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          Want to receive TOM BUTT E-FORUM delivered to your email address? Click here to sign-up to receive the E-Forum. Tom Butt is the former mayor of Richmond, CA, having served 27+ years until January of 2023, eight of those as elected...

I have endorsed Ahmad Anderson, a progressive Democrat that will bring sanity back to the Richmond City Council.     Want to receive TOM BUTT E-FORUM delivered to your email address? Click here to sign-up to receive the E-Forum. Tom Butt is the former mayor...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Golf Club on Friday, September 4th, 12:30pm. PLEASE NOTE: The gate code is #8631 AC Transit Budget & Service Update Ryan Lau Join us to learn about AC Transit's agency...

          Want to receive TOM BUTT E-FORUM delivered to your email address? Click here to sign-up to receive the E-Forum. Tom Butt is the former mayor of Richmond, CA, having served 27+ years until January of 2023, eight of those as elected...

 Volunteer to beautify Miraflores Sustainable Greenbelt!    Dear Rotarians and friends   Come out, lend a hand, and help make the Miraflores Sustainable Greenbelt a more welcoming place for the community! This City-sponsored community...

I have endorsed Ahmad Anderson, a progressive Democrat that will bring sanity back to the Richmond City Council.     Want to receive TOM BUTT E-FORUM delivered to your email address? Click here to sign-up to receive the E-Forum. Tom Butt is the former mayor...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Golf Club on Friday, August 28, 12:30pm. PLEASE NOTE: The gate code is #8631 Health Care for All Stephen Vernon Increasingly, insurance costs and restrictions lessen the...

SS Red Oak Victory   There are many good reasons the proposed relocation of the SS Red Oak Victory is a bad idea, and they have been discussed in detail in previous E-FORUMs. I want to elaborate on just two: laydown area and parking.   Currently, the pier...

The City of Richmond and the Port of Richmond are celebrating “one of California’s most historic and active seaports,” while at the same time planning to dismantle the Shipyard 3 Historic Engagement Area, part of Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front...

The General Management Plan for Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park, which was approved by the City of Richmond and adopted as part of the Richmond General Plan 2030, envisioned the southern tip of historic Shipyard 3 as an “Historic...

 Following publication in my E-FORUM of August 12, 2026 (FPPC Resolved Butt Complaint Against Doria Robinson with Stipulated Sum), the FPPC fine was covered by Richmonside, the Grandview Independent and posted on Facebook with 48 comments.   Many commenters...

    The City of Richmond has planned three days of activities in celebration of the 65th Anniversary of the Richmond-Shimada Friendship. Shimada Mayor Someya will lead a 12-person delegation of Shimada officials to Richmond from August 18th through August...

We’re excited to keep the music going as PRM's 25th Anniversary Season continues on Friday, 8/14! Two bands, one unforgettable summer night – this Friday!     The celebration continues! Join us Friday, August 14, as Point Richmond Music’s 25th Anniversary...

Disneyland's Wandering Wranglers on Red Oak Victory!   One of Disneyland's most popular bands on Red Oak Victory! The Red Oak Victory Western Swing Dust Up Dance August 22 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Dear Tom, We are excited to have one of Disneyland's most popular...

  After over two years, my FPPC complaint against Doria Robnson for incorrectly recusing herself from a vote in violation of the law has been resolved. Just yesterday, the FPPC published a proposed “Stipulation, Decision and Order” agreed to by Doria Robinsion...

Don't miss out on this fun event on the decks of Red Oak Victory!   Last Minute Warning! Last Chance to go to Red Oak Victory's Western Swing Pancake Breakfast Sunday, August 9 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Dear Tom, It's coming down to the wire!  Aaron Burnham's...

The recent discussion about a proposed meeting with Congressman Garamendi to discuss a potential $4 million grant for repairs to the ROV caused me to begin thinking again about the proposed relocation and the future of Historic Shipyard 3. Any funding for the...

  THIS SATURDAY: Richmond Promise to Host 10 Year Anniversary Celebration presented by Wells Fargo Advisors on Saturday, August 8   RICHMOND, Calif. — Richmond Promise invites the community to celebrate a decade of establishing a college-graduating...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Golf Club on Friday, August 7th, 12:30pm. PLEASE NOTE: The gate code is #8631 Rose Mukhar  Justice At Last Justice At Last is the only nonprofit law firm in the San...