http://www.talkofthepoint.com/ The world as seen from Point Richmond California en-us TC101@talkofthepoint.com 2005-11-19T21:00:27-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.talkofthepoint.com/000212.html That bookstore you may have been anticipating at 5 West Richmond, within a pint bottle's throw from the wig-wags, isn't going to happen. The story is coming soon and until then I know nothing.... 212@http://www.talkofthepoint.com/ Life inside the Point 2005-11-19T21:00:27-08:00 http://www.talkofthepoint.com/000211.html No matter what I think of "Simple Architect" Tom Butt, and I do have thoughts, I have to admit that now and then he earns his feed. The latest is his cross-city comparison of revenue sources and expenditure categories.... 211@http://www.talkofthepoint.com/ Officialdom 2005-11-19T19:41:52-08:00 http://www.talkofthepoint.com/000210.html So there it is, finally. The Trainmaster Building has been carried from the Burlington yard and plopped onto Cutting in to particular relation to the tracks, in the unhappy company of the Plunge and the wretched Todd Hotel (aka,... 210@http://www.talkofthepoint.com/ NICE 2005-11-16T16:17:47-08:00 http://www.talkofthepoint.com/000209.html I voted for Measure Q, but no one else I know did. Measure Q--which would raise Richmond sales tax by a half percent--will get clobbered. Not one person in my sample group of 10 or so could could stop... 209@http://www.talkofthepoint.com/ Officialdom 2005-11-08T20:06:52-08:00 http://www.talkofthepoint.com/000208.html Ernest T. Grump will vote no on Measure Q next Tuesday. It's a Richmond measure to raise sales tax by a half percent. But today he's counting the bits of candy he'll hand out tonight. There's no need to... 208@http://www.talkofthepoint.com/ Officialdom 2005-10-31T15:00:16-08:00 http://www.talkofthepoint.com/000207.html 207@http://www.talkofthepoint.com/ Life inside the Point 2005-10-28T13:29:49-08:00 http://www.talkofthepoint.com/000206.html Andrew Butt, who campaigned tirelessly for the first NICE, has a darker view than mine on the prospects for a business improvement district. Don't miss the comment he posted in response to "A New NICE Rises From The Mud."... 206@http://www.talkofthepoint.com/ 2005-10-27T14:38:32-08:00 http://www.talkofthepoint.com/000205.html You may notice that all comments but the most recent ones are missing. That's only temporary. An unfortunate accident occurred the other day as I cleaned out the 15,000 or so spam comments that had accumulated since fall of... 205@http://www.talkofthepoint.com/ Talk of the Point itself 2005-10-27T12:09:02-08:00 http://www.talkofthepoint.com/000204.html Let's not miss the point about last night's Son of NICE meeting in the parish hall of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. Forget attendance. It could have been better--26 signed in--but so what. What matters is who showed... 204@http://www.talkofthepoint.com/ NICE 2005-10-26T15:50:53-08:00 http://www.talkofthepoint.com/000203.html If it hadn't been so scary, it would have been heartwarming. There they were, gathered around the fire at the Plunge on Wednesday night: the former mayor, a firefighter-union leader, and firefighters who remembered the Plunge from childhood. It... 203@http://www.talkofthepoint.com/ Life inside the Point 2005-10-20T15:45:26-08:00 http://www.talkofthepoint.com/000201.html Lucretia Edward died last Wednesday night after months of failing health. I knew her name better than I knew her face, having heard her name often and seen her in person rarely. In particular, I remember the last time... 201@http://www.talkofthepoint.com/ Life inside the Point 2005-10-18T13:24:35-08:00 http://www.talkofthepoint.com/000199.html Everything was going along so smoothly for Point Richmond Gateway, LLC, and now this. Correspondent Walter Connolly was up late one night, thinking... I drew up an alternative location for the Trainmaster Building that keeps Cutting Blvd open and... 199@http://www.talkofthepoint.com/ 2005-10-11T13:59:48-08:00 http://www.talkofthepoint.com/000200.html Twenty years ago: the Point hosted swarms of choppers. Today: tall bikes and the Tall Bike Posse--possibly California's first organized group. You may have seen Rosamaria's Cafe owner Mike Nova riding around town. He's been joined recently by Andrew... 200@http://www.talkofthepoint.com/ Life inside the Point 2005-10-11T07:55:36-08:00 http://www.talkofthepoint.com/000197.html Sallie DeWitt has a vision I think is worth a look. She imagines the Point's center triangle cleared out. The fire station and community center have moved to a new site close by. In their place is a well-planned... 197@http://www.talkofthepoint.com/ Life inside the Point 2005-09-29T12:40:50-08:00 http://www.talkofthepoint.com/000198.html It doesn't matter if you're a Democrat, a Republican, or a Traditionalist for Puce. If you live in Earthquake Country, you could be troubled by yesterday's revelations in the front page story of the New York Times, "When storm... 198@http://www.talkofthepoint.com/ 2005-09-29T07:14:57-08:00