by admin | Nov 5, 2004 | Uncategorized
Batchelor_Point_ Molate_ Memo_110504.pdf point_molate_comparison_110404.pdf With the Richmond City Council election barely over, Point Molate is back on the November 9 City Council Agenda. The new council members do not take their seats until January, so the old guard...
by admin | Nov 4, 2004 | Uncategorized
Based on the total number of votes cast for measure Q (which slightly exceeded Measure R), there were at least 23,754 Richmond voters participating in the November 2 election. Although not verified, this is an all-time record, far exceeding the 13,667 votes cast in...
by admin | Nov 3, 2004 | Uncategorized
I would like to thank those who supported my re-election with your donations, your volunteer services, your endorsements and of course, your votes. As you may recall, I have been unsure for some time whether the voters would react to Richmond”s financial...
by admin | Nov 2, 2004 | Uncategorized
Two of the great myths of Richmond city government are that (1) the City Council makes policy, and (2) five votes is all it takes. On July 20, 2004, the City Council voted 5-3-1 to authorize release of an RFP to evaluate Chevron”s energy usage (Item 0-3). Voting...
by admin | Oct 31, 2004 | Uncategorized
An overlooked source of interesting news stories on Richmond is the North Gate News Online, a project of the U.C. Berkeley School of Journalism. I have noticed several young reporters at City Council meetings lately, and I sometimes get calls from U.C. School of...
by admin | Oct 30, 2004 | Uncategorized
Times’ questions critiqued CONTRA COSTA TIMES Posted on Sat, Oct. 30, 2004 By Scott T. Corey CONTRA COSTA TIMES A political action committee stumping for Richmond City Council candidate Kathy Scharff attacked the Times on Friday as unethical and unprofessional...
