Thank God for Oakland

When I was growing up in Arkansas, we had an expression, “Thank God for Mississippi.” In the days before Sam Walton, J.B. Hunt and Don Tyson became world class entrepreneurs; Arkansas was usually way down the scale in any national rating of quality of life...

Holiday Events in Point Richmond

Even though you may not live in Point Richmond, you are invited to join Point Richmond residents, friends, congregations and businesses at the following holiday events: Monday and Tuesday, November 19th & 20th: The First United Methodist Church will be holding its...

Richmond Given Short Shrift in Oil Cleanup

At the end of this email is a copy of an article from yesterday”s San Francisco Chronicle, “Some say Richmond beaches, birds were overlooked after oil spill.” Also an article from the Novato Advance about Novatans who came to Richmond and defied...

Volunteers Needed Immediately on Richmond Shoreline

The following appeals came in by email in the last 24 hours from Lisa Viani: ” Can anyone go help Nancy Powell at Vincent Park out on the Richmond shoreline? Volunteers are needed simply to keep people off of the beach while the oiled birds are resting....

Minority Communities Need More Parks, Report Says

I was sent the following by an E-FORUM reader who noted a certain irony: See the Nov 13 BDP article ” Minority Communities Need More Parks, Report Says ” pasted below or at http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?issue=11-13-07&storyID=28458....