Judge Strikes Down Richmond’s Chevron Tax

This is old news by now, so I”m not sure why this Chronicle article came out on Christmas day. Maybe the hook is because it was such a good Christmas present for Chevron. An editorial in the December 24 Contra Costa Times recommended that the City of Richmond...

Practical Preservation – Miraflores FEIR Certified

The Contra Costa Times noted my vote on one of the less controversial issues at last week”s marathon final City Council meeting of the year (I got home at 3:00 AM). See story below “The eye: Greenhouses going; going green.” This was certification of...

Christmas Eve Recommendations

For a Richmond-centric Christmas Eve, I recommend starting with the ever popular 7:00 PM Christmas Eve Jazz Service at the First United Methodist Church of Point Richmond, featuring Holiday music with Dan Damon Jazz Quartet and special guests, a holiday tradition that...