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After weeks of rancorous debate over a $350,000 public pool dividing wall, the City Council voted 5-3 to end debate and affirm a Nov. 17 decision to purchase, thwarting a push by opponents to stop it.
Richmond officials observed the anniversary of the United Nations’ Declaration of Human Rights by gathering near a hub for day laborers and doling out coffee, pastries and educational literature for about 50 men who hang around looking for work.
For the 28th consecutive year, longtime Richmond native Rick Spencer has hastily set up shop, outdoors and a bevy of lush, aromatic Firs. Bab’s Christmas Trees is open for business at 1030 23rd Street.
A trio of local restaurants that donated $600 worth of food for a workshop supporting a community art project were awarded “Small Business of the Month” certificates during Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
Tuesday, Dec. 1 BOYS BASKETBALL Kennedy at Fremont, 7 p.m. Richmond at Benicia, 7 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kennedy at Monta Vista, 6:30 p.m. De Anza at Tennyson, 5:30 p.m. Salesian at San Rafael, 5:30 p.m. BOYS SOCCER Richmond at Castro Valley Tournament, 3:30 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER De Anza at Tennyson, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2 BOYS BASKETBALL Salesian at Jeremy Jack Tournament GIRLS BASKETBALL Salesian at St. Elizabeth Tournament BOYS SOCCER St. Joseph-Notre Dame at Salesian, 3:30 p.m. Richmond at…
Jeff Patterson was in Hawaii when he found out that his alma mater, Kennedy High, beat El Cerrito in the 1984 North Coast Section championship football game. Patterson graduated the year before and was in the army. He said he was a broadcaster in high school and didn’t play on the team. Still, the win meant a lot. “During my four years at Kennedy we never beat El Cerrito,” he said. “It was exciting for me to find out they…
A Civic Center audience enjoyed an aural dash of Dvorak, a call to a West African divinity and some Miles Davis on Community Music Day.
Homecoming night tends to transcend temporary discomforts, like chilly nights and shaky home football teams. On the biggest night of the high school sports season, cheerleaders have to bring their best, and that’s just what De Anza’s squad did.
The De Anza High School Dons, a much-maligned football team, got clobbered in their homecoming night game. But the full story does not show up in the box score. The Dons were blown out 49-7 by a much better Alameda High School team. The Dons gave up hundreds of yards, but never yielded an inch when it came to heart. They came in 0-9, and they left 0-10. Most of the 23 players who suited up were seniors, playing possibly…