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Crime in the City   -   Jun 17, 2026 Richmond police investigate homicide on Potrero Avenue
Richmond police investigate homicide on Potrero Avenue

Richmond police are investigating a homicide in the 4500 block of Potrero Avenue, the department announced Tuesday. Crime scene tape cordoned off the area around a home Tuesday evening, with officers stationed in the driveway and the front door open as investigators worked. A small group of people had gathered

by Soren Hemmila
Jun 16, 2026 Pollo Con Papas: Two Guatemalan fried chicken stands, one Richmond parking lot
Pollo Con Papas

There are two of them. That’s the first thing you notice. Same block on Macdonald Avenue, same blue tents strung with bare bulbs, same red tiered shelves holding steel pans and squeeze bottles. Same clamshell containers. Same prices. Pollo Con Papas and Pollo Con Papas Fritas, two families who,

by Soren Hemmila
Crime in the City   -   Jun 15, 2026 What happened in Richmond: A weapon at school, a felon found with a loaded gun and 42 noise complaints in a busy week
What happened in Richmond: A weapon at school, a felon found with a loaded gun and 42 noise complaints in a busy week

According to incident data released by the Richmond Police Department, Richmond logged 14 vehicle thefts, three robberies and 100 reported incidents between June 8 and June 14, a week that included a weapon brought to Richmond High School, a felon found carrying a loaded firearm with intent to commit a

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jun 13, 2026 On the agenda: budget, ballot measure, and police equipment review
On the agenda: budget, ballot measure, and police equipment review

The Richmond City Council meets Tuesday taking up a full budget session ahead of a June 23 adoption deadline, an annual review of the police department's military equipment inventory, a potential November tax measure tucked into the consent calendar, a $2.6 million homeless services contract, and direction

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jun 12, 2026 City manager says Richmond may be unable to add staff without retirements
Richmond City Manager Shasa Curl

City Manager Shasa Curl told the Richmond City Council on Tuesday that the city can no longer afford to hire new employees unless an existing employee retires first due to increasing workforce costs. “In the absence of retirements, we are at a point where new personnel cannot be added because

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jun 11, 2026 Richmond weighs shutting down e-bike share program
Richmond weighs shutting down e-bike share program

Richmond’s citywide electric bike share program could be shut down by the end of the month after city staff recommended the council move to conclude it and redirect remaining funding to a competing e-bike lending library. According to Richmond public works staff, the Today bike share program has

by Soren Hemmila
Election'26   -   Jun 10, 2026 Martinez thanks Richmond, congratulates Jimenez and Anderson as mayoral bid ends
Martinez thanks Richmond, congratulates Jimenez and Anderson as mayoral bid ends

Mayor Eduardo Martinez issued a statement Wednesday thanking Richmond residents and congratulating the two candidates who will compete for his seat in November, marking his first public remarks since finishing third in the June 2 primary. “I would like to congratulate the two successful candidates who have advanced to the

by Soren Hemmila
Housing   -   Jun 09, 2026 Planning commission approves townhomes on Central Avenue site that sat vacant for two decades
5620 Central Avenue site

The Richmond Planning Commission voted 4-0 last week to approve a 47-unit townhome development on Central Avenue, clearing the way for housing on a 2.58-acre lot near Interstate 80 that has sat vacant for more than two decades and cycled through a half-dozen failed proposals

by Soren Hemmila
Richmond police investigate homicide on Potrero Avenue
Crime in the City   -   Jun 17, 2026 Richmond police investigate homicide on Potrero Avenue

Richmond police are investigating a homicide in the 4500 block of Potrero Avenue, the department announced Tuesday. Crime scene tape cordoned off the area around a home Tuesday evening, with officers stationed in the driveway and the front door open as investigators worked. A small group of people had gathered

by Soren Hemmila
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Crime in the City   -   Jun 17, 2026 Richmond police investigate homicide on Potrero Avenue
Richmond police investigate homicide on Potrero Avenue

Richmond police are investigating a homicide in the 4500 block of Potrero Avenue, the department announced Tuesday. Crime scene tape cordoned off the area around a home Tuesday evening, with officers stationed in the driveway and the front door open as investigators worked. A small group of people had gathered

by Soren Hemmila
Jun 16, 2026 Pollo Con Papas: Two Guatemalan fried chicken stands, one Richmond parking lot
Pollo Con Papas

There are two of them. That’s the first thing you notice. Same block on Macdonald Avenue, same blue tents strung with bare bulbs, same red tiered shelves holding steel pans and squeeze bottles. Same clamshell containers. Same prices. Pollo Con Papas and Pollo Con Papas Fritas, two families who,

by Soren Hemmila
Crime in the City   -   Jun 15, 2026 What happened in Richmond: A weapon at school, a felon found with a loaded gun and 42 noise complaints in a busy week
What happened in Richmond: A weapon at school, a felon found with a loaded gun and 42 noise complaints in a busy week

According to incident data released by the Richmond Police Department, Richmond logged 14 vehicle thefts, three robberies and 100 reported incidents between June 8 and June 14, a week that included a weapon brought to Richmond High School, a felon found carrying a loaded firearm with intent to commit a

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jun 13, 2026 On the agenda: budget, ballot measure, and police equipment review
On the agenda: budget, ballot measure, and police equipment review

The Richmond City Council meets Tuesday taking up a full budget session ahead of a June 23 adoption deadline, an annual review of the police department's military equipment inventory, a potential November tax measure tucked into the consent calendar, a $2.6 million homeless services contract, and direction

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jun 12, 2026 City manager says Richmond may be unable to add staff without retirements
Richmond City Manager Shasa Curl

City Manager Shasa Curl told the Richmond City Council on Tuesday that the city can no longer afford to hire new employees unless an existing employee retires first due to increasing workforce costs. “In the absence of retirements, we are at a point where new personnel cannot be added because

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Jun 11, 2026 Richmond weighs shutting down e-bike share program
Richmond weighs shutting down e-bike share program

Richmond’s citywide electric bike share program could be shut down by the end of the month after city staff recommended the council move to conclude it and redirect remaining funding to a competing e-bike lending library. According to Richmond public works staff, the Today bike share program has

by Soren Hemmila
Election'26   -   Jun 10, 2026 Martinez thanks Richmond, congratulates Jimenez and Anderson as mayoral bid ends
Martinez thanks Richmond, congratulates Jimenez and Anderson as mayoral bid ends

Mayor Eduardo Martinez issued a statement Wednesday thanking Richmond residents and congratulating the two candidates who will compete for his seat in November, marking his first public remarks since finishing third in the June 2 primary. “I would like to congratulate the two successful candidates who have advanced to the

by Soren Hemmila
Housing   -   Jun 09, 2026 Planning commission approves townhomes on Central Avenue site that sat vacant for two decades
5620 Central Avenue site

The Richmond Planning Commission voted 4-0 last week to approve a 47-unit townhome development on Central Avenue, clearing the way for housing on a 2.58-acre lot near Interstate 80 that has sat vacant for more than two decades and cycled through a half-dozen failed proposals

by Soren Hemmila
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