by Tom Butt | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
I have endorsed Ahmad Anderson, a progressive Democrat that will bring sanity back to the Richmond City Council. Want to receive TOM BUTT E-FORUM delivered to your email address? Click here to sign-up to receive the E-Forum. Tom Butt is the former mayor...
by Tom Butt | Aug 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Golf Club on Friday, August 28, 12:30pm. PLEASE NOTE: The gate code is #8631 Health Care for All Stephen Vernon Increasingly, insurance costs and restrictions lessen the...
by Tom Butt | Aug 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
SS Red Oak Victory There are many good reasons the proposed relocation of the SS Red Oak Victory is a bad idea, and they have been discussed in detail in previous E-FORUMs. I want to elaborate on just two: laydown area and parking. Currently, the pier...
by Tom Butt | Aug 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
The City of Richmond and the Port of Richmond are celebrating “one of California’s most historic and active seaports,” while at the same time planning to dismantle the Shipyard 3 Historic Engagement Area, part of Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front...
by Tom Butt | Aug 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
The General Management Plan for Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park, which was approved by the City of Richmond and adopted as part of the Richmond General Plan 2030, envisioned the southern tip of historic Shipyard 3 as an “Historic...
by Tom Butt | Aug 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Following publication in my E-FORUM of August 12, 2026 (FPPC Resolved Butt Complaint Against Doria Robinson with Stipulated Sum), the FPPC fine was covered by Richmonside, the Grandview Independent and posted on Facebook with 48 comments. Many commenters...