Craneway and Pickleball – To Laugh or Cry?

by | Mar 20, 2024 | Uncategorized

As we get closer to the advertised grand opening of pickleball at the Craneway, the issue and conflicts are expanding exponentially. With the grand opening just three days away, concerned citizens are planning to picket the venue to protest, not a good start. Darlene...

Yosemite Policy Makers Conference

by | Mar 19, 2024 | Uncategorized

The only vestige of elected office I have hung on to is CivicWell, formerly the Local Government Commission. The City of Richmond has been a member since before I was first elected in 1995. Former Mayor Rosemery Corbin urged me to get involved, and it was some of the...

54 Years Ago Today –Adventures in Cambodia

by | Mar 19, 2024 | Uncategorized

54 years ago this week, in 1970, I had completed my year as a combat engineer and arranged an Army discharge while still in Vietnam so that I could visit the famous temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, still a “neutral” country in March of 1970, whose eastern border...

Pickleball Weekend at the Craneway

by | Mar 18, 2024 | Uncategorized

Apparently oblivious to the fact that they do not have the required approval from the City of Richmond, Craneway Pickleball is forging ahead with a grand opening this weekend. There is still no official response from the City of Richmond, but there is a protect being...