by admin | Sep 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Last night, the City Council considered a moratorium on rent increases and evictions placed on the agenda by the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA). The RPA knew full well that the six votes would not be there to pass it. The sole purpose was to use a City Council...
by admin | Sep 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
For the 2016 Richmond City Council Race, I am initially endorsing Jim Rogers and Jael Myrick. I may make an additional endorsement at a later date. Jim Rogers Jael Myrick This year’s election is critical for Richmond’s future. The prospect of a fourth Richmond...
by admin | Sep 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Fifty-one years ago on May 24, 1965, David Pierce, now 83, was sworn in as the mayor of Richmond. I had the pleasure of having dinner tonight with David and some of his Richmond friends at the home of Barbara and Steve Friday in Sebastopol. We talked about old times...
by admin | Sep 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Richmond receives gold level awards for sustainability initiatives through Institute for Local Government’s Beacon Program RICHMOND, Calif. – Richmond Mayor Tom Butt announced on Thursday, September 8th that the City of Richmond has earned two gold awards from the...
by admin | Sep 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is a really good article on rent control, whose advocates have a lot in common with climate change deniers. It has been widely reported that 97 percent of informed scientists who have an opinion agree that global warming is real and that it results from human...
