Beginning on November 1, which is the date of my mother’s first letter from her Hawaii trip 84 years ago, I am serializing day by day, the book, Cecilia King’s Extraordinary Senior Trip, which you can obtain from Amazon in either Kindle or paperback. I hope you enjoy...

Beginning on November 1, which is the date of my mother’s first letter from her Hawaii trip 84 years ago, I am going to serialize, day by day, the book, Cecilia King’s Extraordinary Senior Trip, which you can obtain from Amazon in either Kindle or paperback. I hope...

Do you remember If This Jeep Could Talk!, August 13, 2024 and If This Jeep Could Talk - Chapters 3, 4 and 5, August 16, 2024? Well, the final (Click on Chapters 6 and 7) are now available, based on long lost files my brother recently found. Concluding the origin story...

It was Interactive Resources that determined Candlestick Park was safe to resume the World Series. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQBagw8yG3Y. October 17, 1989, I was in my Point Richmond office talking to a client in a high rise in San Francisco. All of a...

Here are E-FORUMS from October 17, 2014. How time flies! One More Impediment to Chevron Modernization Falls October 17, 2014 The graphic shows two main components of the Chevron Richmond Refinery Modernization Project. CBE settles with air district over Chevron...

Put it on your calendar now! This auction funds dozens of important community projects and programs in Richmond. Richmond Rotary Holiday Auction Friday, December 13 Noon to 2pm Richmond Golf Club 1 Markovich Lane, Richmond...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at La Strada Restaurant (address below) on Friday, October 18, 12:30pm. Lunch is $30, there will be a selection of homemade dishes to choose from. Update on Committee for South African Solidarity's Solidarity Campaign...

I started the E-FORUM in 2001, largely because the traditional media had largely abandoned Richmond, and there no way to get accurate news out to the public, particularly political news. Now, 23 years later, there still is no traditional print media covering Richmond,...

Tickets are selling out, so get 'em now! Three days to go until the big Fleet Week Event! This Sunday on Red Oak Victory! Fleet Week Pancake Breakfast! October 13, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Dear Tom, Celebrate our U.S. Navy on Sunday on board a real Navy veteran ship!...

The online source for this story (https://www.grandviewindependent.com/richmond-councilmembers-receive-endorsements-from-the-east-bay-dsa-in-upcoming-council-race-2/) includes links to the complete DSA questionnaires completed by Jimenez and Willis. A big part of the...

When I provided election recommendations on October 4, 2004, I inadvertently left out the most important one, president of the United States. Maybe I thought the choice was obvious – Harris/Walz. This is what I wrote on my Facebook page on September 18: As a Vietnam...

You're Invited to a Spooktacular Celebration! Dear Richmond Community, Prepare for a ghoulishly good time as we summon all ghosts, goblins, and spirited souls to our Cops and Goblins Haunted House! Join us for an enchanting adventure that promises to be frightfully...

There were two events this weekend that celebrated both traditional and new Richmond institutions, but City Council members and City staff were nowhere to be seen. The first was the 100th anniversary of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, which attracted hundreds to a...

When COVID hit, East Brother Light Station, like many visitor destinations, had to close down. For the next year and a half, Desiree Heveroh volunteered to “housesit” East Brother to make sure it remained safe and secure until it could open again. She had to learn how...

Taste of Richmond Dear Community, We’re excited to announce that Taste of Richmond is back and better than ever! "" Mark your calendars for October 7th-13th and get ready to experience the best that our community has to offer. This year’s Taste of Richmond will bring...

This popped up from 15 years ago, and I though you would enjoy it. If you would like to see the “3-Minute Success Story” on the Point Richmond Gateway we presented as a PowerPoint at the California Preservation Conference in Napa this week, Click here. But be patient...

I recommend the following in the November 5, 2024, election. Locally, the most important objective is elect non-RPA (non-Richmond Progressive Alliance) candidates to replace the RPA City Council members that have ruined Richmond by being anti-housing, anti-business,...

Ode to Rosie: celebrating Richmond's home-front history Linda Hemmila Oct 3, 2024 — 3 min read A visitor enjoys images at the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park visitor center. Photos/ Linda Hemmila If you grew up in Richmond or lived...

My grandfather, F.O. Butt and my grandmother, Essie Cox Butt, of Eureka Springs, AR, had seven children and 13 grandchildren, six of whom are living. Five of those six grandchildren (Tom Butt, Jack Butt, Joe Butt, Kathlen Butt Tiffany and Essie Butt Anderson) convened...

Figure 1 - Deteriorated worker cottage at Winehaven, once home of Italian immigrant winery workers, later US Navy families. The Winehaven Historic District at Point Molate has been nominated for the 2025 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Places. See the 2024 list...