by admin | Oct 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
I just finished three days at the League of California Cities Annual Conference in Long Beach. The high point was representing the City to receive a Helen Putnam Award for Excellence for “Camp Achieve.” I was joined by Troy Porter of the Recreation Division. “Camp...
by admin | Oct 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending October 18th, 2019. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 22nd. Closed Session begins at 5:00 P.M., followed by the Special Joint Meeting of the...
by admin | Oct 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Lots of excitement in next week’s meeting: Item I-1: District Elections – switch or fight? Item J-1: Proposed reorganization of City government by Interim City Manager Steve Falk. Item K-1: New comprehensive Cannabis regulations The agenda/packet for the Tuesday,...
by admin | Oct 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
October 17, 1989, I was in my Point Richmond office talking to a client in a high rise in San Francisco. All of a sudden, he yelled, “holy shit,” and I heard crashing in the background (It was his bookcases falling over). The phone went dead. A few seconds later, it...
by admin | Oct 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
There is still much lingering criticism of the City Council’s decision to endorse Alternative 3A of the Feasibility Study/Remedial Action Plan for the Zeneca site. Unfortunately, the media coverage of the City Council’s vote was typical and all too common “he said;...
by admin | Oct 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
The following is excerpted from Before and After Vietnam 1969-70Military Experiences of Thomas K. (Tom) Butt. I last left this story on August of 1969 (31 Days of August 1969, July 31, 2019). September and October must have been busy because I either did not write, or...
