N.I.C.E. returns to the City Council tonight as chief N.I.C.E. opponent Richard Lompa and sidekick Jay Betts speak in the Forum. There they have two minutes each to argue that the city should vote "no" on the Point Richmond business-improvement district.

Under the system of weighted voting, the city's vote amounts to 8.37 percent of the total.

"If they city supports [N.I.C.E.], it has a chance," says Richard. If not, ferget it.