Code Enforcement – Where to Find it

I get a lot of email and some phone calls about various public nuisances, such as graffiti, abandoned cars or a homeowner doing construction without a permit. While I am happy to pass these on to the appropriate City agency, I urge people to cut out the middle man and...

Jim Rogers Response to Chevron Fire

I received the following from Councilmember Jim Rogers, who asked that I distribute it to E-FORUM readers. Re: Rogers Wants New Safety Program at Chevron Tom Butt’s 1/24/07 E-Forum detailed his plan to fine Chevron $6000/minute for each minute that the siren...

Lawsuit Promised Over Bicyclist’s Death

Caltrans recently completed posting signage and installing rumble strips to better define the bike lanes that share the I-580 freeway on the east end of the Richmond-San Rafael bridge. In my opinion, using that bike lane is tantamount to Russian Roulette, and Caltrans...

Richmond Photographer Hank Wessel Rockets to Fame

Our kids grew up together on Scenic Avenue in modest 100-year old-cottages originally built for Standard Oil workers. We knew Hank Wessel was an artist with photography as his medium. He taught at the San Francisco Art Institute, and he was good ” but never...