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The Tom Butt E-Forum - 2002

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Tom, taking names and
reporting the facts.

Who Is Polluting Our Community? -- A Rebuttal
December 22, 2002
Christmas Eve Opportunities - Christmas Eve In The Point
December 22, 2002
Richmond Planning Department - A Negative Declaration Mill?
December 21, 2002
Who is Polluting Our Community?
December 15, 2002
City Faces Daunting Economic Future by Funding New Retirement Plans
December 15, 2002
Local Film Company Takes Major Studios to Court
December 15, 2002
Tom Butt on Terrorism at MSNBC
December 6, 2002
Warm Someone Up
December 3, 2002
Thanksgiving Hijinks in Point Richmond
November 29, 2002
Richmond Greenway
November 28, 2002
Red Oak Victory to be Awarded $1 Million Restoration Grant
November 24, 2002
Looking for Famous Richmond Women
November 24, 2002
Draft General Chemical Safety Audit Released
November 23, 2002
Rosie The Riveter Memorial Deemed Best
November 23, 2002
Tourism in Richmond?
November 23, 2002
Lovonya DeJean Middle School: General Information
November 23, 2002
Sister City Visit
November 22, 2002
Chronicle's Chip Johnson on Richmond Roll
November 8, 2002
City Officials Obsessed with Secrecy
November 8, 2002
Ford Assembly Building Rehabilitation Underway
November 8, 2002
Free Tow Service
November 7, 2002
General Chemical Parent Company in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
October 27, 2002
Join the Arts and Culture Commission
October 26, 2002
Have We Already Forgotten Rosie?
October 26, 2002
Owens Corning Scrubs Proposed Richmond Asphalt Plan
October 21, 2002
Contra Costa Times Article Stirs Unnecessary Ford Plant Controversy
October 20, 2002
Bay Trail Blazes Through Richmond
October 20, 2002
Chronicle Lauds Richmond's Atchison Village
October 19, 2002
Chronicle Columnist Chip Johnson Pans Chief
October 18, 2002
Richmond Loses Will to Keep City Safe, Clean and Solvent
October 18, 2002
Final Workshop on Future of Civic Center
October 18, 2002
Stop the Asphalt Plant
October 8, 2002
Medlock for West CCC Health Care Center Board
October 7, 2002
Richmond Planning Topics in San Francisco Business Times
October 7, 2002
A Chief's Chief or a Disappointment?
October 5, 2002
Richmond Police Mobilize to Fight Terrorism on Land and Sea
October 4, 2002
School Board Candidate Forms
October 4, 2002
Final Public Meeting on Future of Richmond Civic Center
October 3, 2002
Sierra Club to Consider Sudden Oak Death and Clark Road Project
October 3, 2002
Governor Signs Legislations Canceling Attendance Audits and Findings
October 1, 2002
Target Targets Richmond Site
October 1, 2002
Richmond to Save Energy
September 30, 2002
Student Safety Upgraded at Richmond Elementary School
September 30, 2002
Asphalt Plant Update
September 28, 2002
General Chemical Plant Safety Evaluation Meeting
September 28, 2002
It All Starts With Your Image
September 28, 2002
General Chemical Release
September 26, 2002
After 70 Years, Ford Motor Company Turns Out Lights In Richmond
September 21, 2002
Richmond Bay Trail Bags Another Grant
September 20, 2002
Verde School “VIP” Program Honored for Improved Attendance and Parent Participation
September 20, 2002
Richmond Summer Concerts Are Hot
September 16, 2002
West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill to Rise Again
September 15, 2002
Status of PUC Proceeding on Wig Wags
September 15, 2002
Owens Corning Turns Up Heat on City Council Members for Shoreline Asphalt Plant
September 15, 2002
Point Richmond Summer Concert Series – Part 3
September 12, 2002
Addendum to Coastal Cleanup -- Baxter Creek
September 7, 2002
John Medlock for Brookside Community Health Center Board
September 7, 2002
The Future of Shipyard 3
September 7, 2002
Don't Miss the Artrain!
September 7, 2002
Coastal Cleanup Day in Richmond
September 7, 2002
Second Richmond Albertson's in a Year to Close
August 27, 2002
Developer Divides to Conquer
August 14, 2002
Be a Part of the ARTRAIN Volunteer Group
August 14, 2002
Repairing Albany's Decay-Damaged Library and Community Center
August 14, 2002
Point Richmond Gazette
August 14, 2002
Rails to Trails Conservancy
August 14, 2002
Sierra Club Activities in West Contra Costa County
August 14, 2002
RAB and Navy at Odds Over Point Molate Cleanup
August 6, 2002
Asphalt Plant to Transfer Pollution Credits to Justify Location on Richond Waterfront
August 6, 2002
Bay Trail Hike at Point San Pablo
August 3, 2002
Historic Preservation Advisory Committee To Consider Galileo Club And Prefab Plant
August 2, 2002
Teams With Dreams Girls Softball Bags $15,036 Grant
August 2, 2002
Free August Music Events In Richmond
August 1, 2002
National Park Service Director Visits Richmond
July 27, 2002
Bay Trail Controversy Stems from "For-Profit" Wetlands Proposal
July 21, 2002
Rosie the Riveter Bus Tours with Park Ranger
July 20, 2002
Richmond Art Center Open House
July 20, 2002
Public Hearing on Chevron/Texaco Oil Refinery Operating Permit
July 20, 2002
Shoreline Study Message Draws Spirited Response
July 19, 2002
Shoreline Study Ends Abruptly and Inconclusively
July 19, 2002
Design Standards for Multi-Family Dwelling
July 14, 2002
600 Women Strip at Chevron Gates - Ask For Local Hiring and Community Development
July 14, 2002
CBE Takes First Step Toward Litigating the Chevron LPG Spheres Project
July 13, 2002
Summer Music This Evening in Point Richmond
July 12, 2002
TRAC Blazes Bay Trail Through Richmond
July 12, 2002
Planning Commission Vacancies
July 11, 200
Richmond City Council Unites Behind Expanded General Chemical Probe
July 11, 2002
East Brother Lighthouse Volunteer Opportunity
July 11, 2002
Some Events This Week
July 8, 2002
Progress on Plunge Rehabilitation
July 4, 2002
Rosie the Riveter General Master Plan Meetings
July 1, 2002
Enjoy A Summer Saturday Volunteering at East Brother Island
June 10, 2002
Celebrate Baltic Square Opening at June 13 Chamber Mixer
June 10, 2002
Regional Forum on Sustainable Development Meets in Richmond
June 8, 2002
Richmond Creek Boosters Continue to Reap Honors
June 7, 2002
LPG Spheres - Another Chevron Rubber Stamp Project?
June 3, 2002
Lands End Promotes Richmond National Historical Park
June 1, 2002
City Strikes Back Against Crime and Nuisance
June 1, 2002
Capital Improvement Web Based Program Tracking System Begins to Emerge
June 1, 2002
General Chemical Inquiry Going Sideways
May 25, 2002
Feeling Okay This Evening?  Take a Deep Breath.
May 24, 2002
Local Mom and Pop Oil Company Implicated in Dictating Energy Policy to Bush Administration
May 24, 2002
Historic Preservation Advisory Committee Considers Prefab Plant
May 20, 2002
Time to Take the Gloves Off
May 19, 2002
Regional Bikeway Plan Complete
May 18, 2002
City Refuses to Recognize Invasive Plants and to Enforce Local Laws
May 18, 2002
Comments and Corrections
May 17, 2002
Six Year Effort to Fix Sewage District Culminates in Award of Contract to U.S. Filter
May 16, 2002
Lubrication by Big Oil Ends Richmond City Council Inquiry into Utility Tax Inequity
May 15, 2002
AC Transit Board Of Directors Looking For One Good Person
May 15, 2002
Wigwag Update
May 14, 2002
Alien Landing Pad Disappears In Win-Win Resolution Of Toxic Mound Standoff
May 14, 2002
Neighborhoods And Neighborhood Council Newsletters And Websites
May 14, 2002
Richmond City Council Cuts A Fat Hog For Chevron
May 11, 2002
The Weekly Greensheet
May 1, 2002
Vacancy On Design Review Board
April 28, 2002
Soccer League Playing Field Assignments And Scheduling
April 25, 2002
Richmond Convenes Regional Homeless Summit
April 21, 2002
State DNA Laboratory To Open In Richmond Next Week
April 20, 2002
Preservation Committee To Consider Red Cross Building And Galileo Club
April 19, 2002
Volunteers Sought For Public Art Advisory Committee
April 19, 2002
Plunge Rehabilitation Study Plunges Ahead
April 17, 2002
Envision Point Richmond
April 17, 2002
More Stories Of Government Supporting Its Elected Officials
April 4, 2002
Earth Day Activities
March 30, 2002
More On Campaign Financing
March 29, 2002
Campaign Financing
March 28, 2002
Police Chief Selects Assistant
March 28, 2002
First Annual Point Richmond Music Festival
March 12, 2002
Richmond Guts Urban Forest Program
March 11, 2002
Responses To 2001 Year End Report
March 10, 2002
Why People Are Skeptical Of Government
March 9, 2002
Goat Population Explosion
March 5, 2002
Vacations In Richmond?
March 2, 2002
Assembly District 14 Race
March 1, 2002
Lisa Owens-Viani Chosen For Hall Of Fame
February 28, 2002
Fire At The Urban Wildlands Interface
February 27, 2002
Dedication Of Lucretia Edwards Park
February 20, 2002
More Creeks, More Jobs
February 20, 2002
Help Save A Creek This Week
February 15, 2002
Changes At West County Times
February 14, 2002
More On City Council Agenda Process
February 13, 2002
Investor(s) Needed For Locally-Owned Business In Baltic Square
February 11, 2002
Readers Speak Out On Sirens And Related Issues
February 10, 2002
Mayor And City Officials Move To Gag Council Members
February 10, 2002
Ordinance Introduced Making Discharges Requiring Sirens A Nuisance
February 10, 2002
You Were Wondering What Happened To “People Do”
February 8, 2002
Enough Is Enough
February 5, 2002
Festival Schedule for 2002
February 2, 2002
Election Time Again
February 1, 2002
Official Report On Chevron Toxic Release
January 31, 2002
Community Outrage Grows Over Proposal To Remove Historic Wigwags
January 27, 2002
Carlson Boulevard Improvements
January 24, 2002
Richmond Sites Featured On Regional And National TV
January 24, 2002
Richmonders And Railroad Buffs Rally To Save Historic Point Richmond Wig-Wags
January 23, 2002
Contact Information For City Council Members
January 17, 2002
KCRT Re-Broadcast Schedule For Ford Plant Interviews
January 16, 2002
Confusion In General Chemical Investigation Scope
January 16, 2002
Upcoming Events
January 10, 2002
West County Concert Series Free For The First Time
January 5, 2002