• Richmond Promise Pride + Purpose Day @ East Brother Beer Friday, April 19, 3 to 9 p.m. Richmond Promise will team up with East Brother Beer Company to take part in the Richmond-based brewery’s Pride + Purpose Day series celebrating the Richmond community. As part of the collaboration, 10 percent
by Linda Hemmila
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
by Soren Hemmila
A petition to introduce primary municipal elections in Richmond City elections has been certified by the Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder-Elections Department. Backers of the Richmond Election Reform Act submitted 15,139 to the election’s office on March 20, said Helen Nolan, Assistant Registrar-Contra Costa County. “The
by Soren Hemmila
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
by Soren Hemmila
• Spring Awakening @ Masquers Playhouse APRIL 12 – MAY 5, 2024 Spring Awakening is based on a scandalous German play from 1891 about sexual awakening and self-discovery. In the 2006 Broadway show it was turned into an alt-rock musical with a folk-infused rock score. IT WON 8 TONY AWARDS
by Linda Hemmila
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,
by Soren Hemmila
A rare, fogless spring day provided perfect viewing conditions for Monday's partial eclipse, drawing a lively crowd to Richmond's main library. The library, which hosted the viewing party, handed out ISO-certified-safe solar eclipse glasses for viewing to delighted viewers of all ages who started
by Linda Hemmila
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
by Soren Hemmila
• Richmond Promise Pride + Purpose Day @ East Brother Beer Friday, April 19, 3 to 9 p.m. Richmond Promise will team up with East Brother Beer Company to take part in the Richmond-based brewery’s Pride + Purpose Day series celebrating the Richmond community. As part of the collaboration, 10 percent
by Linda Hemmila
The Richmond Greenway runs nearly three miles from South 2nd Street to San Pablo Avenue, a paved ribbon of trail laid over an old rail corridor. Most of it is easy riding. Then you hit the middle, and the trail just gives up. There's a fix in the
In the midst of an urban jungle, an oasis emerges, alive with the aroma of Italy, offering authentic pastries and coffee so delicious you cannot believe you haven't been here before. This is Cafe Gran Milan, located on Jacuzzi Street — in a semi-industrial area you may think
Photos had been turning up online this week, huge looping patterns raked into the sand at Keller Beach, gone by the next tide. There was one obvious question. Who did this? Turns out the answer gets up before the sun does. His name is Brighton Denevan, and he'd
Contra Costa County is asking a judge to shut down a popular but unpermitted taco stand on San Pablo Dam Road after its operators ignored the county's lawsuit, according to court records. Even with the lawsuit pending, the stand keeps running. Most nights, a line stretches down the
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
• Richmond Promise Pride + Purpose Day @ East Brother Beer Friday, April 19, 3 to 9 p.m. Richmond Promise will team up with East Brother Beer Company to take part in the Richmond-based brewery’s Pride + Purpose Day series celebrating the Richmond community. As part of the collaboration, 10 percent
by Linda Hemmila
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
by Soren Hemmila
A petition to introduce primary municipal elections in Richmond City elections has been certified by the Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder-Elections Department. Backers of the Richmond Election Reform Act submitted 15,139 to the election’s office on March 20, said Helen Nolan, Assistant Registrar-Contra Costa County. “The
by Soren Hemmila
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
by Soren Hemmila
• Spring Awakening @ Masquers Playhouse APRIL 12 – MAY 5, 2024 Spring Awakening is based on a scandalous German play from 1891 about sexual awakening and self-discovery. In the 2006 Broadway show it was turned into an alt-rock musical with a folk-infused rock score. IT WON 8 TONY AWARDS
by Linda Hemmila
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,
by Soren Hemmila
A rare, fogless spring day provided perfect viewing conditions for Monday's partial eclipse, drawing a lively crowd to Richmond's main library. The library, which hosted the viewing party, handed out ISO-certified-safe solar eclipse glasses for viewing to delighted viewers of all ages who started
by Linda Hemmila
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
by Soren Hemmila