Tom Butt
Architect, Recovered Politician, Historic Preservationist and Author
This web page started as a political campaign resource in the early 1990s. After 28 years on the Richmond City Council and eight years as elected mayor, I termed out in 2023, having served longer continuously than anyone in Richmond history. I have now reverted full-time to the architectural profession.
I started the blog TOM BUTT E-FORUM in 2000 to fill in the gaps and misinformation from traditional journalism. Although I have transitioned away from the predominantly community and political content , I have continued the E-FORUM, and the Archives are probably the best resource available for Richmond political history 2000 – 2023.
Latest E-FORUM Articles
From Email: U.S. EPA United Heckathorn July Community Discussion
Greetings! See invitation below and attached flyer from EPA for a Zoom discussion about the United Heckathorn Superfund Site on Tuesday 7/29 at 6:30pm. DTSC will be present, along with community partners, and we hope to see you there! Warm...
From Email: Cecilia King’s Extraordinary Senior Trip – July 17-22, 1941
This will be the last E-FORUM posting of Cecilia King’s Extraordinary Senior Trip. She is on the way to San Francisco on the SS Lurline to catch a train to Los Angeles and then home to Arkansas, where she starts school at the University of Arkansas in the fall...
Eight Years as Mayor
I am in the process of writing my recollections from being mayor of Richmond 2015-2023. Click here for the first installment.
From Email: Cecilia King’s Extraordinary Senior Trip – July 17-18, 1941
Beginning on November 1, 2024, which is the date of my mother’s first letter from her Hawaii trip 84 years ago, I am serializing day by day, the book, Cecilia King’s Extraordinary Senior Trip, which you can obtain from Amazon in either Kindle or paperback. I...
From Email: California reaches new record clean energy milestone
California reaches new record clean energy milestone Solar, wind, and other renewable and carbon-free sources hit new peak WEED, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 03: An array of solar panels collects sunshine in the foreground of Mount Shasta in Weed, Calif.,...
From Email: Cecilia King’s Extraordinary Senior Trip – July 13, 1941
Beginning on November 1, 2024, which is the date of my mother’s first letter from her Hawaii trip 84 years ago, I am serializing day by day, the book, Cecilia King’s Extraordinary Senior Trip, which you can obtain from Amazon in either Kindle or paperback. I...