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Chevron split a million-dollar grant last week between five Richmond non-profits against a backdrop of city officials’ efforts to obtain millions more from the oil giant through taxes.
Several dozen people pressed the City Council Tuesday into reconsidering its support for a moveable pool wall at the Plunge.
The Richmond City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to prohibit new medical marijuana dispensaries until the city can develop regulations for them.
At Tuesday’s meeting the City Council is scheduled to discuss guns, pot and The Plunge swimming pool.
A unanimous resolution has established the 60-plus-year-old United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights as “guiding principles” in Richmond’s local governance.
Some Richmond residents are concerned that local jobs created by the federal stimulus package aren’t going to local residents.
The City Council voted 5-1 on Tuesday to approve a $350,000 movable bulkhead at The Plunge that will allow city workers to cordon off the pool into two sections.
At Tuesday’s meeting, the City Council will discuss The Plunge, assess how a local hiring policy is performing and peer into the financials behind the $100 million Civic Center renovation project.
On a recent Saturday, Richmond city officials, volunteers and residents joined a community clean-up activity called One Block at a Time to clean a few blocks in the Iron Triangle.