by admin | Mar 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Because of the overwhelming public support for the removal of the illegal electronic LED sign at Pacific East Mall, I have placed the resolution below on the April 1 City Council Agenda. For background, see: · Readers Prefer Removal of Pacific East Mall LED Sign,...
by admin | Mar 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, March 25, 2014, Special Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx Want to receive TOM BUTT E-FORUM and other action alerts on Richmond political and...
by admin | Mar 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
I have agendized a measure for the April 1 City Council meeting that would provide a compromise between applause proponents and opponents that is intended to expedite City Council meetings without depriving anyone of their First Amendment rights. The resolution is at...
by admin | Mar 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
RPD Update Spring 2014 Chris Magnus, Chief of Police CRIME UPDATE We are pleased with the crime reductions in Richmond during 2013, as well as during the first months of 2014. As of March 1, violent crime was down 21% compared to the same period last year, and...
by admin | Mar 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Bay Area quilt show stitches WWII Home Front history By Kathryn Loosli Pritchett Correspondent Posted: 03/13/2014 12:00:00 PM PDT1 Comment Former World War II Home Front worker Marian McKey Sousa, who drafted blueprints at the Richmond Shipyards, smiles while aboard...
by admin | Mar 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
I have previously described Tom Barnidge facetiously as the “curmudgeon-in-chief” of the Contra Costa Times for his journalistic style, but this time he has redeemed himself. He is the first journalist I know of to move past the Center for Investigative Reporting...
