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News   -   May 19, 2026 Police: No signs of foul play in Richmond waterfront death investigation
Police: No signs of foul play in Richmond waterfront death investigation

Richmond police say there are no signs of foul play after a body was found in the water near Canal Boulevard last Saturday, though the case remains under investigation pending an autopsy. Officers responded at approximately 11:17 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, 2026, to reports of a possible

News   -   May 17, 2026 Richmond marchers haul giant Trojan horse to Chevron's gates on Anti-Chevron Day
Richmond marchers haul giant Trojan horse to Chevron's gates on Anti-Chevron Day

A Trojan horse rumbled through the streets of Point Richmond on Sunday, hauled on a flatbed truck past businesses and refinery fences while hundreds of marchers drummed and chanted behind it. The procession, part street theater, part protest, part block party, was the 13th annual Anti-Chevron Day, and it

Body found in harbor believed to be victim of solo-vehicle fatal collision
News   -   May 20, 2026 Body found in harbor believed to be victim of solo-vehicle fatal collision

Richmond police have determined that a body found in the water near Canal Boulevard last Saturday is believed to be the victim of a solo-vehicle fatal collision, following a multi-agency investigation that located a submerged truck. During the investigation, detectives used the department's Flock Safety camera

by Soren Hemmila
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News   -   May 20, 2026 Body found in harbor believed to be victim of solo-vehicle fatal collision
Body found in harbor believed to be victim of solo-vehicle fatal collision

Richmond police have determined that a body found in the water near Canal Boulevard last Saturday is believed to be the victim of a solo-vehicle fatal collision, following a multi-agency investigation that located a submerged truck. During the investigation, detectives used the department's Flock Safety camera

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   May 19, 2026 Police: No signs of foul play in Richmond waterfront death investigation
Police: No signs of foul play in Richmond waterfront death investigation

Richmond police say there are no signs of foul play after a body was found in the water near Canal Boulevard last Saturday, though the case remains under investigation pending an autopsy. Officers responded at approximately 11:17 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, 2026, to reports of a possible

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   May 17, 2026 Richmond marchers haul giant Trojan horse to Chevron's gates on Anti-Chevron Day
Richmond marchers haul giant Trojan horse to Chevron's gates on Anti-Chevron Day

A Trojan horse rumbled through the streets of Point Richmond on Sunday, hauled on a flatbed truck past businesses and refinery fences while hundreds of marchers drummed and chanted behind it. The procession, part street theater, part protest, part block party, was the 13th annual Anti-Chevron Day, and it

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   May 14, 2026 Cyclists hit the streets for Bike to Wherever Day
Cyclists hit the streets for Bike to Wherever Day

Richmond residents swapped car keys for helmets Thursday as the Bay Area marked its 32nd annual Bike to Wherever Day, the region's largest cycling celebration. Demand ran high at the energizer station at Richmond BART, which ran out of the event's signature tote bags. While over

by Soren Hemmila
Food   -   May 07, 2026 Casper's Famous Hot Dogs get new name, familiar face
 Casper's Famous Hot Dogs

For nearly 80 years, Casper's Famous Hot Dogs has been a fixture on the corner of Macdonald Avenue and Civic Center in Richmond. The name is about to change. Almost everything else will stay exactly the same. Corky Booze, a former Richmond city councilmember, has purchased Casper'

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Apr 29, 2026 Council approves study to move Red Oak Victory ship
Council approves study to move Red Oak Victory ship

The Richmond city council voted Tuesday night to fund a nearly $300,000 study creating a plan to relocate the Red Oak Victory ship from its current location at Kaiser's Shipyard No. 3 to a new location at Ford Point, closer to the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home

by Linda Hemmila
Crime in the City   -   Apr 22, 2026 Richmond man pleads guilty in county's first felony conviction under new sex buyer law
street-level sex trafficking

A Richmond man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge for engaging in commercial sex with a 16-year-old girl, becoming the first person convicted under a newly strengthened California law that allows prosecutors to charge sex buyers with a felony when the victim is a minor. Cedric Demarcus

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Apr 22, 2026 Council rejects donation of historic Craneway Pavilion
Craneway Pavilion

The Richmond City Council voted Tuesday to reject a proposal to accept the donated leasehold interests of the historic Craneway Pavilion, a waterfront event venue at the former Ford Assembly Building, after a debate over the facility's long-term financial obligations. The council voted down the donation agreement

by Soren Hemmila
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