First and foremost, please know that the following are my personal thoughts and opinions and are not meant to represent the views of the West Contra Costa Board of Education – simply my own. Continue reading

Reposted from the San Francisco Chronicle: Carolyn Jones Continue reading

The city will again celebrate one of the most joyous moments in African-American history at the Juneteenth Family Day Parade and Festival from 10am to 6pm on Saturday June 28th. Continue reading

Despite a looming deficit, the Richmond City Council held an orderly meeting on Tuesday night mainly involving a discussion of rejuvenation plans for the South Shoreline. The Council remained largely courteous to each other for the majority of the meeting and managed to end the meeting early for the first time in several weeks.  Continue reading

Reposted from Zennie62.com: Zennie Abraham Continue reading

I must quote Councilperson Booze, “Why do they come to Richmond? Because it is easy!”  Because we let them. Continue reading

Reposted from the Richmond Standard - Mike Aldax. Continue reading

Reposted from the Accent Advocate - Lorenzo Morotti. Continue reading

I was not allowed to stand up and speak in favor of the Chevron EIR at the last Richmond Planning Commission meeting. Continue reading

While the battles for the kingdoms of Westeros play out on HBO and in the prose of author George R. R. Martin’s novels, an entirely different group of prima donnas – more local and certainly more real than Mr. Martin’s characters – have been fighting it out over thrones of a decidedly more porcelain nature here in Richmond. Continue reading