The City of Richmond has been holding a series of community meetings this month to walk residents through a $729 million citywide budget that includes a $50 million payment from Chevron.
The General Fund, which covers police, fire, parks, libraries, and most city services, is budgeted at $266 million for
Assaults, a robbery and a reported arson were among the incidents logged by Richmond police between April 6 and April 12, along with multiple driving-under-the-influence arrests and 21 vehicle thefts, according to department records.
Richmond crime incident map
Monday, April 6
DUI: Undisclosed location in 94804. Police arrested someone after
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The University of California, San Francisco, is seeking to open a general outpatient medical clinic in a vacant commercial space on Hilltop Mall Road, with the Richmond Planning Commission scheduled to take up the proposal on April 16.
The commission will consider a conditional use permit that would allow UCSF
The Richmond City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to extend the city's Richmond Fund for Children and Youth for another ten years, directing an estimated $99 million toward youth services through 2038.
The vote came after one of the more crowded and emotional public meetings the city has
Mark Wassberg has been thrown out of Richmond City Council meetings more times than he can count. He figures it will happen again at the next one. He is running for mayor anyway.
Who he is
Wassberg was raised in San Pablo, went to Helms Junior High, and graduated from
Richmond police responded to multiple arsons, a midday assault with a deadly weapon at Hilltop Mall, and an early-morning carjacking on 23rd Street, while also carrying out a sweep of smoke shops. The city’s ongoing game of “Where did my car go?” cooled off slightly, with 17 vehicles stolen,
Dozens of residents gathered Saturday morning at Nicholl Park for Richmond's third annual Holi celebration, filling the park with bursts of colored powder, Zumba dancing, and a spirit of togetherness that drew praise from city officials and community leaders alike.
"How activated this park is today,"
