by admin | Nov 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Richmond residents, leaders warn of danger from Bakken crude by rail shipments Kinder Morgan’s Richmond depot takes in dozens of DOT-111 train cars laden with Bakken crude oil from North Dakota every week. (Phil James/Richmond Confidential) By Phil JamesPosted 2...
by admin | Nov 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Back on Oct 16th, Marin TV covered Senator Bernie Sander’s visit to Richmond and excerpts of the video are part of the lead in this week’s Bill Moyer’s PBS program, an extended interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders. The program began airing nationally...
by admin | Nov 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Uche Uwahemu seems to be nice guy who is motivated to start a political career. I admire anyone who is willing to make that plunge. However, I do get a little defensive when someone, in this case Uwahemu, uses one-minute sound bites to criticize as ineffective the 19...
by admin | Nov 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the weekly report for the week ending October 31st, 2014. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 18th, 2014. Please note that there will not be a City Council meeting on Election...
by admin | Nov 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
I get more complaints and inquiries about street conditions than any other subject. Here is a typical email (names have been changed to protect privacy); Dear Mr. Butt. I hope you are well. My neighbor speaks highly of your leadership abilities and I plan on voting on...
by admin | Nov 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Campaign rhetoric, slick mailers and media blitzes are all for show. For the real substance, you need to look at voting records. This is the history of a candidate’s politics and the best predictor of where they will be on future public policy issues. Most City...
