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Tom Butt's E-Forum 2023

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Tom, taking names and
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Contra Costa County surveys residents about Community Warning System
December 17, 2023
Developers Miss the Mark in Richmond
December 11, 2023
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 5, 2023
Final Stake in the Heart of a Point Molate Mixed Use Development
December 5, 2023
Free talks and wildflower seeds this Sat. at the Native Plant Extravaganza
November 14, 2023
City of Richmond request for public input on land use policy process
November 15, 2023
Design Review Board Resignations Triggered by City Council Action Are Stalling Economic Development and Jobs in Richmond.
November 14, 2023
Urban Tilth Gets Yet Another Extension to Comply With Audit Requirement.
November 14, 2023
Marina Point Developer Claims City Missed Key Deadline - Project Deemed Approved as Submitted
November 14, 2023
Veterans Day Humor in Uniform
November 9, 2023
Port of Oakland Coal Litigation May Result in Tenfold Increase of Coal Trains Through Richmond
November 7, 2023
Upcoming Extravaganza, Choosing Natives, Join the Resource Teams + 3 events this week-end!
November 7, 2023
Launching of Richmondside
November 6, 2023
Design Review Board Palestine Protest Resignations Create Quorum Crisis.
November 6, 2023
Veterans Day 2023 is a Week Away
November 5, 2023
City of Richmond, Urban Tilth, Rich City Rides and the Strategic Growth Council Perpetuate Illegal and Unethical Contract Relationship
November 5, 2023
Cecilia King's Extraordinary Senior Trip
October 26, 2023
This Saturday: Point Richmond Fall Fest 10/28
October 24, 2023
Richmond City Council Just Can't Stay Out of the Middle East
October 24, 2023
Cops and Goblins
October 22, 2023
Marina Point Proposal is Richmond Riviera All Over Again - Except Worse
October 21, 2023
Riggers Loft Wine Company Sues to Protect Its Lease
October 21, 2023
A reluctant city council votes to preserve historic Winehaven buildings
October 4, 2023
City Council Member Gets over $10 million in Grants from City of Richmond.
October 2, 2023
Rosie the Riveter Trust
September 26, 2023
Former Richmond City Council Member Tony Thurmond Running for Governor
September 26, 2023
Sustainability Award
September 20, 2023
Attention: 4th Richmond Community Chess Festival’s National Chess Day celebration at the 15th Annual Spirit & Soul Event on Saturday
September 20, 2023
The Answer is Blowing in the Wind
September 19, 2023
Jesse Arreguin for State Senate
September 19, 2023
Remembering Covid the Corvid
September 18, 2023
Richmond Artists, Advocates, & Civic Leaders Organize Benefit Concert to End Domestic Violence
September 15, 2023
Can licensed tent villages ease California's homelessness epidemic? This nonprofit thinks so
September 15, 2023
A Few Tickets Left for Rosie Gala at the Craneway!
September 14, 2023
City of Richmond lacks Follow Through on Permits and Approvals
September 13, 2023
Retirement?
September 12, 2023
Interactive Resources Marks 50th Year in Business in Richmond
September 7, 2023
Pt. Richmond Music's Season Finale - This Friday, 9/8!
September 7, 2023
Rosie the Riveter Trust Annual Dinner Gala September 23, 2023
September 6, 2023
Report: Richmond Police staffing levels 'seriously deficient' to meet the needs of the public
August 31, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, August 25, 2023 | Shay’s Haircare Clinic and Peres School Teacher Support - VISITORS WELCOME
August 22, 2023
Public Trust and the Craneway
August 16, 2023
Baltic Kiss One-Year Anniversary
August 16, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, August 18, 2023 | Rotacare Bowl-a-Thon | Join the Community Services Team - VISITORS WELCOME
August 15, 2023
Paper Birds & Howell Devine take the stage this Friday, August 11th!
August 10, 2023
Three Years at the Factory Bar
August 12, 2023
Paper Birds & Howell Devine take the stage this Friday, August 11th!
August 10, 2023
Happy 118th Birthday, Richmond!
August 8, 2023
California State Lands Commission and City of Richmond Reject Craneway Pickleball Proposal
August 5, 2023
UPDATE to Richmond Hosting No-Cost Home Solar Program Workshop
August 5, 2023
Richmond Hosting No-Cost Home Solar Program Workshop
August 4, 2023
Incandescent light bulb ban goes into effect: What you need to know
August 1, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, August 4, 2023 | The Hidden Technology of Bowling - VISITORS WELCOME
August 1, 2023
Richmond chemical plant fined $1.15 million for years-long air pollution violations
July 27, 2023
Richmond firefighters union unanimously votes for no confidence in fire chief, calls for his tenure to end
July 25, 2023
"Greenway" Documentary Screening July 28th
July 25, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, July 28 2023 | President Demotion - VISITORS WELCOME
July 25, 2023
Grandview Independent Covers Sideshows in Richmond
July 24, 2023
Ironic Dispatch from Councilmember Robinson
July 21, 2023
Richmond Commercial Real Estate Trends, Second Quarter 2023
July 21, 2023
An Update from Richmond Promise
July 18, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, July 21, 2023 | Creating the Black Wealth Builders Fund
July 18, 2023
The Old Sierra City Schoolhouse
July 15, 2023
The Sierra City Collection
July 14, 2023
Remembering Martin Andrew Butt
July 14, 2023
Public Meeting – To Comment on Chevron Refinery’s 2021 Wharf Oil Spill Evaluation Report
July 11, 2023
Pt. Richmond Music's Summer Concert Series Continues this Friday, 7/14!
July 11, 2023
Blocked Rail Crossings Snarl Towns, but Congress Won’t Act
July 11, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, July 14 2023 | Shay’s Haircare Clinic - VISITORS WELCOME
July 11, 2023
Supervisor Gioia - No Plan for Saving Winehaven
July 10, 2023
Port of Richmond - Wind Energy Future or Hot Air?
July 6, 2023
Sideshows in Richmond?
July 4, 2023
Craneway in a Pickle?
July 4, 2023
Judge Denies City's Attempt to Get Out of Suncal Lawsuit
June 28, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, June 30, 2023 | Club Assembly and review of 2023-24 activities - VISITORS WELCOME
June 28, 2023
Richmond's historic General Warehouse sits vacant awaiting rehab
June 26, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, June 23, 2023 | Policy Priorities from the Mayor’s Office Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez - VISITORS WELCOME
June 21, 2023
Richmond Well Represented at AIA National Conference
June 12, 2023
Hilltop auto dealership Measure U lawsuit moves forward
June 7, 2023
Point Richmond Music's Free Summer Concert Series Kicks-Off This Friday!
June 7, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, June 9th 2023 | The Watershed Project - VISITORS WELCOME
June 6, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, June 2 2023 | WCCUSD Superintendent Dr. Chris Hurst - VISITORS WELCOME
May 31, 2023
Remembering Richmond's Vietnam Losses this Memorial Day
May 29, 2023
Richmond Population Declines
May 25, 2023
Richmond Remains Out of Compliance With State Housing Law
May 25, 2023
Richmond police reporting success with license plate readers
May 25, 2023
Richmond Promise to Hold Annual Scholar Celebration on Saturday, June 3 at Richmond’s Civic Center Plaza
May 24, 2023
Free Tickets - UniverSoul Circus Show in Richmond on May 24 (Limited Quantity)
May 23, 2023
Letter in Today's East Bay Times
May 16, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, May 19 2023 | Murder/Mystery Storytelling “Some Other Dude Did It” -- GUESTS WELCOME
May 16, 2023
A Year Later at Point Molate - Nothing Has Happened
May 12, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting Friday May 12, 2023 The Greater Richmond Interfaith Program (GRIP)
May 10, 2023
Crisis in animal care in Contra Costa County: to kill or to work to save lives
May 2, 2023
Sad Situation at Contra Costa Animal Services
May 2, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, May 5, 2023 Using Cannabis: The Good and The Bad - VISITORS WELCOME
May 2, 2023
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending 04/28/2023
May 1, 2023
Contra Costa College Foundation Benefit for Students
May 1, 2023
Court Order Sought to Prohibit Gayle McLaughlin from Serving as Mayor
April 28, 2023
This Sat. Native Plant Extravaganza / Register now for in-person Tour / View recording of online Tour and more
April 27, 2023
Proposed Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Bill is Mostly Fluff
April 25, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, April 28, 2023 Richmond’s Community Crisis Response Program - Visitors Welcome
April 25, 2023
Proposed Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Bill is Mostly Fluff
April 25, 2023
Richmond Real Estate Market 1st Quarter 2023
April 24, 2023
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending 04/21/2023
April 24, 2023
California Preservation Conference Resumes After 3-Year COVID Hiatus
April 21, 2023
Prestigious Preservation Award for Richmond
April 21, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting announcement - April 21, 12:30pm, Vanessa Calloway, Love of Jewell scholarship fund
April 18, 2023
A Collection of Articles on Winehaven, "California's Undisputed Wine Capital"
April 16, 2023
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending 04/14/2023
April 16, 2023
Another Richmond Housing Project on the Ropes
April 12, 2023
Nonprofit files suit to save historic Winehaven structures
April 12, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, April 14, 2023 - VISITORS WELCOME
April 12, 2023
Contra Costa College Culinary Academy 14th Annual Food & Festival April 23rd, 2023
April 11, 2023
Oakland Symphony Free Family Concert - Sunday, April 16 - 4pm
April 10, 2023
It Gets Worse and Worse
April 9, 2023
Looking For a Few Good Gardeners
April 9, 2023
April 30th, Plant to Plate Graduation Celebration
April 7, 2023
Winehaven Trust Sues City of Richmond and Tribe Over Lack of Winehaven Maintenance
April 7, 2023
The Mercury News on Knox Freeway Renaming
April 7, 2023
On-line garden tour April 15 & 16; in-person tour May 6 & 7; Native Plant Extravaganza April 29 + more
April 7, 2023
Richmond in the 1980s
April 6, 2023
Chronicle Covers Richmond Dining - What to eat in Richmond, the Bay Area's most underrated food city
April 6, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting Friday April 7, 2023 EarthGrid PRC - VISITORS WELCOME
April 5, 2023
When An Old Project Comes Back to Life
April 4, 2023
Miraflores Family Day: Spring Fling!
April 1, 2023
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending 03/31/2023
April 1, 2023
From the East Bay Times - New Life for Point Molate
April 1, 2023
From the Grandview Independent - Council appoints public defender to police review commission
March 30, 2023
Would We Be Better Off Today With Paris as Mayor?
March 30, 2023
New Richmond News Source
March 30, 2023
March 29, 2023 - National Vietnam War Veterans Day
March 28, 2023
Brickyard Cove Alliance for Responsible Development Files Appeal on PG&E Site Approval
March 28, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting Friday, March 31, 2023 The Impact of the Japanese Internment Act of 1942
March 28, 2023
New Keepers at East Brother Lighthouse
March 25, 2023
City of Richmond Business Resources Summit
March 25, 2023
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending 03/24/2023
March 25, 2023
City Planning Functions Pretty Much Useless Anymore
March 24, 2023
CivicWell Policymakers Conference at Asilomar
March 23, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting March 24, Richmond Shimada Friendship Commission - Please Join Us!
March 22, 2023
LAST DAY to apply for the Richmond Promise scholarship.
March 17, 2023
Next Rotary Meeting March 17, 2023 How Amarok Society Women Are Transforming Their Communities Through Education
March 15, 2023
The Hotel Mac Rises Again
March 11, 2023
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending 03/10/2023
March 11, 2023
Bizarre is Business As Usual
March 10, 2023
Richmond Ferry to add new trips on weekdays
March 10, 2023
The 10th Annual Williams-Easterling Community Chess Tournament on Saturday March 11, 2023
March 9, 2023
City Manager's Weekly Report 03/07/23 - FEMA Disaster Recovery Center
March 9, 2023
Rotary Club Meeting March 10 Features Waste-to-Hydrogen Production in Richmond.
March 9, 2023
Giveaway of Public Land Continues
March 8, 2023
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending 03/03/2023
March 5, 2023
Design Review Board Appointments
March 3, 2023
Another Giveaway of Public Property for Personal Use Set for Hearing March 7
March 3, 2023
Recollections - The 1970s in Richmond
March 2, 2023
Political History of Richmond 1997
March 1, 2023
Political History of Richmond 1996-96
February 27, 2023
Next Land Grab Set for March 7
February 24, 2023
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending 02/17/2023
February 23, 2023
How Red Rock Island became the only private island in the SF Bay
February 23, 2023
City Council Approves Spite Fence
February 22, 2023
Planning Staff and City Attorney Live in Alternate Universe
February 22, 2023
New CEO for CivicWell (formerly Local Government Commission)
February 18, 2023
Another Proposed Development Project Breaks Bad
February 18, 2023
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending 02/10/2023
February 12, 2023
City Council Finally Sees the Light at Terminal 1
February 9, 2023
Pro-housing advocates are suing these Bay Area cities to force planning for more homes
February 8, 2023
Contra Costa Health Opens Online Survey About Emergency Ambulance Service
February 5, 2023
Richmond and Brickyard Cove Alliance Responsible Development (BCARD) Not Happy with Terminal 1 Proposal
February 5, 2023
The Sad Plight of the Historic Shipyard 3 General Warehouse
February 5, 2023
Saunas in Richmond?
February 4, 2023
Native Plant Extravaganza Sat. Feb. 11, selecting native plants, and more!
February 4, 2023
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending 02/03/2023
February 4, 2023
The Mysterious Mr. Wu
February 4, 2023
Richmond Misses Deadline on General Plan Housing Element Approval
February 2, 2023
What is Retirement Like?
February 1, 2023
City Drops Ball on Measure U Business Tax
February 1, 2023
The Plight of and Opportunity for the Historic Shipyard 3 Cafeteria Building
February 1, 2023
Wastewater Treatment Plant Breakdown Causes Hydrogen Sulfide Spikes in Point Richmond
January 26, 2023
Howard Jarvis Loses Tax Fight over San Francisco Bridge Tolls
January 25, 2023
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending 1/20/2023
January 24, 2023
Court Order Sought to Invalidate Sale of Terminal 1
January 20, 2023
Election of Vice-mayor Creates Potential Charter Crisis
January 18, 2023
City of Richmond's Highway Users Tax Account (HUTA) Fund Allocation Suspended
January 18, 2023
Stuntboy Revival
January 14, 2023
City of Richmond Awards Millions in Contracts to Revoked, Suspended and Delinquent Nonprofits
January 14, 2023
Rooted in Richmond
January 13, 2023
The Secret Lives of City Council Members
January 13, 2022
Bay Trail Richmond New Year Report
January 12, 2023
In Richmond, at Least Six Manholes Continued to Unleash Sewage into San Francisco Bay as of Tuesday Morning
January 12, 2023
LAST E-FORUM AS Mayor
January 10, 2023
New Hyper-RPA-Controlled City Council Challenged by Pension Debt
January 10, 2023
Why the RPA Can't Get the Election Results Certified
January 10, 2023
Mayor Elect Martinez Pays for Private Swearing-in Ceremony at Bridge Storage
January 8, 2023
City Manager's Weekly Report for the Week Ending 1/6/2023
January 7, 2023
Seacliff Slide Update Saturday January 7, 2023
January 7, 2023
Update on Seacliff Slide
January 6, 2023
Slide Fissure at Seacliff Shows up on Google Maps for Years
January 5, 2023
Policing Project welcomes Chris Magnus, former head of U.S. CBP and Tucson PD
January 4, 2023
Is Terminal One Terminal?
January 4, 2023
Seacliff Slide Update
January 4, 2023
Happy to Ring Out 2022 – Happy New Year 2023!
December 31, 2022
District 2 Election
December 24, 2022
Merry Christmas to the Mayor-elect
December 24, 2022
Happy Holidays!
December 23, 2022


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