Soccer League Playing Field Assignments And Scheduling
The attached memo (pdf format) from Jesse Washington is in response to the numerous comments received on this subject and presumably will serve as a basis for the discussion I have requested for placement on the Richmond City Council Agenda of April 30, 2002. City...
Richmond Convenes Regional Homeless Summit
The West Contra Costa County Regional Homeless Summit will take place Wednesday, May 1, 2002, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM at the Richmond Memorial Convention Center. AGENDA Registration Welcome and orientation Vision of our community-wide response to homelessness Housing...
State DNA Laboratory To Open In Richmond Next Week
One of the largest and most sophisticated DNA laboratories in the world will open in Richmond on April 24, 2002. The California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services Richmond DNA Laboratory Grand Opening Ceremony will begin at 10:30 AM at 1001 West Cutting...
Volunteers Sought For Public Art Advisory Committee
Five to seven members for the Richmond Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) are being recruited. If you are interested or know someone who might be, contact Arts and Culture Commission Chair: Sydney Barbara Metrick, Ph.D., CPCC Coaching and Training Services 4449...
Preservation Committee To Consider Red Cross Building And Galileo Club
On Thursday, April 25, 2002, the Richmond Historic Preservation Advisory Committee will meet at 7:00 PM in Conference Room 2 of the Community Services Building (west of the Richmond Main Library) to consider bestowing "Historic Resource" status on two buildings...
Envision Point Richmond
All are invited to the "Envision Point Richmond" workshop described below. This could serve as a model for other Richmond neighborhoods to begin to shape their future and therefore may be of interest to neighborhood activists city-wide. ENVISION POINT RICHMOND...
Plunge Rehabilitation Study Plunges Ahead
The Richmond Plunge rehabilitation plans are making great progress. The consulting team of architects, engineers and aquatic program consultants has come a long way in defining viable future scenarios for the facility to serve the citizens of Richmond. The Plunge Task...
More Stories Of Government Supporting Its Elected Officials
The Final EIS/EIR for the Navy Fuel Depot Point Molate has some highly significant findings related to the Risk Management Plans showing the Worst Case Scenario and Alternate Release Scenario endpoints for releases of ammonia, flammables and oleum. This data was used...
Earth Day Activities
If you own or can borrow a bike, you may wish to join Phil Maynard of the TRAC Steering Committee on April 20 for a scenic bike ride which will follow the Bay Trail from Central Avenue to the West County Earth Day Festival. This will be a great opportunity to see the...
More On Campaign Financing
After further review, I need to make some corrections and additions to yesterday"s E-FORUM on this subject. There are actually two political committees affiliated with the oil industry operating in Contra Costa County. The first is the "Committee for Industrial...
Police Chief Selects Assistant
Richmond Chief of Police Joseph Samuels will become president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police later this year. This prestigious office will require him to attend many international functions, consuming some 15-20% of his time, all of which will be...
Campaign Financing
While the City Council seems to be waffling about limits on the appropriate magnitude of donations to controlled committees (those that represent a single candidate or issue) the local version of "soft money" remains an undebated issue. A good example of a "soft...
First Annual Point Richmond Music Festival
The Point Richmond Stroll is Thursday, May 16, 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Chuck and Melanie Wise at the Baltic are considering starting the First Annual Point Richmond Music Festival to follow the stroll. There would be entertainment Thursday night, Friday night, and then...
Richmond Guts Urban Forest Program
Without informing the City Council of the consequences, the administration has gutted the Urban Forest program, moving $50,000 designated by the City Council for street tree planting to other unspecified programs, eliminating a lead tree worker position, and...
Responses To 2001 Year End Report
Between January 31 and February 5, 2002, I received a number of memos from various City staff members addressing issues in my 2001 Year-End Report. Inasmuch as I did not request responses, I appreciate the request by the city manager to have staff address the various...
Why People Are Skeptical Of Government
Three weeks ago, a Richmond homeowner noticed sewage overflowing from the drain of his washing machine. He called Rescue Rooter, which responded by attempting to run a "snake" through the line from a cleanout to clear it. After the attempt was unsuccessful, the Rescue...
Goat Population Explosion
I have several neutered male goats (wethers), mostly Angoras, available this spring. Some are newly born and some are a year old. I use them for controlling brush on steep hillsides, which they are very good at. Many public agencies, such as the EPRPD, now use goats...
Vacations In Richmond?
Richmond"s East Brother Lighthouse is featured in Forbes.com, Lifestyles, as one of ten "spring flings." See http://www.forbes.com/2002/02/28/0228feat_10.html . For more information about East Brother, see www.ebls.org .
Assembly District 14 Race
With election day coming up, many people have asked me who I support in the State Assembly District 14 race and why. This race includes Dave Brown, Loni Hancock and Charles Ramsey. All three candidates are good people and have substantial qualifications, experience...
Lisa Owens-Viani Chosen For Hall Of Fame
I just found out yesterday that our nomination for Lisa Owens-Viani for the Contra Costa Commission for Women Annual Women"s Hall of Fame Awards Dinner in the category "Women Preserving the Environment" was successful. Lisa will be honored at the annual Awards Dinner...