Posts Tagged ‘Corky Booze’
Mayor hails year of progress
Mayor Gayle McLaughlin said Richmond is on the ascent.
Read MoreJobs, self-sufficiency priorities for new city council
The new left-leaning city council faces steep challenges ahead.
Read MoreHappy New Year! Looking back at 2010
We’ve selected an important story from each month of 2010. Take a look and drop us a comment about what you think is in store for next year.
Read MoreProgressives prevail on council
Corky Boozé, Jovanka Beckles and Jim Rogers win in tight council race.
Read MoreCould it be Corky time?
Will Corky Booze realize his long-held dream of a seat on the council?
Read More‘Peace’ is this local icon’s middle name
Like many African American families, Mary “Peace” Head and her brood migrated to the Bay Area from Louisiana in search of work and opportunity. She remains a local icon ensconced in her beloved Parchester Village.
Read MoreCouncil OKs Taser purchase, breaks own resolution
Despite its own resolution banning doing business with companies in Arizona, Richmond City Council on Tuesday approved a $84,000 purchase of Tasers from an Arizona vendor during a wide-ranging council meeting.
Read MoreFriendship Manor feeling less safe, residents say
Residents of Friendship Manor, the public housing complex that is home to 75 elderly and disabled tenants, say persistent drug use and loitering has some folks afraid of coming out of their homes.
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