Robert Anderson:  

After leaving High School I owned and operated various businesses. I owned a bar in downtown Richmond in the mid 60s and one in San Pablo in the late 60s and early 70s. During the 80s I owned bars in Alameda, Vallejo, Oakland and the last on in Emeryville until the end of 1988. While in the bar business I owned some trucking and warehousing companies, a construction company, a fairly large vending company and a private investigation company. Sounds confusing but I found operating multiple business interests fairly simple and allowed for continuing revenue when one or the other was having problems. After 1988 I changed my business interest focusing on labor leasing, insurance and real estate until recently. Mid 2008 I started to focus more on real estate holdings hoping to rent the multiple commercial and residential properties I have ended up owning. I still own a small construction company but attempt to limit the activity of the company to the upkeep of my own properties. I am primarily based in upstate NY but own a home in Costa Mesa CA. I have and do travel in relation to business interests in the countries of Greece, Spain, Poland and the United Kingdom. I have been fortunate to have lived for periods of time in London which I enjoyed. I often tell people that London and San Francisco are similar in many ways. I'm married to a wonderful, intelligent and caring woman. I have 3 children, a daughter who is 40 years old living in Vallejo, a son 43 living in the Sacramento area and a 38 year old son living in upstate NY. I have 7 grand children, 2 boys and 5 girls ranging in age from 16 to 6 months. Whenever I get to Northern CA I drive through Richmond making sure to drive past my folk¿s old house in so. Richmond, go past Nichols Park and remember Moo's Ice Cream w...Expand for more