmond Parkway. Chevron company statement via NBC: draft may overstate risk / outdated equipment assumptions — company-stated / press-reported, not Air District final.

NBC Bay Area · BAAQMD

Polluters Pay engagement continues

Sep 15 Council 4–1 CONTINUE community engagement on the $550M Chevron settlement (Martinez no; Zepeda + Bana abstain). Finance staff warn ~$9M ops overspend; settlement ($50M/yr) may fund budget gap + labor. Reported $40.2M surplus includes settlement cash. Dalberg contract not finalized; pessimistic staff figure ~$15.4M/yr left after labor. Will not pause ~55 council-directed projects — prioritization later. Sep 22 update still ahead.

Richmondside

45-day data-center moratorium passes

Council adopted the urgency ordinance pausing new data-center permits, entitlements, and zoning changes citywide (Sep 15). Staff report: no pending DC apps. Extension path up to 22 months + 15 days still ahead. OpenAI Harbour Way stays ops/testing — not a data center. Roll call / city minutes not yet on this page.

KPIX / CBS SF

Bay REPAIR Round 1 on the Richmond pool

CEHJ Sep 9 packet: staff recommended $38,752,145 across 14 awardees for Richmond & surrounding (~$15.74M penalties + $20M Chevron Rule 6-5 CAQF). Top Catalysts (staff-recommend only): County/North Richmond ~$12.93M; City “Richmond Rising Together” ~$10.68M. Not Board-awarded — Board review anticipated Oct 7. Do not treat as spent money.

BAAQMD CIO

Levin coal clock on the page

Settlement-confirmed: coal/petcoke handling ends at Levin by Dec 31, 2026. Utah CIB “Port of Richmond phase-out this year” is press-relayed board hearsay — private terminal, not a new city file. Sister weather to WO Gateway only.

Sister: WO coal beat

Chevron HRA hits the page

Preliminary Rule 11-18 assessment: 37-in-a-million modeled cancer risk. Sep 21 meeting. Nov 23 comment close. Company disputes. Not a final number.

See Ch.07

Richmond chronicle HTML v0

Eleven movements. Ember-on-deep. Full-bleed where we have PD/CC. Ch.06 photo-light. No of1 live deploy this pass.

PD/CC media pack staged

24 candidate JPEGs + MANIFEST. Hero poster locked. Gaps named: Ch.06 housing; Easter Hill Yard-4-from-hill rights unclear.

Outline v2 greenlit for HTML

Silos locked. KKK Macdonald sourced. Easter Hill vision unverified. Southern influx Richmond-specific. Harbour Way careful labels retained.