Fight Over Rent Control Heats Up in Richmond

Leaving his life as a poor farm worker from a large family in a remote village in Mexico, Guadalupe Campos emigrated to the U.S. in 1965 and found work as garbage truck driver in San Francisco. He worked hard for many years, saved his money and invested in a couple of...

Vietnam Veterans Day

I did not know it until I saw some Facebook posts that March 29th (or 30th) is recognized as Vietnam Veterans Day. President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Vietnam Veterans Day on April 23, 1976. Since then, several states have declared their own Vietnam...

Mayor’s Business Roundtable

Mayor’s Business Roundtable Kicked Off on March 26 From left to right – Tom Butt, Bill Lindsay, DiemMy Duong, John Roulac, Prosper Attias and Ken Maxey (Comcast) One of the initiatives I announced in my State of the City presentation in January is the Business...

Madam Secretary Visits Richmond

Yesterday, both Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis paid a surprise visit to Richmond for a tour of Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park. They first met with a group of Rosies at the Visitor...