The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has reached an agreement with Chevron and the Martinez Refining Company in a joint lawsuit that will pay millions in fines and funding for air quality projects in Richmond. The air district and local elected officials are celebrating the whopping $138 million settlement
by Linda Hemmila
Richmond streets conditions are 'fair' according to a recently completed city-wide pavement survey. The overall roadway network received a pavement condition index of 61, just below the statewide average of 65. Thirty-six percent of Richmond's roads are in really good condition. One-third of
by Soren Hemmila
Updated February 14, 2024 at 1 p.m. Oakland resident Myron Smith has been identified as the Lancaster Drive victim. Police are investigating Richmond's second homicide of the year after one person died in a Lancaster Drive shooting on Tuesday night. Richmond police responded to a ShotSpotter activation
by Soren Hemmila
At Tuesday night's council meeting, the Richmond City Council voted to install new no-parking signs, signaling a restart of the street sweep program, which will eventually include parking fines for those failing to move their vehicles. Utilizing $550,000 from the General Fund, the council approved the
by Linda Hemmila
Richmond’s Atchison Village is facing an insurance availability crisis as major insurance companies continue withdrawing from California’s market or are declining to renew policies. The 450-unit community, established in 1942 as government housing during World War II, now operates as a housing co-op. The unique ownership
by Soren Hemmila
On the agenda for next Tuesday’s Richmond City Council meeting is a proposal to increase council member's and mayor's pay by 80 percent. If adopted, the ordinance would increase council members’ monthly salary from $1,402.50, plus another $300 per month allowance, to $2,
by Soren Hemmila
We now know why residents were reporting 20-30 sex workers lining 24th Street on social media last week. Richmond Police officers were conducting a human trafficking operation in collaboration with local and federal agencies as well as victim advocates, according to Richmond Assistant Police Chief Tim Simmons. “This collaboration
by Soren Hemmila
The National Weather Service has issued flood and wind warnings for much of the Bay Area today and tonight, including Richmond and the surrounding areas, as an "atmospheric River" rolls into the region. The storm is expected to dump as much as an inch of rain between tonight
by Linda Hemmila
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has reached an agreement with Chevron and the Martinez Refining Company in a joint lawsuit that will pay millions in fines and funding for air quality projects in Richmond. The air district and local elected officials are celebrating the whopping $138 million settlement
by Linda Hemmila
On a quiet weekend morning, a hundred or so El Sobrante residents simultaneously stopped what they were doing and fled their homes upon receiving a single text message. Richmond's third evacuation drill was held Saturday, providing neighborhoods in El Sobrante an opportunity to practice what they would do
With Richmond’s June primary just weeks away, voters across the city have a bevy of questions not only concerning who the candidates are, but also who is running in each district and what the newly adopted rules mean for election outcomes. With these questions in mind, Grandview has created
A county property record shows that OpenAI OpCo LLC signed a lease recorded on March 9, 2026, for space at 1411 Harbour Way South in Richmond, the address of the Portside Commerce Center, a 202,371-square-foot industrial warehouse on the Port of Richmond that has been seeking a
The City of Richmond broke ground Wednesday on a $34 million renovation project to transform the main library in Civic Center Plaza into a resiliency center and community hub, unveiling plans for several new upgrades to the building. Local dignitaries on hand for the groundbreaking included Richmond's mayor
Last update: 4:22 p.m. Thursday, January 22, 2026 A Richmond Police detective reportedly shot and killed a man welding a tire jack on Interstate 80 near Hercules Thursday morning, shutting down part of the freeway, and causing a massive traffic snarl that persisted for much of the day.
Richmond celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 19, with a day of service offering volunteer opportunities along the Richmond Greenway and in Parchester Village. Dr. King, who visited Richmond twice in the 1960s — the final time just a month before his assassination
On a crisp, fall night, astronomers from the East Bay Astronomical Society gathered along the Richmond waterfront with locals ensconced in scarves and jackets, hoping for a glimpse of the stellar treasures a clear night sky has to offer. The Astronomical Society hosted the stargazing event at Miller-Knox Regional
Raven SR Inc., a renewable fuels company specializing in producing clean hydrogen from waste, has cleared the hurdles to construct a facility in Richmond that will convert organic waste into renewable hydrogen. The facility, located at the West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill, plans to process up to 99 wet tons
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has reached an agreement with Chevron and the Martinez Refining Company in a joint lawsuit that will pay millions in fines and funding for air quality projects in Richmond. The air district and local elected officials are celebrating the whopping $138 million settlement
by Linda Hemmila
Richmond streets conditions are 'fair' according to a recently completed city-wide pavement survey. The overall roadway network received a pavement condition index of 61, just below the statewide average of 65. Thirty-six percent of Richmond's roads are in really good condition. One-third of
by Soren Hemmila
Updated February 14, 2024 at 1 p.m. Oakland resident Myron Smith has been identified as the Lancaster Drive victim. Police are investigating Richmond's second homicide of the year after one person died in a Lancaster Drive shooting on Tuesday night. Richmond police responded to a ShotSpotter activation
by Soren Hemmila
At Tuesday night's council meeting, the Richmond City Council voted to install new no-parking signs, signaling a restart of the street sweep program, which will eventually include parking fines for those failing to move their vehicles. Utilizing $550,000 from the General Fund, the council approved the
by Linda Hemmila
Richmond’s Atchison Village is facing an insurance availability crisis as major insurance companies continue withdrawing from California’s market or are declining to renew policies. The 450-unit community, established in 1942 as government housing during World War II, now operates as a housing co-op. The unique ownership
by Soren Hemmila
On the agenda for next Tuesday’s Richmond City Council meeting is a proposal to increase council member's and mayor's pay by 80 percent. If adopted, the ordinance would increase council members’ monthly salary from $1,402.50, plus another $300 per month allowance, to $2,
by Soren Hemmila
We now know why residents were reporting 20-30 sex workers lining 24th Street on social media last week. Richmond Police officers were conducting a human trafficking operation in collaboration with local and federal agencies as well as victim advocates, according to Richmond Assistant Police Chief Tim Simmons. “This collaboration
by Soren Hemmila
The National Weather Service has issued flood and wind warnings for much of the Bay Area today and tonight, including Richmond and the surrounding areas, as an "atmospheric River" rolls into the region. The storm is expected to dump as much as an inch of rain between tonight
by Linda Hemmila