Talk of the Point

Richmond city councilwoman Gayle McGlaughlin racked up points with me with her Contra Costa Times op-ed piece on the city’s state of emergency.

Then she lost a point with her ugly website. No doubt a redesign is in the works.

The long-closed Baltic restaurant is supposed to open in August or September.

A man around the Point who should know thinks the Subway near-miss will probably happen again and again.

I’ve heard rumors lately expressed with absolute confidence that Hydrangea, the Point’s flowers-and-gifts shop, is closing. It’s not true. I have heard it now from the owner: she’s staying put.

The proposal to declare a state of emergency in Richmond reminds of that movie “The Russians are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!” The landing party from the Soviet submarine are prepared to chase away suspicious locals by crying in heavily accented unison, “Emergency! Everybody to get from street! Emergency!”