Mayor says after Gaza resolution, council members hit with angry messages and threats
In the weeks since Richmond City Council passed its resolution in support of the Palestinian people, council members and city staff have become victims of doxxing and harassment, the mayor says. During a time of read more…
Council to consider permitting twice as many cannabis businesses in Richmond
Richmond wants to add cannabis retail permits, doubling the number of permitted dispensaries from three to six. On Tuesday, the City Council will hold a public hearing on making the change possible, by amending the read more…
Zumba more popular than before the pandemic: ‘It’s wonderful. See how we’re sweating?’
Pulsing beats and whirling bodies fill up a cavernous hall at the Richmond Recreation Complex. It’s not Richmond’s newest nightclub — it’s a Thursday evening Zumba class. Located in the Richmond Annex, the Richmond read more…
Still pushing for prosecution, Pedie Perez family helps train Richmond officers to avoid using force
Rick Perez wanted Richmond’s new police officers to see his son’s face and remember it when they go into the field. So he brought a photo of Richard, called Pedie by family and friends, and read more…
Richmond seeks help planning for foot of sea rise that will hit its long shoreline
Looking inward from the tip of Point Pinole, it is hard to imagine that much of the gradually sloping expanse that is Richmond’s 32-mile shoreline could someday be transformed into a bulwark against global sea read more…
State agency cites Chevron for 4 violations from this week’s flare
A day after flaring at the Chevron refinery belched smoke and gas for nearly 12 hours over Richmond and into Marin County, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District on Tuesday slapped the company with read more…
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