This really fun event with great auction items funds the Richmond Rotary community projects for the entire year. Hope to see you there!   https://richmondcarotary.org/holiday-auction/         Want to receive TOM BUTT E-FORUM delivered to your...

Please share far and wide! On this GIVING TUESDAY, we’re reflecting on the importance of East Brother Light Station and the community that keeps it going. Your support helps preserve the lighthouse, maintain safe operations, and safeguard this historic landmark...

                Want to receive TOM BUTT E-FORUM delivered to your email address? Click here to sign-up to receive the E-Forum. Tom Butt is the former mayor of Richmond, CA, having served 27+ years until January of 2023, eight...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at La Strada, 2215 Church Lane, San Pablo on Friday, December 5, 12:30pm. Sally Hindman Tiny Village Spirit This is Richmond’s first tiny house village and is a project which will double emergency...

In 2025, Interactive Resources became a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) certified by the Small Business Administration. This month, it was listed as the 5th largest veteran-owned business in the San Francisco Bay Area by the San Franisco...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Golf Club (address below) on Friday, November 21, 12:30pm. Andrew Pierce Public Information Officer Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District Mr. Pierce will provide...

Tomorrow is Veterans Day 2025, I am reminded of how our family has answered the call to serve for at least the last 165 years. How things have changed -- today, I am not aware of a single family member serving on active duty in the armed forces, nor do I have...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Golf Club (address below) on Friday, November 14, 12:30pm. Families Empowered and Transformed Nain Villanueva de Lopez F.E.A.T. (Families Empowered and Transformed) is a nonprofit...

  East Brother Lighthouse is not the only endangered lighthouse, as the article below explains. However, the nonprofit East Brother Light Station, Inc. saved the lighthouse from destruction 45 years ago and has been its steward ever since, while hosting over...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Golf Club (address below) on Friday, October 31, 12:30pm. Joy Alaidarous District Governor District 5160 Joy Alaidarous is honored to serve as the District Governor of Rotary...

One very important thing missed in the presentations and reports about the projected $228 million Port of Richmond repair is that up to $46 million of the projected $228 million could be paid for with Historic Tax Credits. Previous city Councils had the foresight to...

A long overdue Port of Richmond Study is projecting $228 million of repairs just to make the existing infrastructure minimally safe. I want to commend Port Director Charles Gerard for getting this done. Funding, however,  is a real challenge since the latest...

  Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at La Strada, 2215 Church Lane, San Pablo on Friday, October 24, 12:30pm. Lunch is $30 or a $10 donation without lunch to Richmond Rotary Club is appreciated....

  Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Golf Club (address below) on Friday, October 24, 12:30pm. Cecilia Garibay  Caliber Public Schools At Caliber Public Schools, we believe that every student deserves a...

I left UCLA 52 years ago with a Masters Degree in Architecture and Urban Design. First time back a couple of days ago, I was invited to receive a 2025 Bruin Excellence in Civic Engagement Award. Click here for video.              ...

It was Interactive Resources that determined Candlestick Park was safe to resume the World Series. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQBagw8yG3Y.   October 17, 1989, I was in my Point Richmond office talking to a client in a high rise in San Francisco. All...

The event will take place on Saturday, October 25th, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Richmond Police Department (1701 Regatta Blvd.). This annual Halloween celebration provides a safe, fun environment for families and children to enjoy games, a haunted house, a...

Once a promising and exciting projection of Richmond’s future, the southern waterfront in the last two years has seen a shocking reversal of fortune.   After years hosting events attended by thousands, the Craneway Pavilion, after a flash in the pan run as...

  Figure 1 - Rosie Visitor Center Shut Down by the Trump Administration While the Trump Administration shut down the Visitor Center at Rosie the Riveter WW II Home Front National Historical Park, Rosie the Riveter Trust celebrated the park’s 25th...

Last night, I was at Lara’s Fine Dining, enjoying dinner at the Early Childhood Mental Health Program Board/Donor Appreciation event. Outside the window was a placid marina that just over 80 years ago was the epicenter of the Richmond Kaiser Shipyards, bustling...