Tag Archives: City of Richmond

Belles of the Bay (Watch)

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Byron Wilkes gives a glimpse inside the world of Bay Area roller derby and the Richmond Wrecking Belles.
Republic Services is contesting the right of Richmond to negotiate for a new post-collection garbage services company. (file photo)

Waste authority, Republic Services tussle about who controls garbage

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Richmond Sanitary Service is contesting an attempt by the county’s recycling authority to possibly select a new garbage company to manage the city’s collected trash, compost and recyclable waste beginning in 2014. As garbage fees...

Childhood obesity in Contra Costa on the rise

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Sugar-sweetened drinks and street violence have contributed to a rise in childhood obesity across low-income areas of Contra Costa County, according to county health officials who worked closely on a statewide study released Wednesday.
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Donation gives youth tennis program a boost

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Richmond resident Jeremy Wallace spent a large part of his childhood on the tennis courts at Nicholl Park. From age nine through his teenage years, Wallace showed up almost every day, ready to teach dozens...
The street segment of Barrett Avenue crossing Seventh Street has a Pavement Condition Index of 24 out of 100, which is "failed" according to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. (Photo by Evelyn Xiaoqing Pi)

Rough road ahead: Richmond’s pavement program to suffer budget cuts

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Sit for a minute and watch cars drive the stretch of road on Barrett Avenue from Harbor Way to Seventh Street, and you can see bad pavement in action. A red Range Rover trips over...
Richmond High School Engineering Lab

With new $60,000 lab, Richmond High is training a new crop of engineers

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Richmond High School now has a new state-of-the-art computer lab that will provide students with intensive engineering training. The lab is the result of a wide-ranging partnership between the school, the City of Richmond, the...