City Council Rolls Over on Point Molate EIR

Intimidated by both Upstream, which has threatened to sue, and its own City Attorney’s Office, the Richmond City Council’s wimped out majority exposed their jellied backbones last night and certified a final EIR (FEIR) for the Point Molate casino project that almost...

East Bay Express – The Greening of Richmond

The Greening of Richmond The efforts of Councilman Tom Butt could help urban farms change the city’s hardscrabble image. By Rebecca Rosen Lum Matt Sumner Richmond City Councilman Tom Butt tends his own herd of goats and sheep. Roses once grew in vibrant...