Government
About 20 people gathered in front of the El Cerrito offices of Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia late Friday to protest a transfer of funds away from an urban ecology program.
Richmond’s City Council decided yesterday to nix plans for a casino at Point Molate in a 5-to-2 vote, ending the six-year debate.
North Richmond’s crime rate was on the decline before last week’s deadly shootings.
Richmond firefighters responded to a fire likely started by a barbecue.
Six students from Richmond’s sister city introduced themselves to the public at Tuesday’s special City Council meeting.
City officials on Tuesday said the city was in strong position win the competition to be the site of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s new campus.
George Livingston, the city’s first elected black mayor.
Seven guests from Shimada, Richmond’s sister city in Japan, are set to visit Saturday for a nine-day stay. As they celebrate the 50th anniversary of the relationship between the two cities, the visitors from Shimada will also be recovering from of the biggest tragedies in their country’s history.
Veolia Water’s days running the Point Richmond Wastewater Treatment Plant may be numbered after Tuesday night’s city council meeting. The council passed a measure to direct city staff members to prepare a list of all feasible legal options to handle wastewater treatment in Richmond, including the dissolution of the city’s current contract with the multinational company.