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
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
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
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
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
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
Regional business association, the Bay Area Council, has announced plans for a workers rally on Wednesday to reopen the third westbound lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge to cars.
The business-sponsored advocacy organization has advocated for the pathway’s removal. The rally is scheduled for 8:30 a.
This story was updated on May 9, 2025, at 11:29 a.m.
An accident involving a school bus and an SUV at the corner of 26th Street and Gaynor Avenue left one person with minor injuries and several cars damaged.
Neighbors say a White Subaru Forester and a school
This story was updated on May 9, 2025, at 10:30 a.m.
BART service has resumed system-wide following a major disruption Thursday morning caused by a computer networking problem that halted train service across the entire system. While trains are now running again, BART officials warn that riders
Several structures at Richmond’s Point Potrero Marine Terminal are in poor to critical condition and require urgent repairs, according to an initial engineering assessment presented to the Richmond City Council on Tuesday.
Damilola Taiwo, a structural engineer with Moffatt & Nichol, said the goal is to assess the condition
This story was updated on May 7, 2025, at 4:30 p.m.
UPDATE: Authorities have now cleared the area, and the lockdown has been lifted.
Richmond police responded Wednesday to a potentially armed and barricaded suspect at Florida Avenue and South 45th Street near Miraflores Senior Apartments, prompting street
