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News   -   Sep 19, 2023 New Public Bank East Bay CEO makes appearance at Richmond council meeting
Public Bank East Bay CEO Scott Waite

Public Bank East Bay representatives stopped by the Richmond City Council meeting to introduce their new CEO, Richmond-born Scott Waite. Vice Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, who also serves on the Public Bank East Bay Board, used her councilmember report time at the beginning of the meeting to introduce the newly hired

News   -   Sep 17, 2023 Richmond community gathers for memorial for Pedie Perez
Richmond community gathers for memorial for Pedie Perez

As the sun set over Richmond Saturday night, the community gathered on a busy section of Cutting Boulevard to remember Richard P. Perez III, “Pedie,” who died in a police shooting nine years ago. Across the street, music wafted from the open door of an evangelical church’s Saturday night

$130 million transit-oriented housing project to add 150 affordable apartments at BART
News   -   Sep 27, 2023 $130 million transit-oriented housing project to add 150 affordable apartments at BART

Richmond’s $130 million transit-oriented housing project will add 150 affordable housing units at the Richmond BART station, purchase three new BART cars, install new fare gates, and improve bikeway and pedestrian access. The City of Richmond, BART, and affordable housing developer Pacific West Communities are working together to build

by Soren Hemmila
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News   -   Sep 27, 2023 $130 million transit-oriented housing project to add 150 affordable apartments at BART
$130 million transit-oriented housing project to add 150 affordable apartments at BART

Richmond’s $130 million transit-oriented housing project will add 150 affordable housing units at the Richmond BART station, purchase three new BART cars, install new fare gates, and improve bikeway and pedestrian access. The City of Richmond, BART, and affordable housing developer Pacific West Communities are working together to build

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Sep 19, 2023 New Public Bank East Bay CEO makes appearance at Richmond council meeting
Public Bank East Bay CEO Scott Waite

Public Bank East Bay representatives stopped by the Richmond City Council meeting to introduce their new CEO, Richmond-born Scott Waite. Vice Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, who also serves on the Public Bank East Bay Board, used her councilmember report time at the beginning of the meeting to introduce the newly hired

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Sep 17, 2023 Richmond community gathers for memorial for Pedie Perez
Richmond community gathers for memorial for Pedie Perez

As the sun set over Richmond Saturday night, the community gathered on a busy section of Cutting Boulevard to remember Richard P. Perez III, “Pedie,” who died in a police shooting nine years ago. Across the street, music wafted from the open door of an evangelical church’s Saturday night

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Sep 13, 2023 City council selects ONS to implement program to respond to low-level 911 calls
City council selects ONS to implement program to respond to low-level 911 calls

The Richmond City Council is initiating a plan to create a non-police alternative response team for low-level emergency calls within the city’s Office of Neighborhood Safety. The Richmond Community Crisis Response Program is a pilot initiative for a non-police response to calls from Richmond residents staffed by team members

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Sep 09, 2023 Up & Under 2nd Pitch 'Proper Rugby Pub' reopening in El Sobrante
Up & Under 2nd Pitch 'Proper Rugby Pub' reopening in El Sobrante

If it's proper pub grub you are looking for, you won't have far to go as Pub Owner Nathan Trivers readies to relaunch his Up & Under 2nd Pitch Rugby Pub right in the heart of El Sobrante. Tucked in at the bottom of a green,

by Linda Hemmila
News   -   Sep 05, 2023 East Bay Regional Park District board votes to legalize e-bikes
East Bay Regional Park District board votes to legalize e-bikes

East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted unanimously to allow electric bicycles the same access to trails as traditional bicycles at its meeting in Oakland despite efforts to delay the vote Tuesday afternoon. Park district officials said e-bikes can increase equitable access to trails for an aging population

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Sep 04, 2023 Nevin Plaza renovation continues, developers look forward to construction of second building
Nevin Plaza renovation continues, developers look forward to construction of second building

The first round of apartment renovations at the senior affordable housing community Nevin Plaza is expected to be completed soon, with residents moving back into their units in October. Construction began in March of this year on the first phase of the Nevin Plaza project, which will completely renovate the

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Sep 03, 2023 Richmond in a pickle: controversial sport sparks debate
Richmond in a pickle: controversial sport sparks debate

On a sunny Friday afternoon, a crowd of smiling, energetic people gathered at Booker T. Anderson Park on what appears to be a small, oddly marked tennis court. Armed with paddles reminiscent of ping pong, the volley begins, and the game is on, leaving the spectator with a few questions

by Linda Hemmila
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