Chevron and Richmond

by | Nov 19, 2005 | Uncategorized

The relationship between Richmond and Chevron may have recently moved onto ground never before plowed. What was for nearly 100 years a very cozy relationship began to slip in the late 1990s and the first years of the second Millennium as Chevron distanced themselves...

What a Week for Preservation!

by | Nov 14, 2005 | Uncategorized

I should leave town more often. A lot more seems to get done in my absence. Two projects to preserve Richmond”s rich history moved (literally) forward last week. Despite last minute attempts to derail (no pun intended) it by a handful of Point Richmond...

Report from New Orleans

by | Nov 11, 2005 | Uncategorized

I arrived in New Orleans Sunday afternoon. The main thing I noticed from the air was the blue roofs everywhere ” tarps provided by FEMA for storm damaged roofs. We spent all day Monday in orientation at the Preservation Resource Center learning about New...

Whirley Crane Docks

by | Nov 10, 2005 | Uncategorized

Berkeley Daily Planet Tuesday November 8, 2005 Historic Crane Docks At Richmond Park By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR From the far end of the pier, the newest addition to Richmond”s Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park seemed, as it hung suspended from the crane...