by admin | Oct 17, 2007 | Uncategorized
It all started when a Richmond resident, noting “petroleum pipeline” signs along Cutting Boulevard, the Richmond Parkway, and Hilltop Mall, asked me if there is any information available about the location of pipelines in Richmond that carry potentially...
by admin | Oct 17, 2007 | Uncategorized
It turns out that there are ways to get partially past Richmond”s obsession with secrecy and security. Thanks to Carl Weimer of the Pipeline Safety Trust , I have found that you can access the federal Office of Pipeline Safety’s mapping system at:...
by admin | Oct 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
Richmond”s Zip Code 94801, which includes my home in Point Richmond as well as much of the Iron Triangle, has the second-highest foreclosure rate, (15.7%) in the nine-county Bay Area, exceeded only by a zip code in Antioch with 23.1%. In Zip Code 94801, where...
by admin | Oct 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
A delegation of City Council members and staff are currently in China visiting Richmond”s Sister City Zhoushan at a reported cost to taxpayers of $21,230, not including the cost of staff time for those visiting China or otherwise providing support.
by admin | Oct 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
For several months, a cute little shaggy dog, but somewhat shy, has been wandering the streets of Point Richmond. I think everyone thought it belonged to someone local. But others noticed it was spending the night at the Trainmaster/Reading Room Building site....
