by admin | Jul 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
My younger brother by three years, Martin, joined the Marines and survived Vietnam in 1966-67 with a purple heart but suffered a fatal automobile accident less than two years after coming home. He would have been 77 years old tomorrow, Bastille Day, but he is,...
by admin | Jul 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Even though it hasn’t even yet shown up on the City Council agenda notice (only 24 hours is required for a special meeting), the RPA has announced on Facebook a special session for 9:00 AM tomorrow, July 12, and is urging its supporters to show up and get a free yard...
by admin | Jul 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
The agenda item has now been posted for 9:30 AM tomorrow. The entire staff report is available on the City website, but the action item is copied below. The primary action of the City Council is to agree to forego the City’s $20 million share of the sales price. The...
by admin | Jul 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
District 5 In District 5, Daniel Heiss has apparently agreed to stand down and allow only one candidate, Ahmad Anderson, to challenge RPA candidate Sue Wilson. In the past 20 years or so, with 2020 as an exception, the RPA has ascended to full City Council control,...
by admin | Jul 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
A credible source tells me that the City Council will call a special meeting this Friday to approve a deal whereby the East Bay Regional Parks District will purchase the developable portion (30 percent) of Point Molate from the Guidiville Rancheria of California (The...
by admin | Jul 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
When Richmond experienced perhaps the lowest ever homicide rate in 2023, City Council members were quick to take credit, citing such “progressive” policies of defunding police and rent control as contributors. Councilmember Gayle McLaughlin, who has been on the...
