State of City for High Rollers

The City of Richmond Charter states “The Mayor shall make an annual report to the City Council as to the conditions and affairs of the City.” This year”s State of the City speech by Mayor Irma Anderson will take place, according to a flyer I...

Another Kind of Danger

It has become common knowledge that Richmond was designated the most dangerous city in California in 2003 due to crime, but it may be less well known that Richmond is the most dangerous city of its size for pedestrians in California. Now someone is doing something...

Design Review Board Confuses Top Richmond Officials

There has been an ongoing discussion, most recently at last night”s City Council meeting, about the scope of authority of the Design Review Board (DRB). There are individuals at the highest levels of City government who have argued that the Design Review Board...

ChevronTexaco’s Long Arm Censors Jesse Ventura

When the Contra Costa Council invited Jesse Ventura to entertain 450 Contra Costa high rollers last week, they specifically asked him to avoid mentioning Indian gaming in order to avoid offending the king of high rollers, ChevronTexaco, which is a little sensitive...

Richmond Featured in Bay Crossings

The February issue of Bay Crossings features a lengthy article on Richmond”s waterfront, including the future prospects for ferries, casinos, bay front residential projects and the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park. To see the...