Mailbox Breaks Off

by | Nov 3, 2006 | Uncategorized

In the last two days our mailbox has sagged under the weight of yet more anti-Measure T and anti Gayle McLaughlin mailers by the Council of Industries/Chevron/Chamber of Commerce triad ” six to be exact. Add to that, two pro-Irma Anderson mailers by the same...

Waning Campaign Thoughts

by | Nov 1, 2006 | Uncategorized

In the mailbox today: A letter from Arnie Kasendorf, identifying himself as the Chairman, Richmond Commission on Aging, trying to scare seniors into believing Measure T would raise the price of groceries, pharmaceuticals and rent, paid for by “Coalition to Save...

Ramsey, Kronenberg and Medrano for School Board

by | Oct 30, 2006 | Uncategorized

I can”t add much to what I wrote in Ramsey and Kronenberg for WCCUSD Board, October 5, 2006, except that I have gotten to know Antonio Madrano better, and I want to make sure he is recognized as one of the three candidates I believe will provide the best...

City Politics and Candidates Divided by Chevron Support

by | Oct 29, 2006 | Uncategorized

As the campaign nears its last week, one measure of Richmond candidates is their level of coziness with Chevron, which has mounted a fight to the death against Measure T and Gayle McLaughlin. There are two news stories today and some recent campaign mailers that shed...

Send an Email, Save a Life

by | Oct 29, 2006 | Uncategorized

I happened to be out towards Point Molate today, and on the way back, I was dismayed to see a lone bicyclist towing a little trailer with a child in it at exactly the location where Dan Weinstein was killed last month and Dan Doellstedt was badly injured while riding...