by admin | Jul 21, 2004 | Uncategorized
I got a call yesterday from Terry Jacobson, the City of Richmond contact for Comcast Broadband network services, who had been referred to me by Sue Hartman, City of Richmond IT Director, after reading my E-FORUM piece on COMCAST. Terry promised restoration of my...
by admin | Jul 21, 2004 | Uncategorized
As announced by Interim City attorney Everett Jenkins in last night”s meeting, The Richmond City Council yesterday selected former Contra Costa County Administrator Phil Batchelor to act as interim city manager at least through January of 2004. Batchelor...
by admin | Jul 21, 2004 | Uncategorized
One of the programs that was de-funded in the recently adopted FY2004-2004 Richmond budget is the Disabled People”s Recreation Center (DPRC). It is a fact that this is a unique and well-run facility that provides an invaluable service to children with special...
by admin | Jul 19, 2004 | Uncategorized
A PBS national news program on inequitable school funding can be seen tonight at 6:00 PM on Channel 9 KQED. The piece discusses inequity of funding by the State of California and has interviews with Superintendent Johnston and Congressman Miller with extensive...
by admin | Jul 19, 2004 | Uncategorized
The City of Richmond has a franchise agreement with Comcast (the cable company) that generally requires the company to provide high quality service. Among other things, Comcast offers high-speed Internet service. Until last month, I was using SBC DSL, but the...
by admin | Jul 17, 2004 | Uncategorized
There is a fascinating program this Saturday, July 31st about the experiences of two ethnic minorities in Richmond during WWII. The basic details follow, and a flyer is attached as a PDF file: What: “Not at Home on the Home Front: A Public Forum on Japanese...
