WCCUSD College Going Culture

According to the WCCUSD, the District has come a long way in its quest for a college going culture. In the senior survey in 2006, only 46% of the graduates indicated that that they were going to a college, university or a technical school. For the class of 2015, the...

Meeker Slough Cleanup

N E W S Release Office of Richmond Mayor Tom Butt For Immediate Release March 24, 2016 Click here for a downloadable version Contact: Alex Knox – Dir. of Policy and Strategy Direct: 510-621-1302 Mobile: 510-407-1926 City of Richmond, The Watershed Project, Richmond...

Birthday Fundraiser March 30

I celebrated my actual birthday yesterday, March 23, by helping National Park Service Deputy Director Denise Ryan hand out free passes to fourth graders at the Craneway so they and their families could visit every national park free for a year. Then we had lunch at...

Interesting Film on 2014 Richmond Election

I have no idea who made this, but it is an extensive work. See http://www.natbatesformayormovie.com. It is titled Nat Bates for Mayor, but it’s about the entire election. The trailer is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2Crtuv1uXs. The Facebook page says, “A tale of...