by admin | Oct 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
Richmond’s Measure U doesn’t measure up Chip Johnson Friday, October 29, 2010 Not even the Exotic Erotic Ball, one of the most famous Halloween parties in the world, was enough to draw enough Bay Area participants to Richmond. After 31 years in San...
by admin | Oct 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the two weeks ending October 29th, 2010. At the outset, I apologize for missing distribution of last week’s report due to other time commitments, making this a relatively lengthy report (21 interesting items)....
by admin | Oct 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
Vote no on Measure U, Richmond’s bad bet Thursday, October 28, 2010 For seven years, the hard-luck city of Richmond has toyed with a bayside casino to ease its 18 percent jobless rate and persistent poverty. On Tuesday, voters will have their say on whether a $1...
by admin | Oct 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
Gambling for Revenues in Richmond Richmond voters will decide whether to green-light the first large urban casino in the state. By Robert Gammon The fate of California’s first major urban casino is in the hands of Richmond voters next Tuesday. The huge...
by admin | Oct 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
As the most vocal shill of unpopular and self-serving Richmond causes, the Richmond Chamber of Commerce today published a plea for passage of Measure U. As usual, the Chamber’s missive was replete with false statements and misrepresentations. I have annotated the copy...