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The Tom Butt E-Forum - 2003

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Tom, taking names and
reporting the facts.

Smart Growth Leadership to Assist in Richmond Revitalization
December 30, 2003
Richmond Finally Declared Safe
December 21, 2003
Poor Chevron
December 19, 2003
Point Molate Developer Chosen by City Staff
December 14, 2003
More on Lost Library Grant
December 12, 2003
Favorite Cities of Richmond's Top Management
December 12, 2003
Richmond Library Fumbles Annual Grant
December 12, 2003
“A Tale of Two Cities”
December 9, 2003
Active or Passive City Council?
December 7, 2003
Fresh Lawyer
December 7, 2003
Richmond Chosen to Participate in Energy Project
December 2, 2003
The Law is a What?
November 26, 2003
Holiday Highlights in Richmond
November 25, 2003
Safety Plan Comment Period Extended to January 5, 2004
November 24, 2003
Thanksgiving Dinner for All
November 23, 2003
CC Times Article Verifies Glitches in Safety Plan Notification
November 23, 2003
Response Opportunity to Industrial Safety Audit a Sham
November 23, 2003
Safety Plan Comments Due Now
November 22, 2003
Community Forum on North Richmond Shoreline Open Space
November 22, 2003
Fences - The Good, Bad and Ugly
November 21, 2003
Troubled Bridge Over Waters
November 21, 2003
Pollution In Richmond?
November 20, 2003
Richmond City Manager Retires
November 19, 2003
A Piece of the Rock?
November 15, 2003
A Creek Runs Through It
November 11, 2003
Richmond Celebrates Veterans Day at Historic Ship and Shipyard
November 9, 2003
Remote Controlled Trains to be Considered by Public Safety Committee
November 8, 2003
Richmond's Rosie Park in 31 Million Mailboxes
November 5, 2003
Where Death and Danger Lurk
November 5, 2003
City Council Set to Vote on Granny Units With Front Yards Converted to Parking
November 2, 2003
Mother of all Hearings Slated to Review Fence Heights
November 2, 2003
Will Richmond Fire Sale Point Molate to Chevron to Balance the Budget?
November 2, 2003
Responsive and Accountable in Tampa
October 23, 2003
Richmond at Budget Impasse - Massive Layoffs Projected
October 16, 2003
Richmond Celebrates Arbor Day
October 14, 2003
City Council Waffles, Crawfishes and Spins Wheels on Civic Center Plan
October 7, 2003
How Fate Cast Me Up in Richmond 30 Years Ago
October 4, 2003
A More Thorough Second Look
September 29, 2003
East Brother Light Station Foghorn
September 22, 2003
Richmond Equivocates on Code Enforcement
September 22, 2003
Fog Over Point Molate Clears But Muck Remains
September 21, 2003
Ghosts and Ghost Writers
September 17, 2003
Thank You, ChevronTexaco!
September 14, 2003
The Plot Thickens Regarding ChevronTexaco's Interest in Point Molate
September 14, 2003
City Council to Commend City Manager
September 13, 2003
Richmond Hosts America Cup Yachts
September 12, 2003
Navy Rebuffs ChevronTexaco's Plea to Impose Restrictions on Richmond's Acquisition of Point Molate
September 11, 2003
Vote for Measure C
September 11, 2003
Remote Controlled Locomotives in Store for Richmond?
September 9, 2003
ChevronTexaco Refinery Attracts Anti-War and Anti-WTO Demonstrators
September 8, 2003
ChevronTexaco Chairman Disses Richmond CM, Blows Off City Council
September 7, 2003
A Fairy Tale
September 5, 2003
Community Warning System Maintains Perfect Record
September 4, 2003
ChevronTexaco Continues to Whine about Point Molate
August 31, 2003
Planning Director's Effort to Isolate Citizens from Review Process Proceeds in Fits and Starts
August  29, 2003
Easter Hill, The Forgotten History
August 28, 2003
Star Scores Available
August 28, 2003
Richmond News in the Chron, Up and Down
August 19, 2003
Design Review Board Seeks One Good Member
August 17, 2003
State E-Waste Bill Moves Ahead But Needs Support
August 17, 2003
City Staff Reorganization
August 16, 2003
Richmond Music Blowout
August 13, 2003
Toxic Release and Siren Nuisance Ordinance Reintroduced
August 12, 2003
Chevron "Burps," City Lurches
August 12, 2003
Navy Overwhelmed by Interest in Point Molate
August 7, 2003
Guided Tour of Point Molate
August 5, 2003
Point Molate Featured in National Preservation Magazine
August 5, 2003
More on ChevronTexaco Financial Whining
August 5, 2003
Chevron-Texaco Poormouths Over Richmond Refinery
August 5, 2003
Casino Feasibility Study Falls Short
July 31, 2003
Ford Assembly Building and Point Molate
July 20, 2003
Richmond Sounds and Zounds
July 9, 2003
City Adopts "Hail Mary" Budget - Asks Unions For 5% "Give-Back"
July 09, 2003
Clark Road Project
July 7, 2003
Chevron Places No. 1
July 1, 2003
Macdonald Avenue Revitalization
June 17, 2003
Proposed Design Review Changes
June 15, 2003
Atchison Village Placed on National Register of Historic Places
June 14, 2003
City Council Ponders Budget Woes
June 12, 2003
Fight Spam
June  6, 2003
Railroad Appeals CPUC Wigwag Decision
June  5, 2003
The Hills Are Alive
June 5, 2003
Budget Time – Comparing Richmond with Other Cities
June 4, 2003
Decision on Point Molate Future Draws Near
May 31, 2003
East Brother Lighthouse Needs Volunteers
May 29, 2003
Plunge Rates TV Special
May 29, 2003
Point Richmond Stroll
May 27, 2003
Remembering Our Past and Shaping Our Future
May 16, 2003
First Annual Baltic Bike and Car Show
May 15, 2003
Rails to Richmond
May 15, 2003
Get High on Grass
May 15, 2003
Richmond Art Center Takes Media Award
May 13, 2003
When the Lights Go Out - Demystifying Street Lights
May 4, 2003
Mildred Carlton Tapped for Public Service Award
May 3, 2003
Cinco de Mayo in Richmond
May 2, 2003
Wig Wags Saved!
May 1, 2003
Macdonald Avenue Revitalization Project
Information and Workshop Schedule

April 30, 2003
Join the Grand Jury, Investigate Government
April 27, 2003
This Weekend: Events, Events, Events!
April 25, 2003
Obituary for a Building
April 23, 2003
Treat Yourself to a Concert - Then Protect the Environment
April 20, 2003
Ride the Bay Trail on Earth Day
April 20, 2003
The Renegade
April 19, 2003
National Parks Magazine Features Richmond's National Park
April 18, 2003
WCCUSD Board Meetings to Move to DeJean Middle School on April 30, 2003
April 17, 2003
Richmond: An Underwater Wonderland?
April 13, 2003
Alternative Futures
April 13, 2003
Street Sweeping Part 4 , CRWQCB Responds
April 10, 2003
City Officials Move to Gut Historic Preservation
April 1, 2003
Street Sweeping - The Law
March 31, 2003
"Plunge" Scores Historic Preservation Grant
March 31, 2003
City Reverses Long-Standing Prohibition on Development of Substandard Lots
March 30, 2003
Richmond's Pacific East Mall in NY Times
March 24, 2003
Planning and Environment - Two Important Meetings
March 23, 2003
A Clean Sweep?
March 23, 2003
City Cuts Workforce by 12%
March 23, 2003
Harvard Casino Study on Internet
March 13, 2003
Party with NIAD After the Symphony
March 13, 2003
Oakland East Bay Symphony Free Concert
March 13, 2003
Tech Park Developer Joins His Adversaries
March 11, 2003
Edgewater Technology Park Goes Residential?
March 9, 2003
Street Sweeping Ballots Hit the Streets
March 9, 2003
Senator Perata Opposes Casino In Richmond
March 6, 2003
More On Train Blockages
March 5, 2003
Army of Organizations Unite Over Bay Trail Appeal
March 5, 2003
Community Graffiti Abatement Forum Spells Out "The Writing On The Wall"
March 3, 2003
Richmond Aquatic Center Funding Moves To Front Of Line
February 28, 2003
Whom Do I Call?
February 28, 2003
Railroad Grade Crossing Blockages
February 28, 2003
Court Recognizes "Shelter In Place" As A Cause Of Action
February 28, 2003
Trail Grants Continue To Pour Into Richmond
February 28, 2003

Richmond City Council Resolves To Oppose The Patriot Act

February 26, 2003

Point Molate To The Highest Bidder?
February 24, 2003
Richmond Stays Alert To Terror
February 20, 2003
Richmond Performance Evaluation A Joke?
February 17, 2003
Richmond In The News This Week
February 16, 2003
The City Council and Development
February 14, 2003
Rec and Park Commissioner Opportunity
February 14, 2003
Garbage In - Garbage Out
February 10, 2003
More Bay Trail For The Birds
February 8, 2003
Bay Trail For The Birds
February 8, 2003
City Moves Into Real Estate Speculation
February 5, 2003
Richmond Art Center Exhibit Headlines San Francisco Chronicle
February 5, 2003
Black History Month Art Exhibit - Inventors and History Makers
January 29, 2003
Oakland East Bay Symphony Sets Richmond Attendance Record
January 28, 2003
Richmond Leads All Cities in Bay Trail Construction
January 25, 2003
Point Richmond Summer Concert Planning Begins
January 25, 2003
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors - or Do They?
January 24, 2003
Public Safety/Public Services Evening Meeting Format Begins Today
January 23, 2003
Signs and Fines or Brooms and Dustpans?
January 22, 2003
A "Don't Miss" Oakland East Bay Symphony Performance Premiere
January 22, 2003
After First 6 Months, U.S. Filter Gets an "A"
January 19, 2003
Richmond Featured on "Bay Area Backroads"
January 19, 2003
Update on "Recovery Facility"
January 13, 2003
Richmond Rife With Rumors Over Proposal For Former East Bay Hospital
January 12, 2003
Should Richmond Gamble on a Casino?
January 12, 2003
Golden State Model Railroad Association Acquires Baggage Car
January 9, 2003
Chevron Responds To Flare Pollution Allegations
January 9, 2003
Refinery Flare Pollution Underestimated By A Factor Of Over 100
January 5, 2003
New Year's Resolution - A Full Court Press on Blight
January 3, 2003
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