Dissecting the Closing of Fire Stations Issue

In late October, signs began appearing at Richmond fire stations warning that the stations were closing on November 1. A letter from the IAFF Local 188 was also being distributed (click here). The activity by Local 188 was in response to an effort by the City to waive...

Pearl Harbor Day and Edgar King

My mother, who grew up in eastern Arkansas, had spent the summer of 1941 in Hawaii visiting her aunt and uncle. Her uncle (my great uncle) was Col. (later Brig. General Edgar King) the ranking medical officer at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked in December of...

Update on Health Order

Update – December 4, 2020 Bay Area Counties Act Now to Implement the State’s Stay Home Order Available ICU capacity in Contra Costa down to 20% Due to the unprecedented surge in community spread of COVID-19 and the significant increase in hospitalizations...