City leaders applauded groundbreaking on a new parking garage at the Richmond BART station during a Tuesday morning ceremony. “I envision people parking cars in...
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Prison’s revolving door
Editor’s Note: This story, video and photos were produced by Robert Rogers and Guilherme Kfouri as part of News21, a national journalism initiative led by...
Council won’t halt court cases against pot shops
Despite pleas from the owners and patrons of Richmond’s medical marijuana dispensaries, the city council decided Monday during a special, closed session to continue with...
Frustrations outweigh ideas at Point Molate meeting
In a meeting that was longer on simmering frustrations than new ideas, about 40 people gathered Wednesday for the first of three planned workshops to...
Neglected pipes result in rate increase
Starting next July, sewer rates for residents within the Richmond Municipal Sewer District will go up 5 percent annually until July 2014. The rate increase...
City Council takes a mulligan on marijuana ordinance
A week after throwing its support behind a medical marijuana ordinance that many saw as one of the most pot-friendly in the area, Richmond’s City...
Council to weigh Oakland-like tax on big pot growers
Just one week after passing its first-ever ordinance regulating medical marijuana dispensaries, the City of Richmond on Tuesday will consider joining Oakland at the cutting...
Richmond leads the Bay Area in solar power wattage per capita
The huge 500-kilowatt solar installation at the Bay Area Beverages building, which you can see while driving west on 580 just before the Canal Boulevard...
Voters to get say on casino plan — but it won’t count
Richmond residents will get to vote on whether the City Council should approve a plan to build a casino at Point Molate, City Council decided...
Tax liens coming soon for city’s nuisance properties
The effect of blight on some of Richmond’s poorest neighborhoods can be hard to quantify. Vacant, decrepit and boarded-up homes surely depress home values for...