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City Council Updates   -   Jul 31, 2026 The candy gauntlet shrinks: 33 Richmond retailers to face healthy checkout rules
The candy gauntlet shrinks: 33 Richmond retailers to face healthy checkout rules

About 33 Richmond businesses will have to change what they sell at the checkout counter after the City Council voted Tuesday to align its healthy checkout ordinance with a Contra Costa County measure. The Healthy Options at Point of Sale ordinance, first introduced in 2022, sets nutrition standards for food

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jul 29, 2026 Chevron settlement emerges as city's 'plan B' for fire station upgrades
Richmond Fire Station 67,

Richmond City Council voted Tuesday to place a $120 million fire station bond on the November ballot. City officials also said that if voters reject it, the city could fall back on Chevron settlement money to pay for the same upgrades. The admission came only after a councilmember asked directly.

by Soren Hemmila
Crime in the City   -   Jul 29, 2026 Fundraiser grows for couple shot on Wilson Avenue as investigation continues
Fundraiser grows for couple shot on Wilson Avenue as investigation continues

A Richmond couple is recovering after being shot while sitting in their vehicle on Wilson Avenue on July 15, according to police and a fundraiser set up to help with their medical costs. The victims, Sebatian Guzman and his wife, were inside their vehicle at the time of the shooting,

by Soren Hemmila
What's the Buzz   -   Jul 28, 2026 What's the Buzz: Richmond's coffee crawl lands at Catahoula Coffee
What's the Buzz: Richmond's coffee crawl lands at Catahoula Coffee

Grandview Independent · GrandEATS What's the Buzz Reviewing coffee shops around Richmond, CA ☕ 0stops visited

by Soren Hemmila
Crime in the City   -   Jul 27, 2026 What happened in Richmond: A home invasion, a stolen loaded firearm and 22 stolen cars
What happened in Richmond: A home invasion, a stolen loaded firearm and 22 stolen cars

A home-invasion robbery, a carjacking and 22 vehicle thefts were among the incidents Richmond police logged between July 20 and 26, according to information released by the Richmond Police Department. The week's reports also included a strong-arm robbery, a negligent firearm discharge, a suspect caught with

by Soren Hemmila
Weekend Feature   -   Jul 26, 2026 The gap in the Richmond Greenway path and the bridge meant to close it
Cyclists at the Richmond Greenway trail gap at Carlson Boulevard, where riders detour onto city streets to continue.

The Richmond Greenway runs nearly three miles from South 2nd Street to San Pablo Avenue, a paved ribbon of trail laid over an old rail corridor. Most of it is easy riding. Then you hit the middle, and the trail just gives up. There's a fix in the

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jul 25, 2026 On the agenda: AC Transit budget deficit, homeless outreach and policing proposals
On the agenda: AC Transit budget deficit, homeless outreach and policing proposals

Richmond City Council will weigh a wide-ranging agenda Tuesday that includes a warning about looming AC Transit service cuts, a $1.66 million expansion of homeless outreach services, an independent fiscal review of a proposed police funding charter amendment and a $120 million fire station bond headed for the

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jul 22, 2026 Richmond council advances fire station bond toward November ballot, rejects ethics commission measure
Richmond council advances fire station bond toward November ballot, rejects ethics commission measure

The Richmond City Council voted Tuesday to move forward with a $120 million fire station bond measure headed for the November ballot, then fell one vote short of doing the same for a measure that would have created an independent ethics commission. Tuesday's vote was a first reading.

by Soren Hemmila
The candy gauntlet shrinks: 33 Richmond retailers to face healthy checkout rules
City Council Updates   -   Jul 31, 2026 The candy gauntlet shrinks: 33 Richmond retailers to face healthy checkout rules

About 33 Richmond businesses will have to change what they sell at the checkout counter after the City Council voted Tuesday to align its healthy checkout ordinance with a Contra Costa County measure. The Healthy Options at Point of Sale ordinance, first introduced in 2022, sets nutrition standards for food

by Soren Hemmila
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City Council Updates   -   Jul 31, 2026 The candy gauntlet shrinks: 33 Richmond retailers to face healthy checkout rules
The candy gauntlet shrinks: 33 Richmond retailers to face healthy checkout rules

About 33 Richmond businesses will have to change what they sell at the checkout counter after the City Council voted Tuesday to align its healthy checkout ordinance with a Contra Costa County measure. The Healthy Options at Point of Sale ordinance, first introduced in 2022, sets nutrition standards for food

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jul 29, 2026 Chevron settlement emerges as city's 'plan B' for fire station upgrades
Richmond Fire Station 67,

Richmond City Council voted Tuesday to place a $120 million fire station bond on the November ballot. City officials also said that if voters reject it, the city could fall back on Chevron settlement money to pay for the same upgrades. The admission came only after a councilmember asked directly.

by Soren Hemmila
Crime in the City   -   Jul 29, 2026 Fundraiser grows for couple shot on Wilson Avenue as investigation continues
Fundraiser grows for couple shot on Wilson Avenue as investigation continues

A Richmond couple is recovering after being shot while sitting in their vehicle on Wilson Avenue on July 15, according to police and a fundraiser set up to help with their medical costs. The victims, Sebatian Guzman and his wife, were inside their vehicle at the time of the shooting,

by Soren Hemmila
What's the Buzz   -   Jul 28, 2026 What's the Buzz: Richmond's coffee crawl lands at Catahoula Coffee
What's the Buzz: Richmond's coffee crawl lands at Catahoula Coffee

Grandview Independent · GrandEATS What's the Buzz Reviewing coffee shops around Richmond, CA ☕ 0stops visited

by Soren Hemmila
Crime in the City   -   Jul 27, 2026 What happened in Richmond: A home invasion, a stolen loaded firearm and 22 stolen cars
What happened in Richmond: A home invasion, a stolen loaded firearm and 22 stolen cars

A home-invasion robbery, a carjacking and 22 vehicle thefts were among the incidents Richmond police logged between July 20 and 26, according to information released by the Richmond Police Department. The week's reports also included a strong-arm robbery, a negligent firearm discharge, a suspect caught with

by Soren Hemmila
Weekend Feature   -   Jul 26, 2026 The gap in the Richmond Greenway path and the bridge meant to close it
Cyclists at the Richmond Greenway trail gap at Carlson Boulevard, where riders detour onto city streets to continue.

The Richmond Greenway runs nearly three miles from South 2nd Street to San Pablo Avenue, a paved ribbon of trail laid over an old rail corridor. Most of it is easy riding. Then you hit the middle, and the trail just gives up. There's a fix in the

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jul 25, 2026 On the agenda: AC Transit budget deficit, homeless outreach and policing proposals
On the agenda: AC Transit budget deficit, homeless outreach and policing proposals

Richmond City Council will weigh a wide-ranging agenda Tuesday that includes a warning about looming AC Transit service cuts, a $1.66 million expansion of homeless outreach services, an independent fiscal review of a proposed police funding charter amendment and a $120 million fire station bond headed for the

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jul 22, 2026 Richmond council advances fire station bond toward November ballot, rejects ethics commission measure
Richmond council advances fire station bond toward November ballot, rejects ethics commission measure

The Richmond City Council voted Tuesday to move forward with a $120 million fire station bond measure headed for the November ballot, then fell one vote short of doing the same for a measure that would have created an independent ethics commission. Tuesday's vote was a first reading.

by Soren Hemmila
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