Day: November 13, 2009

Council member Jeff Ritterman responds

I applaud the efforts of the developer Jim Levine to make the Point Molate project environmentally friendly. I applaud the efforts of Citizens for East Shore Parks, CESP, for its efforts to negotiate the preservation and restoration of the north Richmond shoreline as a condition of dropping their lawsuit and allowing the Point Molate casino to move forward. I believe that preservation and restoration of our wetlands is essential. Despite these positive developments, however, I remain concerned that a large casino will be bad for…

Mexican Art Form on a Roll

First revived as a wild, technicolor reanimation of Mexico City’s public transit culture for a San Francisco art show, the flagship bus for Hafter’s Richmond-based business specializes in taking salsa lovers from around the Bay Area to Mission District Latin dance clubs.

When it comes to concussions, best to play it safe

A physician has delayed clearing Cal running back Jahvid Best’s return to the team after crashing head-first into the end zone and sustaining his second concussion in two weeks Saturday. His season and career may be in doubt. Suffering a concussion is bad, but the symptoms worsen with each successive severe blow to the head. According to a recent study cited by USA Today, 40.5 percent of high school athletes return to the field prematurely after suffering a concussion, and…