Tag Archives: Richmond CA

“Ban the box” resolution passes, fracas erupts at City Council meeting

The City Council voted Tuesday to remove a question about criminal convictions from city employment applications, saying the yes/no “box” was an onerous requirement for...

Waterfront restaurant hosts Thanksgiving for homeless

There’s something about Menbere Aklilu. Maybe it’s the way she calls everyone bella. Maybe it’s the affection she pours onto her friends and customers. Or...

Season’s feast coming to New Gethsemane Church

A full traditional Thanksgiving meal including turkey, ham, yams and mashed potatoes will be provided for all who show. The feast will be from 11...

Richmond Rockets suffer first loss to San Francisco Rumble

For the Richmond Rockets, it was a game of two halves. And a Richmond audience of roughly 800 people did not want to believe the...

Why few grocery stores come to Richmond

When Safeway closed its Macdonald Avenue store and opened a new branch in El Cerrito in August, it brought the number of full-service grocers in...

North Richmond drive-by shooting kills one, ends peaceful streak

A drive-by shooting on Monday night in the unincorporated part of North Richmond broke an 80-day spell without gun murders in the city of Richmond...

Voters pass parcel tax for Doctors Medical Center

Voters in West Contra Costa County passed a ballot measure Tuesday that Doctors Medical Center administrators said will keep the struggling hospital from closing. Measure...

Small gas leak creeps into Richmond over weekend

First, they heard the hissing. Then, they smelled the stench; gas escaping from a pipeline inside the hole carved out of the street on South...

Point Richmond restaurateur earns entrepreneur award

More than 20 years ago, Shellie Bourgault opened Hidden City Café in Point Richmond at the urging of her then-business partner, who had somewhat of...