by admin | Jan 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Compensation of City Council members is a fascinating topic. Most cities in California are “General Law” cities with governing structures set by state law that specifies five council members, a rotating mayor, and a city manager that actually runs the city. The...
by admin | Jan 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
This just happened to pop up on Instagram! Fifty years ago, in Richmond, We erected the first wind turbine to cogenerate with the grid in California — and also the largest wind turbine ever erected in California at that time....
by admin | Jan 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Thanks to CBS News for covering this – a follow up from Gigantic Sideshow in Richmond’s National Park Presages MLK Day, January 20, 2025. It’s not just the sideshows, it’s the complete lack of respect that the Richmond City Council has for city assets,...
by admin | Jan 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
It was January 19, 2025, a quiet Sunday evening on the Richmond waterfront, the day before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a national holiday. The Karen Sudjihan and Alex Markels Trio were entertaining at the Riggers Loft. Then all hell broke loose. Hundreds of people...
by admin | Jan 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Beginning on November 1, which is the date of my mother’s first letter from her Hawaii trip 84 years ago, I am serializing day by day, the book, Cecilia King’s Extraordinary Senior Trip, which you can obtain from Amazon in either Kindle or paperback. I hope you enjoy...