WCCUSD announces partial settlement in lawsuit involving trustee elections
The West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) will move to trustee area elections in 2020. Also, terms of office for the three seats up for election on the WCCUSD Board of Education this...
Five people displaced in two-alarm fire on S. 47th Street
No one was injured but five people were displaced following a two-alarm fire at a two-story, multi-family home at 274 S. 47th St. in Richmond on Friday morning, according to Richmond Fire Department Chief...
Richmond mayor provides update on incoming city manager
By Richmond Mayor Tom Butt (this article first appeared in the mayor's e-forum newsletter),
At the end of today, Aug. 31, 2018, City Manager Bill Lindsay will quietly slip out of City Hall, ending 13...
3rd Annual Shields-Reid Community Chess Tournament set for Sept. 8
The community is invited to the 3rd Annual Shields-Reid Community Chess Tournament, set for Saturday, Sept. 8.
Registration will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon, with rounds beginning at 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and...
Richmond multifamily properties incentivized to become more energy efficient
The Energizer Richmond program, a partnership with MCE, is allowing multi-family property owners to make building and energy efficiency improvements, including a free analysis of how they can save energy and money making those improvements.
The...
Rescue Mission, Chevron to hold Back to School celebration on Sept. 12
Families, we know you're extra busy with schools resuming. But make sure to mark your calendars for Sept. 12, when the Bay Area Rescue Mission teams up again with sponsor Chevron Richmond to hold...
Burger King robbery suspect captured on surveillance video
Richmond police have released surveillance footage from a gunpoint robbery that occurred at a Burger King in Richmond on Sunday, hoping the public will be able to identify the suspect.
The suspect walked into the...
Richmond High to open pathway program for immigrant students
Richmond High School is set to unveil the opening of its "Internationals Academy" on Thursday, which is described as "an academic pathway to college and English fluency for newcomer students."
The program, a partnership between...
Richmond Plunge to close for several months for repairs
The Richmond Plunge in Point Richmond will close for construction from Sept. 1 till at least the end of the year, according to city officials.
The plaster on the bottom of the pool needs to...
East Brother Beer Co. Summer Classic packs the pub
By Zach Chouteau
East Brother Beer Co. has become one of Richmond’s most lively event hubs, and Sunday’s Summer Classic not only filled its Canal Boulevard tap room, but had the parking lot bustling with...
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Hercules police release images from damaging crash
"Seatbelts do save lives."
That's part of the statement released by Hercules police following a damaging solo-vehicle crash early Monday on Willow Avenue near Palm...
27th Annual North & East Neighborhood Picnic draws locals
By Mike Kinney
"Come and meet your neighbors" was this year's theme for the 27th Annual North & East Neighborhood Picnic.
The potluck picnic took place...
The Factory Bar gets planning commission nod
The Factory Bar received unanimous approval from the Richmond Planning Commission earlier this month to launch at 12513 San Pablo Ave., near Clinton Ave.
The...
