Month: December 2011
The must-see roundup of the sights, sounds and thoughts of Richmond’s 2011 http://t.co/sTQhIObc
2011 was quite a year, to borrow a favorite phrase from longtime resident Sims Thompson, in “our fair city.” I know that’s vague, but it’s tough to turn a pithy phrase that sums up a year in a vibrant, bustling and changing city. We had tragedy and triumph, tumult and harmony. Alliances and rivalries. Echoes of the past and glimmers from the future.
@riconfidential in december, it was announced that LBNL decision would not come until 2012
Richmond, please reply with your favorite thoughts/memories of 2011. We will use them in our year-end package!
A new law going will ban all roadside animal sales. Read on to find out about how the legislation will affect Richmond. http://t.co/GqSJ7jfq
It’s common for vendors to sell animals on the roadside or at weekend flea markets in Richmond, but that may change next month. Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation this summer that bans unregulated pet sales. The two-part law goes into effect on Jan. 1 and prohibits the sale of animals on roads, street corners, parking lots, flea markets, boardwalks and other public venues. The legislation also stiffens the penalties for animal neglect, raising fines and maximum jail time for those…
Councilmembers Nat Bates and Corky Booze and City Manager BIll Lindsay were among the city leaders who traveled to http://t.co/nmBcX5tY
After their Dec. 22 blowout of the East Bay Pit Bulls, our Richmond Rockets basketball team is 5-2 on the season!
Richmond leaders were on hand to oppose the imminent firings of more than 200 undocumented workers in Berkeley who were flagged in a work eligibility audit conducted by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Trying to ease tensions in Richmond ahead of ‘Ceasefire’ http://t.co/ZqQTkNEF
City Manager Bill Lindsay said late Wednesday he’ll order an investigation into who leaked information to the press and a councilmember about a non-criminal Sheriff’s stop involving an Office of Neighborhood Safety staff member. The move is aimed in part at easing the concerns of ONS staff, who have complained publicly and privately about what they regard as a breach of trust in their relationship with Richmond police officials. Lingering tension between personnel in the ONS and the Police Department…
Richmond police shot a 22-year-old man at a hotel near Hilltop Mall after 911 reports that a man with a gun was involved in a disturbance with hotel staff, according to police.
Nonfatal shooting near hilltop mall. Police shot 22 year old man who reportedly threatened people with gun