by admin | Oct 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
On Thursday morning, we were driven from Hakone to Odawara Station where we caught the bullet train to Kyoto. I first rode this same train in 1970 (Letters Home, pages 126-131). It’s amazing that the Japanese have had this for some 60 years, and we are still arguing...
by admin | Oct 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
In a word, Tokyo is – overwhelming. Trina, Demnlus, Shirley and I spent the day with our guide on subways and over 5 miles of walking. Tokyo is spotless. The trains are clean and always have a place to sit. I did not see a single homeless person. Everyone is either...
by admin | Oct 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sunday was the big festival day, and Shimada seemed like Mardi Gras. There was not a parade in the traditional sense but instead a variety of performances along the main parade route and side streets. There were two types that we saw. One consisted of “floats” used as...
by admin | Oct 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
I’m not sure anyone reads the East Bay Times anymore because there is rarely any Richmond news in it, if any news at all. Dan Borenstein does the endorsements, and he did a pretty good job except for District 2. He recommended Cesar Zepeda over Andrew Butt for the...
by admin | Oct 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
The following was provided courtesy of Don Gosney: On Monday the 3rd of October the Santa Fe and Point Richmond Neighborhood Councils hosted two candidate forums. One was for the District 2 seat on the City Council and the second was for the Mayoral race. Here are the...
by admin | Oct 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
I will leaving tomorrow to lead a delegation from Richmond to our sister city, Shimada, Japan, to participate in the Shimada Obi Festival, so this will probably be my last political post until the middle of October. I have already provided my voting recommendations...
