Railroad Finally Caves on West II Quiet Zone

After Ron Ries, Federal Railroad Administration, Staff Director for Crossing Safety & Trespass Prevention Division, surgically dismantled the railroad”s final desperate objections to the West II Quiet Zone, BNSF finally shut off their horns earlier this week...

East Bay Express on Richmond Homicides

A Small City’s Big Problem Distrustful of police, fearing retaliation, witnesses to Richmond’s violent crimes keep quiet, and assailants get away with murder. By Ben Hubbard Article Published Jan 10, 2007 Here’s how people get away with the ultimate...

Red Oak Victory to be Featured in Eye on the Bay

The information on the TV show featuring the SS Red Oak Victory is posted on http://www.ssredoakvictory.org and on http://www.pointrichmond.com/. The show will air Tuesday, January 23rd at 7:00PM on channel 5; the show is called “Eye on the Bay. The Red Oak will...

Richmond Bay Trail New Year Report

New Year greetings from TRAC, the Trails for Richmond Action Committee. The upbeat Richmond Bay Trail New Year Report has been published and is available on TRAC’s colorful, informative web site for viewing or downloading at...

SF Chronicle on Richmond Inauguration

RICHMOND Green Party mayor takes the reins She promises to start jobs program, cut homicide rate – Jason B. Johnson, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, January 10, 2007 Richmond became the largest city in the nation with a member of the Green Party as its elected...

Those Were the Days of Sunshine and Roses

Here is a nice article from the January 3, 2007, Los Angeles Times. It is the story of a small company that I helped start in about 1975 to construct solar energy applications. Sun Light & Power Company started in Point Richmond over 30 years ago. It was...