Pt. Richmond Music’s free concert series continues with Maurice Tani & 77 El Deora and Pellejo Seco!
In addition to free music, concerts feature food trucks, an opportunity drawing, face-painting, no-host bar, and dancing in the streets! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. PRM Presents Maurice Tani & 77 El Deora and Pellejo Seco next...
Tonight – Beth Wood and Claudia Russell (with Bruce Kaplan) (Aug 2, 2019)
Hi Tom, You are invited to the following event: Beth Wood and Claudia Russell (with Bruce Kaplan) Event to be held at the following time, date, and location: Friday, August 2, 2019 from 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM (PDT) Point Richmond Acousrtic at the First Methodist Church...
Another August in Vietnam – 40 Years later
I actually spent two Augusts in Vietnam, the second in 2009, 40 years later. Click here for my Vietnam Journal 2009.
US Conference of Mayors Youth Summit
Last week, I attended the US Conference of Mayors Youth Summit in Los Angeles with two young ladies from Richmond and Mayor’s Staff Member Ruben Hernandez Story. Below is a description of the event from the US Conference of Mayors: First-Ever Conference of Mayors...
31 Days of August 1969
August 1969, the war was still grinding away in the Central Highlands and I Corps, but the southern part of South Vietnam was eerily quiet. The Engineers were concentrating on land clearing and road building. I directed the installation of a pontoon bridge to replace...
Richmond, JUUL and e-cigarettes
On July 23, 2019, the Richmond City Council followed the cities of Livermore and San Francisco in adopting a ban on the sale of e-cigarettes under certain conditions. The vote was on the first reading of an ordinance amendment that will have to be voted on a second...
Henry Gardner Appointed Acting City Manager
Today, in a special City Council meeting, the Richmond City Council unanimously appointed Henry Gardner as acting city manager for a limited time until a more permanent solution evolves. Henry Gardner facilitated a City Council retreat in February where strategic...
Point Molate Scoping Meeting Monday, July 29, 6:00 PM
Point Molate Mixed Used Project Public Scoping Meeting The City has scheduled a Public Scoping Meeting to receive input on the appropriate scope of the environmental review for the Point Molate Mixed-Use Project. The City will consider all comments, written and oral,...
Saving Tens of Millions of Gallons of Drinking Water Annually
From 2011 to 2016, I was project manager for Interactive Resources on a project for BART to repair extensive leaks into the BART Powell Street Station that had plagued BART for decades and had stymied continuous previous repair attempts. The solution ultimately...
The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight
In an unlikely collaboration of the strangest of bedfellows, the “Gang of Four” who fired Carlos Martinez turned out to be actually the Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight. As East Bay Express journalist John Geluardi wrote in “Richmond City Council Haplessly Fires City...
The Eagle Has Landed
"We choose to go to the Moon" is the well-known tagline from a speech about the effort to reach the Moon delivered by United States President John F. Kennedy to a large crowd gathered at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas on September 12, 1962. The speech was intended to...
City Manager’s Weekly Report for the week ending July 19, 2019
Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending July 19th, 2019. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 23rd. Closed Session begins at 5:30 P.M., followed by the Special Meeting of the Richmond...
Time for the Annual Rosie Rally
1. Share the Rally post with your Facebook network. Click here and then click on the August 10 rally post. Check the “Going” button and then use the “Share” button to, well, share it with your pals on social media. 2. Send the Rally postcard out to friends by text or...
The Kids First Debacle
The Kids First Debacle This saga began with an initiative — Measure E, placed on the ballot through a signature-gathering process — that required in coming years up to 3 percent of the city’s general fund be set aside to pay for new programs serving youth. Using the...
Pt. Richmond Music’s Free Concert Series Continues Tonight, Friday, 7/12!
Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Free Summer Concert Season Continues July 12th! Point Richmond Music’s (PRM) summer concert season continues on Friday, July 12th with Dirty Cello and Deep Blue Jam, two exceptionally eclectic and...
Fifty Years Ago Today – July 9, 1969
July of 1969 was a busy time for me as the letter below of July 9, 1969, attests. The following is from my journal and memoir, “Before and After Vietnam 1969-70 Military Experiences of Thomas K. (Tom) Butt.” Take a look at the full color video clips on pages 2 and 3....
California Boards & Commissions Appointment Workshop July 11
Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks and Speaker Anthony Rendon are hosting a workshop on State Boards and Commissions Appointment. If you ever wondered how to apply for state appointments, this is your chance. To RSVP for the event—simply email Uche.uwahemu@asm.ca.gov or call...
San Rafael Bridge Update
“In Richmond, Gotcha bike share will deploy 250 e-bikes, all dock-based”
Ready to Share? Scooter and Bike Share expanding in the East Bay. July 9, 2019 Bike share has been adapting, and it’s been a year since scooter-share first came on the scene, so what’s next? Richmond, Fremont, Oakland, Berkeley, and Walnut Creek are all in the process...
No Controversy about Arnautoff Mural in Richmond
No Controversy About This Once Missing New Deal Mural While controversy continues about a famous artist’s mural at a San Francisco Washington High School, an East Bay museum is determined to restore another valuable work by the same person. The Richmond Museum of...