The Marina Bay Farmers Market celebrated its one-year milestone Sunday with an extended celebration featuring live music, family activities, and fresh local produce along the Richmond waterfront.
New farmer’s market launches at Marina Bay ParkOn a sunny Sunday, crowds of happy, smiling people turned up at Marina Bay Park
Grandview Independent's weekly crime log reflects a wide range of public safety incidents reported by the Richmond Police Department. The entries below represent arrests, investigations, and other notable law enforcement activity across city neighborhoods. For location context, see the interactive crime map embedded below.
Richmond crime map
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A fire broke out at a historic Mira Flores building Friday morning as volunteers were conducting a cleanup event at the adjacent Greenbelt Park, city officials said.
Mira Flores is the former site of the historic Sakai and Oishi nurseries, founded by Japanese immigrants in the early 1900s.
The blaze
Faced with a growing backlog of civilian complaints and the absence of a police oversight investigator since September, the Richmond City Council is set to vote May 27 on a contract with Bill Whalen & Associates to restore investigative capacity to the Community Police Review Commission, part of a packed
Point Richmond is just so quaint, with its tree-lined historic district filled with older buildings and the sound of heavy steel wheels rolling nearby.
Among the charming establishments that contribute to the neighborhood's appeal, El Sol Mexican Restaurant sits on Park Place and has been offering Mexican Comfort
Grandview Independent's weekly crime log reflects a wide range of public safety incidents reported by the Richmond Police Department. The entries below represent arrests, investigations, and other notable law enforcement activity across city neighborhoods. For location context, see the interactive crime map embedded below.
MONDAY, MAY 12
Battery:
The story of the mysterious bird deaths in one East Richmond neighborhood has gone international.
Last week, we learned several birds were found dead on Bernhard Avenue just outside of city limits in unincorporated Contra Costa County, prompting dramatic headlines about Richmond from several media outlets.
The story, which was
At its May 20 meeting, the Richmond City Council will consider a call by two councilmembers to launch an independent legal investigation into potential ethical breaches and bias within the Community Police Review Commission. Also on the agenda: updates to the city’s Master Fee Schedule projected to raise $373,
