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News   -   Feb 26, 2024 Richmond City Council to assess mid-year budget, receive crime report
Richmond City Council to assess mid-year budget, receive crime report

At the Richmond City Council meeting Tuesday, staff will present a mid-year budget report, discuss recent settlements with Chevron and Martinez Refining Company, and an initiative to transition neighborhoods off natural gas. On the consent calendar is a crime report detailing recent violent crimes, including shootings and a stabbing in

News   -   Jan 15, 2024 Richmond's Historic Preservation Commission wins state award
Richmond's Historic Preservation Commission wins state award

The Richmond Historic Preservation Commission's Rooted in Richmond app has been chosen to receive the 2023 Governor's Historic Preservation Award. The award is conferred by the California Office of Historic Preservation and California State Parks to acknowledge efforts to preserve and share the history of the

Richmond's history and community connections inspire Nevin Plaza art installations
News   -   Mar 04, 2024 Richmond's history and community connections inspire Nevin Plaza art installations

If everything goes as planned, a new affordable housing building for seniors at Nevin Plaza could be completed within three years, along with several public art projects. Last year, EAH Housing began constructing the first phase of the Nevin Plaza project to completely renovate the seven-story building near the Civic

by Soren Hemmila
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News   -   Mar 04, 2024 Richmond's history and community connections inspire Nevin Plaza art installations
Richmond's history and community connections inspire Nevin Plaza art installations

If everything goes as planned, a new affordable housing building for seniors at Nevin Plaza could be completed within three years, along with several public art projects. Last year, EAH Housing began constructing the first phase of the Nevin Plaza project to completely renovate the seven-story building near the Civic

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Feb 26, 2024 Richmond City Council to assess mid-year budget, receive crime report
Richmond City Council to assess mid-year budget, receive crime report

At the Richmond City Council meeting Tuesday, staff will present a mid-year budget report, discuss recent settlements with Chevron and Martinez Refining Company, and an initiative to transition neighborhoods off natural gas. On the consent calendar is a crime report detailing recent violent crimes, including shootings and a stabbing in

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Jan 15, 2024 Richmond's Historic Preservation Commission wins state award
Richmond's Historic Preservation Commission wins state award

The Richmond Historic Preservation Commission's Rooted in Richmond app has been chosen to receive the 2023 Governor's Historic Preservation Award. The award is conferred by the California Office of Historic Preservation and California State Parks to acknowledge efforts to preserve and share the history of the

by Sophia Hemmila
News   -   Jan 08, 2024 "Shots fired" sends Richmond High into lockdown
"Shots fired" sends Richmond High into lockdown

Updated January 10, 2024, 4:40 p.m. Richmond High School was locked down Monday afternoon after multiple shots were fired during an after-school "brawl" that took place in front of the school parking lot according to the Oil Leak, Richmond High School's student-run newspaper. San

by Linda Hemmila
News   -   Jan 08, 2024 Spate of Chevron flarings unrelated, no impact on air quality
Spate of Chevron flarings unrelated, no impact on air quality

Several recent unrelated flaring incidents at Chevron's Richmond Refinery resulted in multiple Level 1 community alert warnings going out to residents notifying them of an "upset" and flaring at the facility. Chevron spokesperson Caitlin Powell said the flaring events, which occurred on New Year's

by Linda Hemmila
News   -   Jan 04, 2024 Richmond sees lowest number of homicides in decades in 2023
Richmond sees lowest number of homicides in decades in 2023

Richmond ended the year with the lowest homicide rate police could find on record, said Assistant Police Chief Tim Simmons during a report at the Community Police Review Commission Wednesday night. The drop mirrors a nationwide trend of declining homicide rates. “Eight was our official number,” Simmons said. “We have

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Dec 22, 2023 Toxic chemicals detected at former Richmond dry cleaner
Toxic chemicals detected at former Richmond dry cleaner

High levels of toxic chemicals have been identified at a former dry cleaner in Richmond, causing health officials to install monitors and consider evacuating residents if chemicals are detected above safety levels. This week, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control contacted Contra Costa County and city health officials, alerting

by Linda Hemmila
News   -   Dec 20, 2023 Richmond’s electric bike-share program is back
Richmond’s electric bike-share program is back

Richmond has relaunched its defunct electric bike-share program with a new operator and freshly rebranded bikes. Residents can now rent bikes from several bike hubs around town. The new bikeshare contractor, Today Bikes, will manage the system. The city’s previous bike-share shut down in 2022 when the contractor, Bolt

by Soren Hemmila
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