The tobacco moratorium is back on the Richmond City Council agenda, along with an audit of our port, a crime update from the chief, and many projects, including the BTA Community Center rebuild and pedestrian safety projects.
The audit for the Port of Richmond came out and will be presented
To keep you up-to-date on traffic issues in the city and your neighborhood, The Grandview Independent has created an interactive map of traffic collisions by Richmond City Council Districts.
2024 traffic collision map
As of April 9, Richmond has had 276 traffic collisions in 2024, with five fatalities,
On a sunny Sunday, crowds of happy, smiling people turned up at Marina Bay Park for the launch of Richmond’s second Certified Farmer’s Market location.
The inaugural Marina Bay Farmer's Market, held in the parking lot near Regatta Boulevard and Melville Square, got off to a
The Richmond City Council tried to pass a moratorium on tobacco retailers, but with only four councilmembers in attendance, they didn’t have the five votes required to pass an emergency ordinance at Tuesday’s council meeting.
Council members reported receiving numerous complaints about the number of smoke shops and
Recently, Richmond officials have received numerous complaints regarding the number of smoke shops and tobacco retailers throughout the city. The Richmond City Council will consider an urgency ordinance to place a 45-day moratorium on new tobacco retailers.
“The City of Richmond has a significant interest in discouraging tobacco use
Updated at 10:45 p.m. March 28, 2024
The suspect in a homicide on South 36th Street has been taken into custody this afternoon, the Richmond Police announced Thursday night.
Assistant Police Chief Tim Simmons shared online that Richmond Police Detectives, in partnership with an outside agency, were able
Neighbors concerned about the future of the Adams Middle School property joined the West Contra Costa Unified School District 7-11 Committee for a site tour Tuesday evening.
The school, which has been empty since 2009, is one of four unused properties the committee will evaluate for the district.
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The Urban Forestry Advisory Committee, which is tasked with “aggressively expanding the City of Richmond’s tree canopy,” will share its concerns and recommendations with the council during the March 26 meeting.
The committee has three recommendations to communicate at the meeting, starting with a hazard tree mitigation budget and
