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News   -   Jun 23, 2024 On the agenda: Richmond to consider new sidewalk vendor ordinance
On the agenda: Richmond to consider new sidewalk vendor ordinance

The Richmond City Council will consider a new ordinance to regulate sidewalk vending over health concerns brought on by an influx of vendors at the Tuesday meeting. The proposal will establish a permit system and create a vendor plaza program to ensure compliance with state law. Residents and the 23rd

Crime in the City   -   Jun 21, 2024 Victims of Richmond shooting identified
Victims of Richmond shooting identified

The Contra Costa County Coroner has identified two people who were killed in a shooting this week as Richmond residents Maciyah Brown, 21, and Alvaro Garciapar, 30. Brown and Par are two of three people killed in shootings on Pennsylvania Avenue and Kelsey Street on Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday

One dead in double shooting at Bella Vista apartments overnight
Crime in the City   -   Jun 24, 2024 One dead in double shooting at Bella Vista apartments overnight

A shooting late Sunday night at the Bella Vista apartment complex has left one person dead and another in critical condition, according to police. Richmond officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 3400 block of Richmond Parkway, according to Lynnelle Sanchez, Public Information Officer for the Richmond Police

by Soren Hemmila
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Crime in the City   -   Jun 24, 2024 One dead in double shooting at Bella Vista apartments overnight
One dead in double shooting at Bella Vista apartments overnight

A shooting late Sunday night at the Bella Vista apartment complex has left one person dead and another in critical condition, according to police. Richmond officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 3400 block of Richmond Parkway, according to Lynnelle Sanchez, Public Information Officer for the Richmond Police

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Jun 23, 2024 On the agenda: Richmond to consider new sidewalk vendor ordinance
On the agenda: Richmond to consider new sidewalk vendor ordinance

The Richmond City Council will consider a new ordinance to regulate sidewalk vending over health concerns brought on by an influx of vendors at the Tuesday meeting. The proposal will establish a permit system and create a vendor plaza program to ensure compliance with state law. Residents and the 23rd

by Soren Hemmila
Crime in the City   -   Jun 21, 2024 Victims of Richmond shooting identified
Victims of Richmond shooting identified

The Contra Costa County Coroner has identified two people who were killed in a shooting this week as Richmond residents Maciyah Brown, 21, and Alvaro Garciapar, 30. Brown and Par are two of three people killed in shootings on Pennsylvania Avenue and Kelsey Street on Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Jun 19, 2024 Council puts oil refining business license tax on November ballot
Council puts oil refining business license tax on November ballot

The Richmond City Council Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution placing an oil refining business license tax on the November ballot. If passed by voters, the ordinance implements a business license tax dubbed the "Make Polluters Pay tax" on oil refining at the rate of $1 per barrel of

by Linda Hemmila
News   -   Jun 18, 2024 Update: Three dead in two Richmond shootings
Update: Three dead in two Richmond shootings

Updated at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2024 Richmond Police are investigating multiple homicides this morning after two people were shot to death Tuesday afternoon and one early Wednesday morning. On Tuesday, two people were killed and two more injured in a shooting on Pennsylvania Avenue. Richmond Police

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Jun 15, 2024 On the agenda: Point Molate legal settlement, homelessness, and a new tax proposal
On the agenda: Point Molate legal settlement, homelessness, and a new tax proposal

Plans to purchase the old Civic Center Motel, a $1.2 million settlement with the Point Molate Alliance and North Coast Rivers Alliance, Consideration of an Oil Refining Business License Tax Ballot, and several initiatives for unsheltered residents are on the Richmond City Council agenda for June 18, 2024. Details

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Jun 13, 2024 It's snake season in the East Bay, but there's more than one kind of snake in the grass
It's snake season in the East Bay, but there's more than one kind of snake in the grass

Last month, theĀ East Bay Regional Park District released a rattlesnake advisory warning the only venomous snake in northern California was out and about looking for food and mates. The northern Pacific rattlesnake is not the only snake you might encounter in local parks. Flora Csontos, Acting Public Information Specialist

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Jun 12, 2024 Mandatory overtime returns for Richmond Police still struggling with low staffing levels
Mandatory overtime returns for Richmond Police still struggling with low staffing levels

Despite ongoing recruitment efforts, the Richmond Police Department continues to grapple with significant staffing shortages, leading to the reimplementation of mandatory overtime shifts. Last year, Richmond hired 20 officers. However, officers continue to leave for other agencies, Chief Bisa French said at the June 5, 2024, Community Police Review Commission.

by Soren Hemmila
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