Posts Tagged ‘safety’
Richmond on the watch
The Richmond community has over 200 neighborhood watch groups and its expanding with training sessions to teach residents how they can start their own neighborhood watches.
Read MoreNational Park Service asks for input in designing the Richmond Wellness Trail
National Park Service (NPS) agents in the East Bay have been working with administrators from the city of Richmond and other community partners since last year to create a wellness trail for Richmond as part of their “Park Prescription Initiative.” Their hope is that constructing a wellness trail will revitalize a two-and-a-half mile stretch of…
Read MoreResidents test Yellow Brick Road and proposed walkable streets within the Iron Triangle
In the heart of the Iron Triangle residents of all ages came to experience the Yellow Brick Road’s “Living Preview,” a life-sized, temporary installation that showed proposed changes around the city park, Elm Playlot.
Read MoreHappy Halloween: Tips for a fun and safe holiday
For kids, it’s a night of candy and fun; for parents, a night with plenty of worry. But Richmond Confidential has a few tricks to make sure your Halloween is a treat.
For families who choose not to allow younger children out after dark to trick-or-treat or for those simply looking for a new way to celebrate, there are a variety of alternative events throughout the weekend.
Read MoreCommunity meets in wake of playground accident
“I jumped off like this,” five-year-old Jamonte shouted, bounding off the slide where just a week ago he nearly strangled and died. The Barrett Terrace Apartment community gathered with firemen, police and building security officers Wednesday to talk about Jamonte’s accident and learn about playground safety. A week earlier, Jamonte was playing on the apartment…
Read MoreRichmond neighborhoods celebrate National Night Out
This evening 24 neighborhoods in Richmond will join National Night Out, an annual nationwide event celebrated since 1984.
Read MoreRichmond speaks on rape
The rape at Richmond High School has generated a community-wide disscussion about values, actions, and the response to violence. We went on the streets of Richmond to ask one question: What can the community learn from the incident last week?
Read MoreResidents say neighborhood is safe despite rape
Residents who live near last weekend’s brutal rape scene at Richmond High School say the assault is not representative of their neighborhood.
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