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The Tom Butt E-Forum - 2004

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2004 Year-End Review
December 31, 2004
New Code Enforcement Police Officer
December 20, 2004
Richmond Streets - Bad and Getting Worse
December 4, 2004
Not Too Late to Opine on Rosie
December 04, 2004
John Gioia's Newsletter, December Edition
December 03, 2004
EBRPD Joins Point Molate Litigation
December 18, 2004
Another Legal Challenge to Point Molate Agreement
December 17, 2004
To Audit and Audit Again
December 17, 2004
Advertise on KCRT - Help Yourself and Help Richmond
December 12, 2004
Garlic And Roses And More
December 12, 2004
Chief Bennett Forced Out by Retirement Rule
December 10, 2004
State Audit Report Slams Richmond
December 8, 2004
Richmond Hires A City Manager
December 8, 2004
Hoggin' Down at the Public Trough
November 24, 2004
Daily Planet and Point Molate
November 24, 2004
State Agencies Bog Down in Procedural Issues
November 24, 2004
Remember Coach Carter?
November 24, 2004
Richmond, California - City of Crime and Purpose?
November 23, 2004
Butt Elected to Board of LGC
November 22, 2004
Connecting the Dots
November 21, 2004
Help Plan for Rosie in Richmond
November 21, 2004
Taking Care of Developers
November 20, 2004
Year-End Recap and Predictions
November 19, 2004
Next Shorelines Project to Get Public Scrutiny Next Week
November 14, 2004
City Should Weigh in on Breuner Marsh
November 14, 2004
Brown Finds Work in Richmond
November 14, 2004
Bay Trail Progress Reports
November 13, 2004
Rosie/Bay Trail Marker Dedication
November 13, 2004
Media Coverage of Point Molate Decision - ChevronTexaco Hires Willie Brown to Undo the Deal
November 11, 2004
Point Molate is a Go
November 10, 2004
Full Text of ChevronTexaco Point Molate Offer
November 8, 2004
Monarchs Return to Richmond Field Station
November 7, 2004
Hearing on Campus Bay Exposes Dysfunctional Environmental Agencies
November 7, 2004
Point Molate Back on the Hot Seat
November 5, 2004
More Richmond Election Recap
November 4, 2004
City Council Election Results
November 3, 2004
Go Vote!
November 2, 2004
Beware of Commercial Slate Mailers
November 11, 2004
Stealth Source of Richmond News?
October 31, 2004
Richmond Chamber of Commerce Politics Slips Under the Radar
October 30, 2004
Good News for MLK Community Center and Park
October 30, 2004
Richmond Loses EIR Suit on Chevron's LPG Project
October 30, 2004
Consternation Over Campus Bay
October 30, 2004
Campaign Mailers and More
October 30, 2004
ChevronTexaco Advances Point Molate Offer
October 29, 2004
Waiting for Your Mail?
October 29, 2004
Richmond Police Commission Files Complaint on City Attorney with State Bar
October 29, 2004
ChevronTexaco Splurges on Richmond Campaign Mailers
October 29, 2004
We All Scream for the Plunge
October 28, 2004
Richmond Campaign News
October 28, 2004
Letters to the West County Times
October 26, 2004
Negative Campaigning
October 25, 2004
Tom Butt Campaign Advisory
October 25, 2004
More Stege Marsh (Zeneca, Campus Bay) Meetings
October 24, 2004
Union Conditional Agreements Go Public
October 24, 2004
Richmond Museum of History Celebrates 50 Years
October 24, 2004
Participate Planning the Future of Richmond's National Park
October 24, 2004
Richmond Election in the News
October 22, 2004
Richmond Environmental Defense Fund Annual Meeting
October 21, 2004
Legislative Hearing on Zeneca (Campus Bay) Cleanup
October 21, 2004
Frequently Asked Question No. 1 - Code Enforcement
October 21, 2004
Yes on CC
October 21, 2004
Prop 1A
October 21, 2004
Correction on Union Agreement
October 20, 2004
City and Unions in Landmark Agreement
October 20, 2004
RNCC Weighs in on Local Issues
October 17, 2004
Murder and Violence in Richmond
October 16, 2004
West County Times Says Throw the Bums Out
October 15, 2004
Candidate Fund Raising Update
Friday 15, 2004
Council, Public Suspicious of Contract Attorney
October 13, 2004
Former Richmond Finance Director Now City Manager
October 12, 2004
Marin Weighs in on Casino
October 12, 2004
Other Cities and Other Libraries
October 11, 2004
Who to Vote For?
October 10, 2004
Catching up on Point Molate and Censure
October 10, 2004
Point Molate Decision Postponed
October 6, 2004
Results of ChevronTexaco Phone Survey
October 5, 2004
City Attorney's Office Implodes – And More
October 5, 2004
Constructive Notice
October 4, 2004
Latest ChevronTexaco Offer for Point Molate
October 4, 2004
Point Molate Continues to Dominate News
October 3, 2004
City Council to Consider Butt Censure
October 2, 2004
Shoreline Festival
September 30, 2004
Of Priorities and Parliamentary Procedures
September 30, 2004
Point Molate Poker, I Raise You $30 Million!
September 29, 2004
Acting City Attorney Wreaks Vengeance on Butt
September 27, 2004
Point Molate Campaign at Fever Pitch
September 27, 2004
Richmond Cameraman in Emmy-Winning Feature
September 24, 2004
Richmond Organizations Break New Ground in Urban-Wildland Fire Study
September 24, 2004
Design Review Board and Planning Commission Need a Few Good Men or Women
September 24, 2004
Season Finale Today for Point Richmond Music Festival
September 24, 2004
Point Molate in this Morning's News
September 21, 2004
Court Rebuffs Chevron's Point Molate Challenge
September 20, 2004
Results from Point Molate Newspaper Ad
September 20, 2004
Richmond Vehicle Seizure and Forfeiture Ordinance Challenged
September 18, 2004
Mayors and Districts
September 18, 2004
Coastal Cleanup Tomorrow
September 17, 2004
Cities and Schools
September 16, 2004
Richmond Farmers Market Marks 20th Anniversary
September 16, 2004
Point Molate LDA Revised, City to Meet Chevron in Court
September 16, 2004
Design Review Board Shrinks to Critical Size
September 14, 2004
Putting a Stop to Dumping
September 12, 2004
170 Challenges
September 11, 2004
Feel Good this Weekend!
September 9, 2004
Gaming at Hilltop?
September 8, 2004
City Council Bolsters Defenses Against ChevronTexaco Takeover of Point Molate
September 8, 2004
Fay Jones, The Passing of an Architectural Legend
September 6, 2004
Campus Bay Hits Bump
September 6, 2004
More on Point Molate
September 6, 2004
Point Molate
September 5, 2004
Court Delays Vote on Point Molate Agreement
August 30, 2004
Lodi – A Real Gentleman
August 28, 2004
Chevron Scores Homeland Security Grant, City Gets Peanuts
August 27, 2004
Chevron Seeks Court Order to Delay Point Molate Sale
August 25, 2004
Casino Speculation Continues as Legislature Begins to Wrap Up
August 25, 2004
Gaming Dominates the News
August 24, 2004
Something Fishy
August 23, 2004
Just Cause Coming to Richmond?
August 21, 2004
Senate Leader Burton Vows San Pablo Casino Plan Will Not Fly
August 21, 2004
Chevron Accuses City of Improper ERN Extension
August 21, 2004
Point Molate Draft Agreement Posted
August 20, 2004
More on Casino San Pablo
August 20, 2004
The Morning After
August 20, 2004
Legislature has Final Say Over Compacts
August 17, 2004
Point Molate Casino Project May be Edged Out
August 17, 2004
Riding the Rails with Richmond Pacific
August 15, 2004
ChevronTexaco Shows Some of its Cards in Point Molate Bid
August 14, 2004
Breaking News on Point Molate
August 13, 2004
The Focus is on Point Molate
August 12, 2004
Vote on Point Molate Sale Postponed
August 11, 2004
Contra Costa Open Space Initiative Fails
August 11, 2004
Point Richmond Music Festival this Weekend
August 11, 2004
In for a Penny, In for a Pound
August 4, 2004
Fish in Richmond Hazardous to Your Health
August 2, 2004
Pocket Bikes
July 31, 2004
Abatement, Code Enforcement and Dumping
July 31, 2004
West Nile Virus Confirmed in Walnut Creek
July 30, 2004
Update on Train Horns and Long Trains
July 28, 2004
Richmond Retains Secrecy Lead
July 25, 2004
Vista Hills Continuation School Plan Appears Dead
July 24, 2004
Cleanup Concerns and Possible Misinformation Stalk Campus Bay Project
July 24, 2004
Richmond Bay Trail Mid-Year 2004 Report
July 22, 2004
Richmond Fiscal Responsibility in Action
July 21, 2004
City Council Selects Interim City Manager
July 21, 2004
Comcast Reviews Mixed But Service Restored
July 21, 2004
Comcast
July 19, 2004
PBS Spotlight on School Funding Highlights WCCUSD
July 19, 2004
Richmond Lighthouse Inn Featured in Wall Street Journal
July 16, 2004
Support Open Space Measure
July 16, 2004
Home Front Event
July 17, 2004
Movement in Richmond City Manager Search
July 16, 2004
Belcher Declines Re-Election Bid
July 13, 2004
Opening Day
July 12, 2004
Richmond's Best Blackberry Cobbler
July 10, 2004
Volunteers Leverage Limited City Resources
July 10, 2004
A Younger Corbin Touts California's Biological Heritage
July 5, 2004
Vision of Hope for Youth Scores Massive ChevronTexaco Grant
July 5, 2004
Tran Legislation Quietly Passes to Governor for Signature
July 4, 2004
Final Meeting on Accident Prevention Industrial Facilities
July 4, 2004
Former Chief Samuels Surfaces in Orlando
July 3, 2004
Last of Three Railroad Initiatives on City Council Agenda
July 2, 2004
Summer Events Not to Miss - Fireworks and More
July 2, 2004
Voters Pan City Council and City Management Support Tax Increase
July 1, 2004
Whiskey to Beer
June 24, 2004
Fathers Day
June 20, 2004
Juneteenth Survives Budget Cuts
June 19, 2004
Virtual Richmond
June 19, 2004
More on Council Downsizing
June 18, 2004
Does Size Matter?
June 17, 2004
Fire on Nicholl Knob and a Tribute to Goats
June 16, 2004
City's SAP System Remains Under Siege
June 16, 2004
Update on Industrial Safety Plans
June 14, 2004
REDF Newsletter
June 9, 2004
Point Richmond Summer Music Festival Starts This Friday Evening
June 9, 2004
Budget Presentations Offer Window Into History of Richmond’s Fiscal Problems
June 8, 2004
Battle of the Budget Begins
June 6, 2004
Rosies Converge on Richmond
June 6, 2004
Dwelling on the Past or Embracing the Future?
June 1, 2004
More on WW II and Rosie
May 27, 2004
Rosies All Over the News
May 26, 2004
Richmond Greenway on the Home Stretch
May 26, 2004
Reduction Late in 2008?
May 26, 2004
Startling Reprise for Council Reduction Plan
May 21, 2004
Come Do the Stroll!
May 19, 2004
Brown V. Board of Education
May 18, 2004
New Schedule of Hours For Main Library, Community and Senior Centers
May 14, 2004
Watch City Council Meetings Online – Any Time, Anywhere
May 12, 2004
Taj Mahal or City Hall?
May 12, 2004
No Silver Bullet
May 9, 2004
Best Local Politician
May 5, 2004
Demolition Threatens Richmond's Oldest Railroad Building
May 3, 2004
State Causes Local Students to Suffer
April 25, 2004
Final Free Concert of 2004 Richmond Series
April 22, 2004
Casinos and Legislation - Corrections, Retractions and Apologies
April 16, 2004
Casinos and Legislation Clarified – or Maybe Not
April 16, 2004
City Council Authorizes Quiet Zones and Federal Action to Reduce Long Trains
April 16, 2004
Red Oak Victory Website Launched
April 15, 2004
Secret Moves Toward Gambling at Point Molate
April 15, 2004
Richmond Bay Trail Signage Kickoff Event
April 14, 2004
Fixing Richmond Departments, One by One
April 11, 2004
Support the Red Oak Victory
April 10, 2004
How to Get a Speed Bump
April 10, 2004
Trees Come to Richmond
April 8, 2004
Hospital Closing Impact Report Available
April 8, 2004
Good News on Richmond's Bay Trail
April 7, 2004
Fried Baloney at the Whistle Stop Café
April 4, 2004
City Officials Threaten to Embarrass Council Member Over Unpaid Judgment
April 2, 2004
Council Flouts Brown Act, Threatens to Censure Council Member Over Secrecy Breach
April 2, 2004
Richmond’s Oldest Railroad Building in Danger of Demolition
April 1, 2004
Layoff Plan Addendum
March 30, 2004
Chronicle Touts Rosie Visit for Women's History Month
March 30, 2004
Shoreline Alliance Checkup
March 28, 2004
Guest Editorial from Richmond Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
March  27, 2004
Layoff Plan Under Consideration by City Council
March 27, 2004
All is Not Doom and Gloom
March 18, 2004
Municipal Trainwreck
March 18, 2004
American Airlines Touts Rosie and Richmond
March 15, 2004
Council Takes Another Look at Historic Preservation
March 15, 2004
Remember the Chevron Poll?
March 13, 2004
School News
March 12, 2004
All Abroad for Train Issues
March 12, 2004
Community Budget Meetings Attract Marginal Public Interest
March 12, 2004
Community Meetings to Seek Citizen Input on Budget Options
March 10, 2004
Sharing the Pain
March 5, 2004
City Finances in Cardiac Arrest
March 2, 2004
The Passing of Big Floyd
February 29, 2004
Another Architect in the Family
February 29, 2004
Business License Scofflaws Cost Richmond $$
February 29, 2004
SAP Needs Work to Serve City's Needs
February 29, 2004
City Walks Away from Commitment to Code Enforcement and Abatement
February 29, 2004
Media Pitches in to Pitch Lighthouse Keeper Opportunity
February 24, 2004
Kucinich Draws Full House
February 23, 2004
SAP - Winner or Loser?
February 21, 2004
Good and Bad News About Richmond - Today's Headlines From Around the State
February 20, 2004
Richmond Progressive Alliance Rallies Again
February 20, 2004
Council Authorizes Secret Settlement of Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
February 17, 2004
City Tries to Spend and Spin Itself Out of Financial Crisis
February 15, 2004
What They Are Saying About Richmond
February 2, 2004
Community Splits Over Firefighter Layoffs - Agenda Block Remains
February 1, 2004
Secrecy Continues to Prevail in Richmond
February 1, 2004
Council Members and Staff Clarify Positions at Two-Day City Council Retreat
February 1, 2004
City Council Reduction Proposal Thuds with Legislators
January 28, 2004
Firefighters Back to Work?
January 28, 2004
City Council 2004 Race Starts to Show Signs of Life
January 26, 2004
ChevronTexaco Polling Sweeps West County
January 26, 2004
Richmond Art Center Features Rosie Tribute
January 25, 2004
ChevronTexaco Looking for a Few Good Friends
January 25, 2004
Symphonies, Quality of Life and Smart Growth
January 25, 2004
Lynne Cheney Visits Richmond to Honor Rosies
January 15, 2004
Response to Budget Crisis Runs the Gamut
January 14, 2004
City Staff Hunkers While Council Twists in the Wind
January 13, 2004
Bay Trail New Year Report
January 12, 2004
Oakland East Bay Symphony Richmond Concerts for 2004
January 12, 2004
Richmond Gambles on Murky Port Lease
January 6, 2004
Administrative Junta Seizes Reins of Power in Richmond
January 6, 2004
Participate in Designing the New El Sobrante-San Pablo Avenue Business Corridor
January 5, 2004
Time to Take the Pulse
January 4, 2004
Richmond Featured on Bay Area Backroads
January 2, 2004
Out With The Old – In With The New
January 1, 2004
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