Monthly Archives: June 2019
NEXT MEETING: July 28, 2019Demotion!
We encourage you to attend on Friday and behold the transition, as Jan Brown assumes the role of club president. Don will do the honors of recapping Jerry’s year of club leadership. Should be fun. MEETING OF June 21, 2019WelcomePresident Feagley called the meeting to order. John Troughton, Herb Cole and Sid Chauvin led us in the pledge, invocation, and thought-for-the-day respectively. GuestsToday we were pleased to welcome several new visitors to Richmond Rotary:
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NEXT MEETING: June 21, 2019Cities Can Stop Pricing Out the Working & Middle-Class
The book is a call for action for cities to revise their land use policies to promote infill housing. Richmond has the opportunity to maintain its racial and economic diversity, and Shaw will discuss strategies Richmond can use to accomplish this. Shaw’s book tells the stories of people impacted by the housing crisis in over a dozen cities, including SF, Oakland and Berkeley. MEETING OF June 14, 2019WelcomeWith only a few weeks left in his term of office, Prez Jerry Feagley called the meeting to order. Henry Moe led the pledge. Herb Cole invoked the ideals of peace, justice and freedom on Earth. Sid’s thought for the day was “Never miss an opportunity to make others happy, even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it.” Visiting Rotarians and GuestsVisting Rotarian Mac Lingo from Berkeley stopped by again. It’s always good to see him. Philip Cambell from Oakland Rotary #3 also was visiting New Richmond Rotarian Nakene Rechenauer brought guest Laura Byrne to the meeting. Special EventsDavid Brown was presented his Paul Harris Plus 8 by Erle Brown, co-chair of the Foundation. We commend David for his long-term commitment to Rotary’s humanitarian work around the world. Thank you and congratulations! AnnouncementsAnnual Dues Due! RecognitionsHappy and Sad DollarsNorm’s NonsensePROGRAM
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NEXT MEETING: June 14, 2019Assembymember Buffy Wicks
Elected last November, to represent Assembly District 15, which includes West County to Oakland, she’s championed legislation, to strengthen California’s consumer privacy laws, and to reestablish California’s Healthy Start program, and to address California’s housing crisis. She’ll discuss these and other priorities. MEETING OF June 7, 2019WelcomePast President, and the first person you call when you lock yourself out of your house, ALAN BAER, Armor Lock Smith, rang the bell to start our first June meeting. Alan called on Past President and local immigration attorney, JOSH SUROWITZ ,to lead the pledge. Josh opined that he has been out of the country for several weeks and may be on his way back to Spain and other foreign territories, and due to old age and memory loss may not remember all the words, but with the help of his fellow rotarians, we completed the pledge. HERB COLE brought us back to normal with his invocation: A moment of silence for peace, justice and freedom on earth. SID the CA CHAUVIN announced that the Thought for the Day was all about him, as follows: “I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me”. So, don’t annoy Sid.
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NEXT MEETING: June 7, 2019Identity Theft
Do you know what to do when your credit card is compromised, or your identity is stolen? In this talk, attorney Jen Lee goes over several ways to protect private information, including credit, financial, and medical details, to reduce the risk of identity theft and fraud. However, even with the best precautions, it can still happen to almost anyone. We’ll review how to figure out you’ve been a victim and the steps to take to try and fix the unfortunate situation. MEETING OF June 1, 2019WelcomeOur illustrious president Jerry presided over the meeting today. Tom Butt gave the invocation while. Someone lead that Pledge of Allegiance but who it was not recorded. Visiting Rotarians and GuestsJerry Feagley introduced our guest Fran Smith the director of the Masquers Playhouse who was inducted today by Alan Baer. So she is our newest member. Uncharacteristicly Syd recited a thought-for the day that I did not understand. AnnouncementsThe scribe-selection procedure hit a snag last week. Nick held aloft a bag containing 8 white balls and 1 orange one. He explained (with some difficulty, arithmetic-challenged that he is) that although the plan was to use 12 white balls, giving each person a 1-in-13 chance of drawing the orange ball, he figured that those odds were too generous and may result in no one choosing the orange ball. So before the drawing began he removed 4 white balls. But even the 9-1 odds were too generous and no one drew the orange ball. Nick therefore asked for a volunteer scribe. No one raised a hand. Quickly, our take-charge treasurer David Brown volunteered Mark to be the scribe. He objected. But David claimed his privilege as Mark’s attorney to speak on his behalf, and that was that. Thank you, Mark! Or, David. (Mark, consider getting a new lawyer.) Next week, we’re trying something else. (Cue the light bulb over Don’s head.) After drawing a white ball, it will not be returned it to the bag. That means the later people show up, the tighter odds they face. [Obviously this announcement was not written by Mark, whose Flywheel notes read: “Nick had a bag of balls that a member could win a free lunch if such person selected the right ball?”] RecognitionsHappy and Sad DollarsNorm’s NonsensePROGRAMWhy Do Cars Crash?
Jim Yu at personal injury attorney talked today about why car crashes happen. He used to work at a big firms but now is practicing solo. He said the main reason in order of importance are:
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Next Friday is the occasion of a Rotary tradition, the passing of the gavel as one president retires and another takes his place. For decades this has been called “Demotion”, but those who have shouldered the tasks of club leadership may prefer to think of it as a Promotion—back to life without those responsibilities. It’s in the eyes of the beholder.
Randy Shaw, Executive Director, of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, will speak about his new book, Generation Priced Out: Who Gets to Live in the New Urban America.
