Please Join Us.Flyer5.26stars.doc A flyer announcing the ribbon cutting at the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front interim Visitor Center is attached. "World War II in the San Francisco Bay Area" National Park Service and National Trust Announce New National...

After voting one week ago to place a measure on the November 2004 ballot to reduce the City Council to seven members effective after the November 2004 election, City Council members apparently came face to face with the prospect of their own political mortality and...

On Thursday, May 27, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., City Council Chambers, 1401 Marina Way South, Richmond, the City of Richmond"s Department of Public Services and Rails to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) invite you to review the Central Richmond Greenway"s design before it goes...

With the 60th anniversary of D-Day, Memorial Day and the dedication of the World War II Memorial all coming up, the Home Front, represented by the ever popular "Rosies" is getting its due. RICHMOND VISITOR CENTER RIBBON CUTTING The interim Visitor Center for the Rosie...

When I first proposed in January of 2004 to submit a charter amendment to the voters to reduce the size of the Richmond City Council from nine to seven members, the motion died without a second. See TOM BUTT E-FORUM, January 28, 2004, City Council Reduction Proposal...

I will look for you at the The Point Richmond Stroll on Thursday (tomorrow) May 20, 2004, 5:00 to 7:00 PM. This is your chance to meet and mingle with businesses and non-profits in historic Point Richmond. There will be live music, children"s entertainment, lots of...

Yesterday, May 17, 2004, we observed the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, wherein the Supreme Court ruled that separate public schools are "inherently unequal." Yesterday, I also happened to be in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the town in which I grew up and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2004 Contact: Leveron Bryant City Manager (Interim) (510) 620-6512 leveron_bryant@ci.richmond.ca.us CITY OF RICHMOND RELEASES NEW SCHEDULE OF HOURS FOR MAIN LIBRARY, COMMUNITY AND SENIOR CENTERS New Schedule is the Result of Workforce...

The "temporary" City Council chamber in the "temporary" City hall debuted last night with the crowd, perhaps appropriately, a little more rowdy than usual. (Photos are attached to this E-Forum as PDF files) The chamber looked anything but temporary with expensive...

Now, you can search for an item on the agenda by key word, then watch a video of the entire City Council debate on line. See the first launch of the City of Richmond's Council meeting streaming video web page. You will note the Jump to drop down menu where you may...

Yet another Town Meeting occurred yesterday to explore the impact of the approximately 200 layoffs expected to be implemented next week (See attached stories from the San Francisco Chronicle and West County Times). Hardest hit are the Library and Parks and Recreation....

The May 5, 2004, East Bay Express, in its "Best of the East Bay" edition was kind (or perverse) enough to select me as the "Best Local Politician." I am not sure whether this is a compliment or a joke, so decide for yourself. At any rate, they did spell my name right,...

In August 2005, Richmond will celebrate the centennial of its incorporation. Richmond was a relative late comer among Bay Area cities because the complex litigation resolving the tangled ownership of property in the Rancho San Pablo Mexican land grant. No one wanted...

Following are two recent articles from Western City, the magazine of the California League of Cities. Both articles tell how cities can successfully use surveys and polling to build public support for budgeting, strategic plans and revenue enhancement initiatives. The...

For anyone who might have missed it, an editorial from the April 23 San Francisco Chronicle is reproduced below. It emphasizes the absurdity with which the State is treating the WCCUSD "debt" that is now over a decade old and which has cost the children of West Contra...

OAKLAND EAST BAY SYMPHONY West County Concert Series 2004 Concert Series Concludes with the Family Concert Featuring Local Choirs The City of Richmond will host the final of three concerts, Oakland East Bay Symphony (OEBS) West County Concert Series. The performance...

Buried in the tempestuous activities of yet another seven-hour City Council meeting focusing on layoffs and the City"s fiscal crisis was a unanimous vote on April 14 to authorize staff to initiate legal work to create Quiet Zones in Richmond and seek assistance from...

Earlier Today, in an E-Forum entitled "SECRET MOVES TOWARD GAMBLING AT POINT MOLATE," I reported an apparent effort to secure special legislation related to a tribal casino at Point Molate. Although the letter on which the piece was based, was not clearly written, it...

I have received requests and demands for corrections, retractions and apologies from several people regarding this morning"s E-Forum "SECRET MOVES TOWARD GAMBLING AT POINT MOLATE," and the follow-up "CASINOS AND LEGISLATION CLARIFIED " OR MAYBE NOT." In order to...

According to a letter to Mayor Anderson and City Council Members, dated April 4, 2004, from Daniel E. Boatwright of Sacramento Advocates, the City of Richmond"s paid lobbyist, discussions were held with Steve Duran, Jay Corey and Mayor Anderson in March about locating...