Soren Hemmila

The Richmond City Council advanced a proposed ranked choice ballot measure to be added to the 2024 General Election ballot after a presentation at a special meeting Tuesday night. The item directs the city attorney’s office to draft language for a ranked-choice ballot measure and an ordinance to allow

We’re not going to sugarcoat it. We eat a lot of burritos at Grandview Independent. Almost since the beginning of our publication, burritos have been a steady companion at our editorial board meetings.  So we’re hitting the Richmond Burrito Trail again with plans of visiting every taqueria, food

Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library, a non-profit that provides free seeds through the Richmond Public Library, will celebrate its 14th anniversary on May 1. At a seed lending library, patrons can” borrow” seeds to plant, let some go to seed, and then return some of the next generation of seeds

Fresh off the Richmond Election Reform Act petition certification, the Richmond City Council will now consider placing its own election reform measure on the November ballot. Voting reform organization California Ranked Choice Voting will present a report on instant runoff voting to the council at the April 30 meeting. Cal

A large crowd gathered for a candlelight vigil on Cutting and Carlson Boulevards Saturday night for six-year-old Amadeo Alvarez Jr., who died in a hit-and-run collision Wednesday evening. Amadeo was a joyful, vibrant boy with a zest for life that touched everyone who knew him. He loved baseball, basketball, and

The Richmond Rent Board briefly considered forming an ad hoc committee to address the deterioration condition of the “Know-Your-Rights” mural on 23rd Street and Ohio Avenue before a staff attorney advised it was outside the board’s scope. The mural, created in 2017, celebrates community action for equitable housing, and

The Richmond City Council unanimously approved a 45-day moratorium on new tobacco retailers after an increasing number of smoke shops have opened in the city. The urgency order, which went into effect immediately at the April 16 meeting, means no new permit, license, or other entitlement for any new smoking

Theft of copper AT&T wires in Richmond has become such a serious problem that residents cannot work from home and use cell phones or computers because of it, according to the Richmond Police Department. According to Assistant Chief of Police Tim Simmons, businesses and residents alike have suffered