Posts Tagged ‘richmond’
Candlelight vigil held in memory of Richard “Pedie” Perez III in Richmond
Family and friends gathered for a candlelight vigil in front of Uncle Sam’s Liquor Store in Richmond in memory of Richard Perez III, 24, who was shot and killed there during a confrontation with a Richmond police officer in the early morning hours of Sept. 14. Perez, or ‘Pedie,’ as he was known in the…
Read MoreProbationary firefighter gives look inside Richmond Fire Department
Earlier this year, Richmond Fire Department probationary firefighter AJ Schindler, battled his first blaze at a two-story home in Richmond.
Read MorePoint Molate Beach, a hidden Richmond gem
In the words of environmental activist David Helvarg, Point Molate “is the most beautiful part of the bay nobody’s ever heard of.”
Read MoreSan Pablo man in critical condition after shooting in Richmond
A San Pablo man was shot multiple times in Richmond’s Iron Triangle Thursday night. The man was airlifted to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek where he underwent surgery. He is listed in critical condition.
Read MoreLawsuit seeking to stop rail shipments of Bakken crude oil dismissed
A San Francisco Superior Court judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by environmental groups that sought to halt rail shipments of volatile Bakken crude oil into Richmond. Judge Peter J. Busch ruled that the lawsuit was filed too late.
Read MoreBarks, bubbles, and baths in Richmond
Mudpuppy’s Tub & Scrub/Sit & Stay Cafe has been operating for the past 15 years at the southern border of one of the largest off-leash dog parks in the country, the 23-acre Point Isabel Dog Park in Richmond.
Read MoreMacabre mystery unearthed at Richmond’s Point Molate beach
Container of cremated human remains found along the shores of Richmond’s Point Molate Beach.
Read MoreA working family: the NIAD Art Center in Richmond
An art center in Richmond has been bridging artists with disabilities and the community for 32 years. The walls are colorful, and the people more so.
Read MoreMayoral profile: Mike Parker
If elected, the 73-year-old Mike Parker said he will focus on education, affordable housing and job training.
“I believe the school system has failed both the teachers and the parents in Richmond,” said Parker. “People don’t have confidence in it.”
Read MoreMayoral profile: Nat Bates
It was decades ago, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, when Richmond mayoral candidate Nat Bates received a call from his buddy, the late then Richmond Councilman George Livingston, to spur his interest in public service. He was then working for the Alameda County Probation Department, and a career in politics was the…
Read MorePo’Boys Kitchen
Young Richmond actors staged an innovative theatrical work about acceptance and redemption in “Po’Boys Kitchen.”
Read MoreOPINION: Richmond’s investment in youth is path to end gun violence
Currently there are hundreds of young people in Richmond who need to be provided with effective youth development opportunities and purposeful engagement with healthy adults on a consistent basis.
Read MoreDalai Lama blesses Richmond’s Tibetan Center
The Dalai Lama was in Richmond to bless the Tibetan Association of Northern California’s offices and community center, where participants hope Tibetan cultural life can be sustained and passed on to the next generation. Many of the Tibetans in attendance said that it was a once-in-a-lifetime event.
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