Health
The Richmond City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to prohibit new medical marijuana dispensaries until the city can develop regulations for them.
The Fire Department may be grappling with double-digit percentage budget cuts, but Chief Michael Banks persuaded the City Council to approve contributing to purchase of eight grant-supplemented treadmills for local fire stations.
Courtney Cummings follows in her mother’s footsteps to provide care for the mental and cultural well-being of Native Americans at the recently-opened Native Wellness Center in Richmond.
Tonight, the city council will revisit a proposal to ban the sale of cigarettes in Richmond pharmacies.
Health advocates fear that state budget cuts to HIV/AIDS prevention programs will increase the number of people contracting the virus in Richmond.
The Richmond City Council took a cue from San Francisco and voted Tuesday to ban cigarette sales at pharmacies. The proposal is modeled after San Francisco’s landmark ordinance that made headlines and prompted lawsuits after the Board of Supervisors passed the same law last year.
Chickens peck at tomatoes in backyard pens at the Eco Village Farm Learning Center in Richmond. A handful of goats, some sheep and one potbelly pig chow on hay in a nearby enclosure. Gardens planted around the property sprout vegetables, herbs and flowers. This 5.6-acre farm on Laurel Lane is where Shyaam Shabaka launched Eco Village after retiring from decades of Bay Area public health work. He now runs volunteer and training programs to teach people how to live healthier…