by admin | Feb 2, 2007 | Uncategorized
MEMORIES ON THE AIR: Memories of Macdonald, the six-month project dedicated to gathering, preserving and celebrating the community’s memories, hopes and concerns about Richmond’s historic downtown, will be the focus of a report that will air at 4:30 p.m....
by admin | Feb 1, 2007 | Uncategorized
Unfortunately, the recent Chevron fire so spooked one of my General Plan Advisory Committee appointees that he fled Richmond forever. He lived within feet of the Chevron fence line and decided life was too short to embrace death and danger on a daily basis, there...
by admin | Feb 1, 2007 | Uncategorized
In October of 2006, Gayle McLaughlin and I met with public safety and railroad representatives to discus hazards associated with rail cars parked throughout Richmond containing hazardous substances. The meeting was summarized in the city manager”s weekly report,...
by admin | Jan 30, 2007 | Uncategorized
There was a segment on CNN”s “Paula Zahn Now” show yesterday that continued some previous discussions of racism in America. Part of it dealt with the Richmond Police Department harassment claim. A very short portion of an interview with me was...
by admin | Jan 29, 2007 | Uncategorized
The Childrens art collection maintained by the Richmond Museum of History that I first saw earlier this year at a Maritime Center open house (see Wartime Children’s Art Captivates Visitors at Maritime Center Open House, October 15, 2006), is now being called the...
by admin | Jan 29, 2007 | Uncategorized
I get a lot of email and some phone calls about various public nuisances, such as graffiti, abandoned cars or a homeowner doing construction without a permit. While I am happy to pass these on to the appropriate City agency, I urge people to cut out the middle man and...
