by admin | May 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending May 10th, 2019. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21st. Enjoy the next week off! Upcoming Events Options for Better Transportation on San Pablo...
by admin | May 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
What were you doing 50 years ago today? Here is what I was doing. This is a May 1969 excerpt from my memoirs of serving in the US Army that included letters to my parents. Tom Butt and Al Tolbert in Saigon in front of Saigon City Hall Country Boy Discovers Saigon May...
by admin | May 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Nothing has roiled Richmond over the past 25 years like Point Molate. Elections have been won and lost over Point Molate’s future. More lawsuits have been filed over Point Molate than any public policy issue in Richmond history. At tonight’s Richmond Public Library...
by admin | May 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Nearly ten years ago, the “environmental community” cut a deal with Upstream and the Guidiville Tribe to support the proposed casino project in exchange for $35 million. Now they are opposing any development at point Molate. Upstream Buys Environmental Organizations...
by admin | May 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last week, we escaped for a few days back to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to enjoy old friends and family, springtime and the Buffalo River. Fayetteville, where I grew up and attended undergraduate architecture school at the University of Arkansas, is currently rated as...
by admin | May 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
For video, see https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/05/05/powerplant-park-could-make-richmond-the-cannabis-capital-of-contra-costa-county/?fbclid=IwAR033p660tilYup_aqa8W0nmCPhv-aZNRbb09dHpOzhX60AW9twZWGRPF-Y ‘PowerPlant Park’ Could Make Richmond The Cannabis Capital...