Gov. Schwarzenegger, who held his Richmond news conference as part of a statewide push to tout his recently proposed jobs package, hailed a “clean tech” future while inside a hulking, aged former Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant.
By Robert Rogers
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Posted in Company Town, Development, Economy, Environment, Front
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Tagged bradshaw, clean tech, ford, green tech, schwarzenegger, solar, sunpower
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Louis Fantin limped into the brightly painted building, as he often does on Tuesdays, and took a seat at a round table. At 85 years old, he dealt the cards and studied his hand a little slower than he used to.
By Karen McIntyre
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Posted in Front, History, Richmond Faces, Uncategorized
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Tagged Don Diani, Frank Pericoli, Galileo Club, Italian Americans, Italian club, Jimmie Rampoldi, Joe Ursini, Louis Fantin, richmond, Richmond Confidential
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The Richmond City Council renewed its commitment Tuesday night to preventing new medical marijuana dispensaries from moving into the city.
By Natalie F. Jones
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Posted in Crime, Development, Economy, Front, Health, Uncategorized
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Tagged city council, dispensaries, dispensary, medical marijuana, pot dispensaries, prop 215, richmond, Richmond City Council
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Salesian High forward Desmond Simmons was winded. He’d played more minutes than usual, and the Haas Pavilion Court – longer than the high school courts he’s used to – wasn’t helping. But playing on the big stage of the Martin Luther King Holiday Classic in front of a big crowd at Haas, Simmons said he…
Wednesday, January 20 BOYS BASKETBALL Richmond at De Anza, 7 p.m. Salesian at St. Joseph Notre Dame, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, January 21 GIRLS SOCCER De Anza at El Cerrito, 5:30 p.m. BOYS SOCCER El Cerrito at De Anza, 5:30 p.m. Friday, January 22 GIRLS BASEKTBALL De Anza at Richmond, 7 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Richmond at…
What Mayor Gayle McLaughlin’s State of the City address Tuesday night may have lacked in a unifying theme, it compensated for in sheer breadth.
The Richmond High rape case has inspired new proposed legislation authored by state lawmakers that would make it a misdemeanor to fail to contact authorities when witnessing a violent crime.
By Ryan Phillips
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Posted in Assault Aftermath, Crime, Front, Uncategorized
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Tagged Andre Shumake, Crime, Leland Yee, Pedro Nava, rape, Richmond High School, Richmond Improvement Association, violence
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About 10 months from the Nov. 2 election, it seems clear that Mayor Gayle McLaughlin will run for reelection. Her opponents remain mere speculation.
Commercial real estate broker John Troughton claims the City of Richmond agreed to pay him $1.5 million if the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians came to Point Molate. But no deal was signed, and no one at City Hall is talking.
Nat Fitz doesn’t consider himself a history buff. The Richmond resident, who is 86, never talked to his parents about the family’s history and ancestors. It wasn’t until he was in his 70s that he started taking an interest in the past, after he discovered that members of his family were part of a colony for former slaves in Kansas.
Tim Manhart, owner of Catahoula Coffee roasting, says the shop’s clientele has been a revelation, dispelling some widely-held notions not only about who drinks gourmet espresso, but about who makes up Richmond’s population in general.
