Development
In a long meeting Tuesday night during which Richmond’s City Council noticeably voted in lock step, the council took on a number of issues including the rights of corporations in a democracy, whether or not to allow chain restaurants in Point Richmond, Chevron’s once-rejected Renewal Project and the purchase of new air quality meters to be deployed near the Point Richmond wastewater treatment plant.
The poorly maintained Las Deltas Housing project could impact the future of North Richmond.
The company will begin shipping roughly 35,000 vehicles a year through the Port of Richmond.
North Richmond is alive with community gardens.
Residents living in Richmond’s Iron Triangle Neighborhood will have access to free Internet from four to five Wi-Fi locations within the next year. The effort is part of a two-year $1 million grant through the California Emerging Technology Fund, via Building Blocks, a cooperative of more than 30 city and county agencies dedicated to the advancement of families in Richmond’s Iron Triangle neighborhood.
Point Richmond is known as a tight-knit community with a unique, small town charm, and a vote today by the Richmond City Council will determine if people in the community can keep out businesses they think will mar that ambience. The Council will vote this evening on an ordinance to prevent so-called formula restaurants from setting up shop in the neighborhood until next January.
Nigerian emigre Lucky Braimah opened his store about seven years ago.
Mayor Gayle McLaughlin said Richmond is on the ascent.
It’s a neighborhood where you can’t find broccoli or even a fast food burger and fries, and just a single bus line passes through.