Recollections – The 1970s in Richmond

by | Mar 2, 2023 | Uncategorized

2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the year Shirley and I arrived in Richmond. Long before I got into Richmond politics, we started a family and a business here. The 1970s saw the beginning of two flagship projects for Richmond, Marina Bay and Hilltop Mall. The former...

Political History of Richmond 1997

by | Mar 1, 2023 | Uncategorized

This is the second installment of A Political History of Richmond. To download, click here. As I compile these, I find two remarkable things, (1) The media coverage back in those days was extraordinary — detailed, objective and thorough, and (2) past is truly...

Political History of Richmond 1996-96

by | Feb 27, 2023 | Uncategorized

I am working on a political history of Richmond beginning 50 years ago when I moved to Richmond. The project will come in installments, broken down by in two parts, not necessarily in chronological order, first the decades of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s before I was...

Next Land Grab Set for March 7

by | Feb 24, 2023 | Uncategorized

After giving away some 1,400 square feet of public property and approving a fence at 130 East Scenic that the majority of the neighborhood opposed, the incompetent and corrupt city attorney, public works director and city engineer are poised to present and advocate...