Fearing new council would quash plan, Mayor Butt rushed to pass Zeneca decision, citizens’ group says
Groups claim Mayor Butt excluded public from Point Molate development decision
Recusals didn’t keep Mayor Butt from meddling in zoning, lawsuit claims.
What caused Chevron pipeline to leak diesel into bay?
It could take as long as six months before people in Richmond know what caused a Chevron pipeline to leak hundreds of gallons of a diesel product into San Francisco Bay in February. An independent read more…
Council changes mind, shifts parking site for homeless people to Civic Center
Richmond City Council on Tuesday bowed to pressure from residents in the Hilltop area, selecting the Civic Center instead of the larger mall lot for a safe parking pilot program. read more…
Richmond council scrambles for safe parking site for people living in vehicles
At Tuesday’s meeting, Richmond City Council is expected to revisit a plan it favored earlier this month to establish a pilot safe parking program at Hilltop Mall for people without housing. read more…
PTSD: Still hard to talk about
Post-traumatic stress disorder discomfort affects 11%-25% of veterans. But, because of shame and neglect, the problem is often underestimated, risking serious consequences. read more…
Revisiting the Celeste Guap Case Four Years Later
More than four years after being at the center of a police sex misconduct scandal, Jasmine Abuslin, also known as Celeste Guap, is still seeking justice. read more…
Richmond improvement projects stalled
Neighborhood clean-up projects have galvanized the Richmond community with a strong resurgence of effort to make improvements, but has it been enough to rid 23rd Street of the pimps and prostitutes that plague the district read more…
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