Tag Archives: Plunge

A day in photos at Knox-Miller Regional Shoreline

On a clear day on can sit on a park bench at Knox-Miller Regional Shoreline and see right up to the front porch of San...

Richmond jewel reborn

After two years of tireless fundraising, intensive construction and nearly $8 million in costs, the 324,000 gallon Richmond Plunge swimming pool is now open to...

Oil spill experts tell Richmond group they’re prepared

A pair of oil spill experts told the Point Richmond Neighborhood Council Wednesday they learned valuable lessons during both the Cosco Busan spill and the...

Plunge edges toward completion

Workers on Thursday labored on the concrete floor of the dry, 300,000-plus gallon capacity pool. Overhead shower pipes hung in the locker rooms. New toilets...

Raw video: Pushing hard for the approved bulkhead

A video in which Councilman Tom Butt explains his support for a pool divider at the soon-to-be restored Plunge in Point Richmond. The divider, called...

Bulkhead survives contentious battle

After weeks of rancorous debate over a $350,000 public pool dividing wall, the City Council voted 5-3 to end debate and affirm a Nov. 17...

Councilman Butt visits Berkeley, sounds off on issues

Four-term City Councilman Tom Butt took on a range of key local issues during a 90-minute roundtable interview with Richmond Confidential staff and professors Dec....

City Council reconsiders pool divider

Several dozen people pressed the City Council Tuesday into reconsidering its support for a moveable pool wall at the Plunge.