Not Too Late to Opine on Rosie

Even though four public workshops on the General Master Plan for the future of the Rosie the Riveter World war II/Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond were completed last week, it is still not too late to weigh in with your opinions on what the park will...

Richmond Streets – Bad and Getting Worse

The City of Richmond has a major unresolved challenge in the condition of its streets. An excerpt from the December 3 Chronicle Watch regarding a specific street maintenance need in Richmond prompted me to complete this editorial E-FORUM I started back in October. The...

John Gioia’s Newsletter, December Edition

Attached as a PDF file is Supervisor John Gioia’s December Newsletter. If you want to subscribe, contact John at dist1@bos.co.contra-costa.ca.us. Contact John for any Contra Costa County business at: John Gioia, Supervisor, District One Contra Costa County Board...

Remember Coach Carter?

In 1999, Coach Ken Carter became a national celebrity when he shut down the basketball season at Richmond High because team members weren”t living up to their contract for academic commitment. Now there is the movie, “Coach Carter ” The Movie,”...

State Agencies Bog Down in Procedural Issues

The transition or partial transition for responsibility between state agencies for the Campus Bay cleanup continues to play out with mistrust, delays and bureaucracy at its worst. I said before, and I”ll say it again. I believe that neither the RWQCB nor DTSC...

Daily Planet and Point Molate

I have appreciated a running dialogue with Becky O”Malley of the Berkeley Daily Planet about Point Molate. It seems that we have one continuing agreement to disagree. She believes that Point Molate belongs to ALL OF US, not just those of us who live in Richmond,...