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Thousands span SF Bay on Richmond’s new bike lane
City’s 57th Holiday Arts fete lets Richmond artists shine
Richmond council kicks coal ban vote to January 2020
After more than six hours of hot debate Tuesday night on a proposed ban of coal and petroleum coke in Richmond, the city council acceded to Mayor Tom Butt’s wishes and decided in a split read more…
A leap from Richmond to U.C. Berkeley and a helping hand to college-bound youth
Having found his pathway in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics field, UC Berkeley Ph.D. student Robin D. Lopez is now teaching STEM courses to elementary school students during the weekend to bridge the educational read more…
HR report raises questions about city pay hikes; council honors Davenport and volunteers
Richmond’s city council received a report on Tuesday about discretionary pay increases for city workers, and honored Michael Davenport as well as the Point Molate Friends group for their contributions to the city. The Rent read more…
School board considers three charter renewals, approves bond measure
In a supermajority vote, the West Contra Costa County School Board on Wednesday night approved a $575 million school construction bond to be placed on the March 2020 election ballot. read more…
‘Dames at Sea’: Female sailors race in Amazing Grace Cheney Regatta
Seventeen sailboats with female-led crews raced across choppy seas of the San Francisco Bay in the Third Annual Amazing Grace Cheney Cup hosted by the Richmond Yacht Club this month. The November 4 race, read more…
Police review commission weighs hiring, murders and access to public information
Hiring, homicides, and public access to information on police investigations took center stage as Richmond’s Community Police Review Commission heard from both Interim Police Chief Bisa French and Police Officer Association (POA) President Ben Therriault read more…
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