by admin | Dec 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s that time of year again – this is your chance to weigh in on the best and worst of 2016 and predictions for 2017. In a tradition that started in 2002, I will present my version, augmented by suggestions from E-FORUM readers, with the 2013 Year End Review –...
by admin | Dec 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Get ready for a series of book releases in 2017 describing how the Richmond Progressive Alliance saved Richmond and made it a paragon of progressiveness that can serve as a national model. Fiirst off the press will be Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money and the Making...
by admin | Dec 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Regulatory Context In the wake of the Oakland Ghost Ship Warehouse fire, several Richmond properties have made the news and sparked a debate about whether certain types of building occupants should be exempt from health and safety laws. The basic safety requirement...
by admin | Dec 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
For video, see http://abc7news.com/news/richmonds-mayor-says-they-have-a-ghost-ship-unpermitted-nightclub/1643184/. Richmond officials are looking at what they fear could be another Ghost Ship — an off-the-radar nightclub. (KGO-TV) by Leslie Brinkley Tuesday,...
by admin | Dec 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Mortgage Giant Fannie Mae Accused of Racial Discrimination in 38 U.S. Metro Areas Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California, National Fair Housing Alliance, and 19 Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit Over Neglected Foreclosures Power Point video presentation...
by admin | Dec 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
I am saddened to report that victims of the Oakland Warehouse (“Ghost Ship”) fire included two recent employees of the West Contra Costa Unified School District, Travis Hough and Sara Hoda. I have been informed by District sources that Mr. Hough and Ms. Hoda were...
