by admin | Aug 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Last week, we looked at the shameful and embarrassing failure of the City of Richmond to maintain its park infrastructure and to enforce the conditions of a development agreement (Baxter Creek Park An Example of City Priorities, July 31, 2021). This week, we look at...
by admin | Aug 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Richmond incorporated 116 years ago on August 7,1905, and the Factory Bar will be having their one year anniversary party on Saturday August 7. Join me at about 3:00 pm to celebrate Richmond’s founding and the Factory Bar’s one year anniversary. We’ll have a toast for...
by admin | Aug 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
In the late 1960s, with 32 miles of shoreline, there was only 67 feet publicly accessible. By 1975, only eight years later, there were over 3,000 acres of shoreline park and miles of shoreline publicly accessible. In a crucial vote on February 25, 1985, the City...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
A recall ballot in California consists of two questions: whether the incumbent should be recalled, and if recalled, which challenger should replace them. If a majority of voters favor removing the incumbent by selecting “yes” on the first question, then...
by admin | Aug 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
I knew Richmond hosted Owsley Stanley, the King of LSD, and Bruce Perlowin, the King of Pot, but I did not know until now that there was also Frenchy Cannoli, the King of Hash! 8/1/2021 Frenchy Cannoli, Ardent Evangelist for Hashish, Dies at 64 – The New York...
