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Chemical Safety Board moves to postpone vote on refinery recommendations
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board on Tuesday voted to postpone a decision on its staff’s recommendation that California adopt a new regulatory framework for refineries.
Read MoreHow the federal shutdown will impact Richmond
The U.S. federal government went into partial shutdown today. Only essential employees remain on staff. This means government service cuts and employee furloughs in Richmond.
Read MoreRichmond’s Congressman George Miller discusses healthcare, crime, pollution, and food policy
Representative George Miller is an unabashedly left-leaning Democrat and Richmond’s congressional representative, who is currently focused on the national healthcare and budget debates.
Read MorePremiere of part 4 in North Richmond film saga draws crowd
North Richmond is unique, and it’s a place with heart. That was the undeniable theme Wednesday night, as about 200 people packed City Council chambers for the premiere of “An Exploration of Our History, North Richmond Part 4,” a documentary produced by filmmaker Doug Harris and more than a dozen young people from the neighborhood.…
Read MoreRichmond Field Station will be second site for Lawrence Berkeley National Labs
University of California leaders announced this morning that Lawrence Berkeley National Labs has selected the Richmond Field Station as the location of its second site.
Read MoreMarching in honor of King; linking Richmond
The residents who marched in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Saturday morning looked to emphasize a particular aspect of his teachings: Unity. “We are moving in the direction of breaking down the barriers that separate us,” said Otheree Christian, president of the Iron Triangle Neighborhood Association, “barriers that contribute to unnecessary violence.” About 200…
Read MoreCongressman Miller visits Richmond schools
Congressman George Miller (D-Martinez) lobbed a lot of questions Thursday afternoon. But he only got one unanimous answer. “How many of you plan to go to college?” Miller asked about 20 Richmond High School students. Every hand shot up. Miller smiled wide. It was part of a more than one-hour after-school conversation between the longtime…
Read MoreGoodbye to you, Fred Jackson
Nearly 400 friends, family, dignitaries and well-wishers turned out for the midday service, which was a medley of love and music and anecdotes that all agreed would have induced Jackson’s trademark wide grin.
Read MoreFred Jackson, North Richmond leader, dead at 73
As odes from well-wishers flow from Washington D.C. to the Bay Area, North Richmond mourns one of its greatest products. Fred Jackson was born in rural Mississippi and came to the Bay Area in 1950. Over the next 61 years, he would establish a reputation as one of the region’s most consistent humanitarians and community leaders, amassing an innumerable collection of accolades and commendations along the way.
Read MoreCongressman George Miller tours Richmond police facility to see federal dollars at work
The longtime Richmond Congressman toured Richmond’s communications center to get a close look at Shotspotter, the gunfire detection technology to which he has steered about $1 million in federal funding.
Read MoreRichmond dealing with lines of dissatisfaction
Since a state citizens’ commission proposed new Congressional district boundaries earlier this summer that would divide Richmond, there’s been no shortage of opinions from Richmond residents and leaders – and most of them think it’s a bad idea.
Read MoreRichmond 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 move Richmond into the same district as Berkeley and Oakland.
Read MoreRichmond council divided over proposed Congressional redistricting
By August, Richmond may have a new representative in Congress – and the city’s leaders are divided over whether that’s a step in the right direction.
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