by admin | Nov 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago, Richmond residents received a slick mailer (partially copied at the end of this email) from Richard Poe, owner of a parcel of waterfront property in Marina Bay between Lucretia Edwards Park and the Rosie the Riveter WW II Home Front National...
by admin | Nov 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
A On November 9, 2015, the second Contra Costa Times column (See Daniel Borenstein: Richmond city manager blocked release of report forecasting city’s financial fall, November 7, 2015) by Dan Borenstein in two days hit the presses, predicting that the fiscal sky...
by admin | Nov 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
This Veterans’ Day 2015 brings to mind the veterans in my family who go all the way back to the Civil War. Civil War – William Alvin Butt My great grandfather, William Alvin Butt, joined the 126th Illinois Infantry, Company C, in 1862 when he was 19 years old and...
by admin | Nov 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
Please join us this Friday, November 13, 7:30 pm at Point Richmond Acoustic! Get your tickets now at www.pointacoustic.org, and save $5 off the door price. This Friday, November 13, 7:30 Katie Dahl, Claudia Russell Rich Higdon & Bruce Kaplan One of our very...
by admin | Nov 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
Richmond Developer Pushes Two Ballot Measures Sensing that the city would reject his suburban-style housing project along the waterfront, Richard Poe is taking his proposal to the voters. He also wants to slash the city manager’s pay. By John Geluardi November...
by admin | Nov 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Copied below is the latest column by Contra Costa Times columnist Dan Borenstein criticizing Richmond financial management. Let’s break this down. The gist of the Borenstein’s story is that Lindsay allegedly “blocked” release of a five-year financial plan that, had...
