An aging and leaky system is responsible for the sewer rate hike for residents within the Richmond Municipal Sewer District.
By Veronica Moscoso
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Posted in Development, Economy, Environment, Front
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Tagged alameda, Albany, Baykeeper, Ben Horenstein, Berkeley, Carollo Engineers, Chad Davisson, Charles Smith, collection system, Deb Self, East Bay Municipal Utility District, EBMUD, Emeryville, Oakland, Piedmont, plant, Richmond Municipal Sewer District, sewage spills, sewer system, Stege Sanitary District, Veolia, Water Pollution Control Plant
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Point Isabel has become a very popular dog park in Richmond. People and dogs had made Mudpuppy’s and the Sit and Stay Café part of their experience at the park.
By Veronica Moscoso
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Posted in Environment, Front, History
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Tagged bicycling, bird watching, Claudio Eleccion, Cynthia Sloan, Daniel Bergerac, Diane Blake, dog wash, dogs, East Bay, East Bay Regional Park District, Eddie Lundeen, fishing, Holly Stockton, Jay Villamor, jogging, kite flying and picnicking, Lake Anza Beach Club, mobile modular, Mudpuppy’s, Mudpuppy’s Tub and Scrub, off-leash, pet store, Point Isabel Park, running, Simone Granada, Sit and Stay Café, Tameka Beaudreaux, Todd Ahlberg
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City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to undo many of the revisions it made last week to its new medical marijuana ordinance, and also approved a November ballot measure to tax all pot sales.
By Ian Stewart
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Posted in Crime, Development, Economy, Front, Government, Health, Uncategorized
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Tagged chris magnus, city council, Jeff Ritterman, jim rogers, John Clay, Ludmyrna Lopez, Maria Viramontes, marijuana, marijuana dispensaries, marijuana ordinance, marijuana tax, Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, medical marijuana, Nat Bates, Pacific Alternative Health Center, politics, Prop. 19, richmond, Tom Butt
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Former Richmond City Councilman John Ziesenhenne has filed his paperwork and will run to unseat Mayor Gayle McLaughlin in November’s general election.
By Ian Stewart
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Posted in Development, Front, Government
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Tagged city council, Eduardo Martinez, Election 2010, Ervin Roquemore, Gary Bell, gayle mclaughlin, jim rogers, John Ziesenhenne, Jovanka Beckles, Ludmyrna Lopez, Maria Viramontes, mayor, Nat Bates, Rhonda Harris, richmond, Rodney Alamo Brown, Virginia Finlay
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On Tuesday, Richmond’s City Council will weigh whether to follow Oakland’s lead in allowing, regulating and taxing large-scale medical marijuana growers within city limits.
By Ian Stewart
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Posted in Crime, Development, Economy, Front, Health
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Tagged cannabis, Control and Tax Cannabis act, marijuana, medical marijuana, politics, Prop. 19, richmond, Richmond City Council, Tom Butt
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Teenage singers, dancers, a saxophone player and a band gave their best at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium last Friday during the Richmond’s Got Talent show.
By Veronica Moscoso
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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Education, Front
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Tagged AJ Jelani, Alia Washington, Belding Woods Neighborhood Council, David Hernandez, Derlante Sims, Haley Slamon, I’ll Be There, Jackie Thompson, Kalin Freeman, Lady-T, Lu Parker, Ludmyrna Lopez, MalFUNKtion, Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, Oakland, Officer Reyes-García, Patricia Valdivia, Ponoply, Raina Hinchee, Ramell Jones, Richmond High School, Richmond Memorial Auditorium, richmond police department, Richmond’s Got Talent show, Summer Time, When You're Good to Mama
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Richmond was recently awarded for installing in 2009 more solar watts per capita than any other large city in California.
By Veronica Moscoso
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Posted in Economy, Environment, Front
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Tagged Adam Lenz, Bay Area Beverages, California Solar Initiative, California Youth Energy Services, green jobs, Grid Alternatives, Michele McGeoy, Northern California Solar Energy Association, permit fee, Richmond City Hall, Richmond Memorial Auditorium, richmond public library, Richmond Redevelopment Agency, RichmondBUILD, Rising Sun Energy Center, Rob Erlichman, San Jose, Smart Solar, solar, Solar Investment Tax Credit, Solar Richmond, state incentive program, Sunlight Electric, Sustainability Coordinator
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Richmond residents applauded a plan that will allow voters to say whether they approve a proposed plan to build an Indian casino at Point Molate this November, although the vote won’t be legally binding.
By Ian Stewart
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Posted in Development, Economy, Environment, Front, Point Molate
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Tagged AB-32, bingo, casino, city council, Indian casino, jim levine, John Salmon, Perennial Purple Tree Collard, point molate, politics, Prop. 23, richmond, Upstream LLC
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During a marathon session Tuesday night, Richmond’s City Council voted 4-3 to adopt a medical marijuana ordinance that will not cap the number of dispensaries allowed within the city limits.
By Ian Stewart
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Posted in Crime, Development, Front, Government, Health, Uncategorized
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Tagged dispensary, Jeff Ritterman, jim rogers, John Clay, Ludmyrna Lopez, Maria Viramontes, marijuana ordinance, medical marijuana, Nat Bates, Pacific Alternative Health Center, politics, pot, richmond, Richmond City Council, Tom Butt
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The Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library opened just a couple months ago and it’s another community effort to grow food locally.
By Veronica Moscoso
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Posted in Environment, Front, Health, Libraries
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Tagged Bay Area Seed Interchange Library, Best of the Bay, Catalin Kaser, Deirdre Candelaria, East Bay Express, Humboldt and Solano Avenue, Humboldt Edible Forest, I-80, kickstarter, Rebecca Newburn, Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library, richmond public library, seed library
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Racial politics behind California’s prison walls may impact Richmond as much as any city, given the high proportion of residents who have had contact with the penal system. Former inmates and volunteers gave poignant video testimonials last month at Nevin Park.
By Robert Rogers
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Posted in Crime, Front, Richmond Faces
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Tagged Crime, incarceration, prisons, race, racism, recidivism, redemption band, san quentin, segregration
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