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City Council Updates   -   Jun 01, 2025 On the agenda: $644 million budget, staff vacancies, anti-land grab ordinance
On the agenda: $644 million budget, staff vacancies, anti-land grab ordinance

Richmond’s City Council will meet Tuesday, June 3, to discuss next year's budget, weigh a proposed ordinance targeting corporate land acquisition practices, and vote on a series of public safety and community initiatives, including support for the city’s Juneteenth celebration. $644 million budget, three options for

News   -   May 31, 2025 Richmond LAND executive director accuses former board president of $204,960 embezzlement
Richmond LAND executive director accuses former board president of $204,960 embezzlement

Richmond LAND Executive Director Princess Robinson has publicly accused former Board President Randy Joseph of embezzling $204,960 from the community organization through unauthorized checks written between January 2023 and September 2024. Robinson, who assumed her role in June 2024, said she discovered the alleged financial misconduct on September 5,

Richmond confronts staffing shortages at required public hearing
News   -   Jun 06, 2025 Richmond confronts staffing shortages at required public hearing

Richmond city officials presented a sobering picture of persistent staffing shortages during the city’s first public hearing on workforce vacancies on June 3, drawing urgent calls from union leaders and council members to address hiring delays, burnout, and chronic understaffing across departments. As Richmond prepares to adopt its fiscal

by Soren Hemmila
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News   -   Jun 06, 2025 Richmond confronts staffing shortages at required public hearing
Richmond confronts staffing shortages at required public hearing

Richmond city officials presented a sobering picture of persistent staffing shortages during the city’s first public hearing on workforce vacancies on June 3, drawing urgent calls from union leaders and council members to address hiring delays, burnout, and chronic understaffing across departments. As Richmond prepares to adopt its fiscal

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jun 01, 2025 On the agenda: $644 million budget, staff vacancies, anti-land grab ordinance
On the agenda: $644 million budget, staff vacancies, anti-land grab ordinance

Richmond’s City Council will meet Tuesday, June 3, to discuss next year's budget, weigh a proposed ordinance targeting corporate land acquisition practices, and vote on a series of public safety and community initiatives, including support for the city’s Juneteenth celebration. $644 million budget, three options for

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   May 31, 2025 Richmond LAND executive director accuses former board president of $204,960 embezzlement
Richmond LAND executive director accuses former board president of $204,960 embezzlement

Richmond LAND Executive Director Princess Robinson has publicly accused former Board President Randy Joseph of embezzling $204,960 from the community organization through unauthorized checks written between January 2023 and September 2024. Robinson, who assumed her role in June 2024, said she discovered the alleged financial misconduct on September 5,

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   May 30, 2025 PG&E equipment standoff resolved after man spends three days on power structure
PG&E equipment standoff resolved after man spends three days on power structure

This story was updated on Friday, May 30, 2025, at 7:50 p.m. A man was coaxed down from a power structure Friday afternoon with the help of local mental health officials, ending a standoff that began Tuesday morning when the individual scaled PG&E equipment at South

by Linda Hemmila
News   -   May 29, 2025 Man perched on PG&E equipment since Tuesday morning
Man perched on PG&E equipment since Tuesday morning

A man has been perched atop a Pacific Gas & Electric power structure at the Cutting Boulevard substation after climbing the utility infrastructure Tuesday morning, authorities said. The individual climbed the power structure at 10:43 a.m. on May 27 and is refusing to come down voluntarily, according to

by Soren Hemmila
Crime in the City   -   May 28, 2025 Multi-agency traffic enforcement nets 85 citations in Richmond
Multi-agency traffic enforcement nets 85 citations in Richmond

Traffic officers from multiple agencies joined Richmond Police Department personnel in a coordinated enforcement operation, resulting in 85 citations issued across the city on Tuesday. The operation deployed 11 officers to locations identified as collision hotspots and areas where residents have filed numerous traffic complaints. The multi-agency effort focused on

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   May 26, 2025 Marina Bay Farmers Market celebrates first anniversary
Marina Bay Farmers Market celebrates first anniversary

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

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   May 23, 2025 Historic Mira Flores building damaged by fire as volunteers participate in cleanup
Historic Mira Flores building damaged by fire as volunteers participate in cleanup

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

by Soren Hemmila
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