Tourism in Richmond?

Richmond”s Economic Development Plan, Goal ED-D states “Diversify the City”s Economic Base,” and Policy ED-C.3 states “Promote Richmond as a destination point for non-residents by building on the City”s unique shoreline and...

Rosie The Riveter Memorial Deemed Best

RICHMOND WARTIME MEMORIAL WINS FIRST PLACE IN SF BAY CROSSINGS BEST OF THE WATERFRONT SURVEY Rosie the Riveter Memorial best museum in the Bay Area San Francisco”s Bay Crossings (www.baycrossings.com) has published the results of its First Annual Best of the...

Draft General Chemical Safety Audit Released

The Draft Safety Evaluation of the General Chemical-Richmond Works Facility was released on November 15, and the public will have a chance to review and make suggestions about a draft report of a safety evaluation at a chemical plant in the East Bay that has been the...

Sister City Visit

We returned yesterday from a 10-day trip to China, the principle motivation of which was an official biannual delegation to Richmond”s sister city, Zhoushan. This was my first visit to Asia in 32 years, my first trip having been initiated by Uncle Sam in 1970...

Ford Assembly Building Rehabilitation Underway

With amazingly little fanfare, the long-awaited rehabilitation of the 550,000 square foot Ford Assembly Building and future home of the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park Visitor Center is now underway by APP (Assembly Plant Partners)....

City Officials Obsessed with Secrecy

Today”s West County Times carried a story of a tempestuous meeting of the Police Commission wherein a couple of city officials reportedly criticized me for quoting in an E-FORUM a memo from three police commissioners expressing dissatisfaction with the...