Fire At The Urban Wildlands Interface
A number of residents continue to express concern about fire management of parklands near residential development. Here is a series of conferences that may provide some answers. INVITATION EAST BAY FIRE AND WATERSHED CONVENTION Merritt College March 15-17...
More Creeks, More Jobs
Cerritos Creek at Pacific East Mall (Pacific East Mall is in Richmond) Please joint us this Saturday, Feb. 23, planting oaks and riparian trees on Cerrito Creek at Pacific East Mall! This is the reward for all our clearing last fall -- we can finally start "positive"...
Dedication Of Lucretia Edwards Park
The Public Is Cordially Invited LUCRETIA EDWARDS SHORELINE PARK GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY Friday, March 1, 2002 10 a.m. to 12 noon Foot of Marina Way South Reception immediately following ceremony at City offices, 1401 Marina Way South LUCRETIA EDWARDS is an active...
Help Save A Creek This Week
Adults are urgently needed to help supervise youth volunteers at the Friends of Baxter Creek work party this Saturday, Feb. 16th, from 9 a.m. to noon at Booker T. Anderson, Jr., Park in Richmond.In October, FOBC volunteers worked at the park with three adults and 24...
Changes At West County Times
Pursuant to information I received from what I believe to be credible sources, I asked Contra Costa Times Editor John Armstrong to comment on whether or not "further downsizing is taking place in staff covering West County and Richmond." Armstrong responded as...
More On City Council Agenda Process
In the February 10, 2002, E-FORUM ("MAYOR AND CITY OFFICIALS MOVE TO GAG COUNCIL MEMBERS"), I complained about my agenda requests not being honored. The mayor has since explained that staff absences and communications misunderstandings were responsible in that...
Investor(s) Needed For Locally-Owned Business In Baltic Square
Some people were critical of a non-locally owned corporate business (Starbucks) coming to the new Baltic Square Building in Point Richmond. Now we have a locally-owned art gallery and frame shop that wants to lease the space next to Starbucks. The owners, however, are...
Ordinance Introduced Making Discharges Requiring Sirens A Nuisance
As promised in the February 5, 2002, TOM BUTT E-FORUM, I have introduced legislation that would result in a fine of $6,000 per minute for any discharge that results in activation of the Community Warning System sirens. In order for this not to be a deterrent to timely...
Mayor And City Officials Move To Gag Council Members
For the entire time since I was first elected to the Richmond City Council in November 1995, it has been the unwritten prerogative of any City Council member to place an item on the City Council Agenda. Once the item is on the agenda, the city Council then can act on...
Readers Speak Out On Sirens And Related Issues
Following are what readers of the E-FORUM are saying about recent issues involving toxic releases, the Community Warning System and the philanthropy of one of our local businesses. As always, the E-FORUM is intended to be provocative, and some people take exception to...
You Were Wondering What Happened To “People Do”
The following story that appeared in Faultline ( http://www.faultline.org/ ) relates what we always suspected about the cheesy "People Do" stories, that is, they were substantially all actions required by regulators rather than spontaneous acts of environmental...
Enough Is Enough
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Thomas K. But Vice-Mayor, City of Richmond February 5, 2002 On January 31, 2002, at 1:26 PM, 22 warning sirens in Richmond and San Pablo were activated. Some people who knew the drill sheltered in place. Others, not seeing or smelling anything out of...
Festival Schedule for 2002
Mark your calendars for the 2002 Richmond festivals: " Cinco de Mayo - Saturday, May 4, 2002 At the Civic Center Plaza 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m " Juneteeth - Saturday, June 15, 2002 At the Civic Center Plaza 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. " 3rd of July Fireworks - Wednesday,...
Election Time Again
It seems only yesterday that we had an election, but the next one is only a month away. Thank goodness I'm not participating. I do, however, want to pass along some information about some of the candidates and why I believe they deserve your consideration. MIKE...
Official Report On Chevron Toxic Release
TO: Honorable Mayor Irma L. Anderson And Members of the Richmond City Council FROM: Angela Jones, Public Information Officer THRU: Isiah Turner, City Manager DATE: January 31, 2002 SUBJECT: Sulfur Dioxide Release at Chevron Refinery This is a report of the details as...
Community Outrage Grows Over Proposal To Remove Historic Wigwags
Following are articles that appeared in the January 25 West County Times and the January 26 San Francisco Chronicle about saving the 80-year old railroad wig wags framing the entrance to the Point Richmond Historic District These wig wags also were featured on Channel...
Richmond Sites Featured On Regional And National TV
1. East Brother Light Station will be featured on the FOOD NETWORK on "ultimate Kitchens," Sunday, January 27, 2002 at 12:30 PM EST (10:30 AM PST). For more information go to the website at www.foodtv.com and http://www.foodtv.com/foodtv/episode/0,6283,KI1E13,00.html...
Carlson Boulevard Improvements
The schedule staff has put together shows that the construction of the improvements to Carlson Blvd from Bayview to El Dorado will start in the Spring of 2003. The Public Services Department is going to Council for approval on a design contract in two weeks that will...
Richmonders And Railroad Buffs Rally To Save Historic Point Richmond Wig-Wags
Hundreds of Richmond residents and railroad aficionados are rallying to save the 80-year old wig-wags that are at the entrance to the Point Richmond historic district and have become a community icon. Many of the merchants have banded together and will be at the next...
Contact Information For City Council Members
Many people frequently ask me for Richmond City Council members' email addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, etc. That information can be found on the City of Richmond web site at http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/Flash/Government/terms.html . One word of warning. Some...