by admin | Nov 8, 2002 | Uncategorized
Outing Richmond problems seems to be emerging as a weekly pastime for Chronicle columnist Chip Johnson (see story at the end of this E-FORUM). Last week it was Chief Samuels; this week it is Assistant City Manager for Finance, Anna Vega. What is the background of this...
by admin | Nov 8, 2002 | Uncategorized
With amazingly little fanfare, the long-awaited rehabilitation of the 550,000 square foot Ford Assembly Building and future home of the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park Visitor Center is now underway by APP (Assembly Plant Partners)....
by admin | Nov 8, 2002 | Uncategorized
Today”s West County Times carried a story of a tempestuous meeting of the Police Commission wherein a couple of city officials reportedly criticized me for quoting in an E-FORUM a memo from three police commissioners expressing dissatisfaction with the...
by admin | Nov 7, 2002 | Uncategorized
If you drive in the Bay Area, you should read this incredible service, described by a friend: “My car had a flat tire a week ago on the highway. I was lucky that a CHP officer stopped by within seconds. He told me he will call for a “free service” to...
by admin | Oct 27, 2002 | Uncategorized
GenTek, the parent company of General Chemical (notorious in Richmond for acid releases), has filed under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. GenTek is heavily invested in the telecom business, which has taken a major hit in the economic downturn of the last two...
