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City Council moves forward with soda tax

The City Council voted 5-2 last Tuesday to support placing a soda tax on the ballot next November – a measure that proposes a 1-cent charge...

Civil rights lawsuit against city, police chief drags on

The City Council approved $900,000 Tuesday to continue to defend the city in two civil rights lawsuits filed by a group of high-ranking Richmond police...

CyberTran: Small start-up has big dreams

For Eugene Nishinaga, the chief technical officer at CyberTran International, ultralight rail is nothing short of a spiritual awakening. “I was actually driving on the...

City Hall fistfight catalyst for debate between Office of Neighborhood Safety and critics

Long-standing rifts between the Office of Neighborhood Safety and its critics have broken open following a fight last week involving youth from rival neighborhoods who...

City attorney Randy Riddle will step down

Richmond City Attorney Randy Riddle — who became the city’s attorney after a protracted search that ended in 2007 — will be leaving his position early...

Booze-Ritterman feud flares over CyberTran vote

The running feud between Booze and other councilmembers continued Tuesday night in both minor disputes and in a tense back-and-forth on one particularly sore subject:...

Tropical storm, rule changes make for rough first day for Half-Steppers

Half-Steppers’ coach Eric Avery sounded a little tired on the phone Monday night, if not a slightly frustrated, as he reported on the team’s first...

Richmond grapples with budget, political boundaries

A divided council on Tuesday weighed in on several issues, including increasing funding to local housing programs and projects and proposed Congressional reapportionment that would...

The campaign that made Councilman Corky

Cortland “Corky” Boozé is a rarity in local politics: The hard-luck local provocateur who finally broke into the inner circle.

City Hall closing during holidays to save money

As a cost-saving measure, City Hall will be closed during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day during December 27 to 31. City manager...

Longtime teacher seeks council spot

Army vet follows his heart to Bay Area, finds his cause in education.