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Update   -   Nov 09, 2025 Police investigate fatal shooting near Carlson Boulevard and Potrero Avenue
Police investigate fatal shooting near Carlson Boulevard and Potrero Avenue

A man was shot and killed Saturday night, and police are investigating whether a second person, who later arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound, was injured in the same incident, authorities said. The Richmond Police Department Communications Center received multiple reports of shots fired in the area of

Housing   -   Nov 08, 2025 Richmond board to weigh 45-unit Hilltop townhome project as state law limits hearings
3151 Garrity Way

A state law limiting the number of public hearings cities can hold on housing proposals will shape the review of a 45-unit townhome project at 3151 Garrity Way, set to go before the Richmond Design Review Board on November 12. The proposal, filed by Vanguard Properties on behalf of Zhangs

Coroner identifies 20-year-old Richmond man killed in weekend shooting
News   -   Nov 12, 2025 Coroner identifies 20-year-old Richmond man killed in weekend shooting

A man killed in a Richmond shooting last weekend has been identified as 20-year-old Griffin Hammond of Richmond, officials said Wednesday. Police responded around 8:09 p.m. Saturday to multiple reports of gunfire near Potrero Avenue and Carlson Boulevard, according to the Richmond Police Department. Officers found Hammond suffering

by Soren Hemmila
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News   -   Nov 12, 2025 Coroner identifies 20-year-old Richmond man killed in weekend shooting
Coroner identifies 20-year-old Richmond man killed in weekend shooting

A man killed in a Richmond shooting last weekend has been identified as 20-year-old Griffin Hammond of Richmond, officials said Wednesday. Police responded around 8:09 p.m. Saturday to multiple reports of gunfire near Potrero Avenue and Carlson Boulevard, according to the Richmond Police Department. Officers found Hammond suffering

by Soren Hemmila
Update   -   Nov 09, 2025 Police investigate fatal shooting near Carlson Boulevard and Potrero Avenue
Police investigate fatal shooting near Carlson Boulevard and Potrero Avenue

A man was shot and killed Saturday night, and police are investigating whether a second person, who later arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound, was injured in the same incident, authorities said. The Richmond Police Department Communications Center received multiple reports of shots fired in the area of

by Soren Hemmila
Housing   -   Nov 08, 2025 Richmond board to weigh 45-unit Hilltop townhome project as state law limits hearings
3151 Garrity Way

A state law limiting the number of public hearings cities can hold on housing proposals will shape the review of a 45-unit townhome project at 3151 Garrity Way, set to go before the Richmond Design Review Board on November 12. The proposal, filed by Vanguard Properties on behalf of Zhangs

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Nov 04, 2025 Fire destroys what remained of Richmond’s historic International Hotel
Fire destroys what remained of Richmond’s historic International Hotel

What was left of Richmond's historic International Hotel turned to ashes late Tuesday afternoon after its charred framework had been left sitting amidst garbage and rubble for more than two years following a previous fire in 2023. Richmond Deputy Fire Chief Rico Rincon said firefighters responded just before

by Linda Hemmila
News   -   Nov 04, 2025 Contra Costa County allocates $21 million to replace frozen federal food benefits
Employment and Human Services Department

Contra Costa County supervisors declared a local emergency on Tuesday, allocating up to $21 million to provide food assistance to more than 65,000 households after the federal government suspended nutrition benefits due to the ongoing government shutdown. The county will distribute debit cards loaded with food assistance funds at

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Nov 04, 2025 Richmond police investigating early morning North & East shooting
Richmond police investigating early morning North & East shooting

Richmond police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured early Monday morning. Officers responded to a report of a shooting at 1:38 a.m. in the 900 block of 30th Street and found a victim suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Lt. Donald Patchin, Richmond Police

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Oct 31, 2025 Richmond police encrypt radios, ending scanner access
Richmond Police Department dispatchers

For years, the Grandview Independent monitored Richmond in real time through police scanners. Reports of shootings, police chases, and helicopters circling offered details on street closures and police activity. The scanners are now offline, removing that immediate source of information for journalists and residents. The Richmond Police Department is joining

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Oct 29, 2025 Cars rolling at Glydways’ Hilltop hub as company prepares 2026 pilot
Cars rolling at Glydways’ Hilltop hub as company prepares 2026 pilot

Driverless electric pods are quietly circling a test track at Glydways’ 14-acre Development and Demonstration Facility at the former Hilltop Mall in Richmond, where the company is refining its on-demand automated transit system ahead of a planned public pilot next year. Autonomous vehicle company Glydways began operating vehicles on the

by Soren Hemmila
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