My mother, Cecilia King Butt would have been 103 years old today. I wrote two books about her, both available on Amazon, Cecilia King's Extraordinary Senior Trip: Honolulu 1940-41 - Before Pearl Harbor  and A WWII Romance: Tom and Cecilia Butt.   Cecilia...

Ryan Szimanski and Drachinifel History Presentations   Maritime History Talks on March 21    Dear Tom, If you follow the YouTube maritime history channels "Battleship New Jersey" and "Drachinifel" then you won't want to miss these...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Golf Club on Friday, March 6, 12:30pm. PLEASE NOTE: The gate code is #8631 A is for Average Gus Mattammal Gus Mattammal would discuss some of the root cause issues with the...

A new concert series at Point San Pablo Harbor   View this email in your browser       JUST ANNOUNCED! MONDAY, MARCH 23 Nicki Bluhm, Grahame Lesh, & Jennifer Hartswick Sailing Solo Concert Series at The Knot Club (This show will sell out)...

  Figure 1 - Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez addresses the Berkeley City Council last April wearing colors and a flag that are typically symbols of Palestinian nationalism. (Richmondside)   Multiple sources are reporting that the Richmond Progressive...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Golf Club on Friday, February 27, 12:30pm. PLEASE NOTE: The gate code is #8631 Dio Se La Vi (Water is life) Johwell St. Cilien The project aims to build a submersible pump for...

Figure 1 - The SS Red Oak Victory is the 5th most popular attraction in Richmond and is part of Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park, the city’s top attraction, according to Tripadvisor In a rare moment of wisdom, the City Council voted...

For reasons that I can’t explain, I erroneously stated that Alternative C was the plan selected by the National Park Service for Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park in the General Management Plan. In fact, it was Alternative B. I have...

Trump’s latest outrageous threat is to gut and reconstruct the Kennedy Center -- after adding his name to it.   President Donald Trump on Monday elaborated on his plan to close the Kennedy Center and rebuild it, saying that the steel would be "fully...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Golf Club (address below) on Friday, February 6, 12:30pm. Our Guatemala Adventure Grier Graff Grier Graff and his supporting crew will present "Our Guatemala Adventure."...

I sent this to the City Council today:   Spending $300,000 to provide a design and cost estimate to build a new dock for the SS Red Oak Victory is a bad idea and a profound waste of money that could be better spent maintaining the SS Red Oak Victory, which is...

Amid the ICE murders in Minneapolis and other Trump chaos, the White House ballroom has almost become yesterday’s news, but the fight goes on. There is some optimism over the National Trust for Historic Preservation lawsuit where the judge has signaled...

Following a punt by the Design Review Board, the Planning Commission will take up consideration of the horrible Marina Point Project. (https://www.grandviewindependent.com/richmond-planning-commission-to-review-222-new-housing-units-across-three-sites/)   Item 3...

  This under-the-radar Bay Area downtown is stuck in the past (in all the right ways) By Peter Hartlaub,Culture Critic Jan 29, 2026 A bronze Native American statue sits in the heart of downtown Point Richmond. Jessica Christian/S.F. Chronicle   Sutro...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Golf Club (address below) on Friday, January 30, 12:30pm. Rosalind Welch Richmond Community Foundation For 25 years, RCF Connects has been a quiet but powerful force for change...

With all the distractions at the City Council related to the mayor’s antisemitism, the media has no time to cover other important items such as the progress on approval of the horrible Marina Point project.   On January 14, 2026, the Richmond Design Review...

Crabfeed Update We are ready for an amazing crab feed this Saturday, January 24 at 6 PM. Parking will be limited at Salesian so please carpool or use a ride-share service if possible. Tickets can be purchased on our website until noon on Wednesday, January 21. If you...

Because these things are discussed by the City Council in closed session, no one really knows what is going on other than the City retaining a consultant to provide a building condition assessment.   When Eddie Orton purchased the Ford Building from the City of...

Back in December 2025, I signed on to a letter from members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Historic Preservation Committee to Trump’s latest Ballroom architect, Shalom Baranes...

Next Club Meeting Happy New Year!! Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Golf Club (address below) on Friday, January 9, 12:30pm. Namungoona, Uganda Childrens Art Center Rotarian Tom Herriman Namungoona Childrens Art Center provides free...