All is Not Doom and Gloom

Despite municipal travails, the sun still rises, and spring has come to Richmond. The goat pasture (without Big Floyd) has long since greened up, and even wildflowers are more rampant than usual. The bees are making honey from the wild Ceonothas as well as the...

Municipal Trainwreck

Interim City Manager Jay Corey did not find out the true magnitude of Richmond”s budget deficit until after Isiah Turner had announced his retirement and left office. I suppose Corey could have bailed out in shock, but he didn”t. He agreed to stay on and...

Council Takes Another Look at Historic Preservation

Tomorrow, March 16, 2004, at 6:30 PM in the Council Chamber, the City Council will hold a study session to discuss proposed changes to Richmond”s Historic Preservation Ordinance intended to secure approval by the State of California of Richmond as a Certified...

American Airlines Touts Rosie and Richmond

The following message appears on all American airlines communications to their customers with frequent flier accounts: Do you know a Rosie the Riveter? Who is Rosie the Riveter? A character familiar to the World War II generation, Rosie symbolizes the countless women...

Remember the Chevron Poll?

Back in January, ChevronTexaco was calling hundreds of Richmond households for opinions on such things as City Council corruption, a possible City Council recall and whether or not there should be a casino at Point Molate. See TOM BUTT E-FORUM ChevronTexaco Looking...