by admin | May 21, 2004 | Uncategorized
When I first proposed in January of 2004 to submit a charter amendment to the voters to reduce the size of the Richmond City Council from nine to seven members, the motion died without a second. See TOM BUTT E-FORUM, January 28, 2004, City Council Reduction Proposal...
by admin | May 19, 2004 | Uncategorized
I will look for you at the The Point Richmond Stroll on Thursday (tomorrow) May 20, 2004, 5:00 to 7:00 PM. This is your chance to meet and mingle with businesses and non-profits in historic Point Richmond. There will be live music, children”s entertainment, lots...
by admin | May 18, 2004 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, May 17, 2004, we observed the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, wherein the Supreme Court ruled that separate public schools are “inherently unequal.” Yesterday, I also happened to be in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the town in which I...
by admin | May 14, 2004 | Uncategorized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2004 Contact: Leveron Bryant City Manager (Interim) (510) 620-6512 leveron_bryant@ci.richmond.ca.us CITY OF RICHMOND RELEASES NEW SCHEDULE OF HOURS FOR MAIN LIBRARY, COMMUNITY AND SENIOR CENTERS New Schedule is the Result of Workforce...
by admin | May 12, 2004 | Uncategorized
The “temporary” City Council chamber in the “temporary” City hall debuted last night with the crowd, perhaps appropriately, a little more rowdy than usual. (Photos are attached to this E-Forum as PDF files) The chamber looked anything but...
