Election
Richmond resident Shawn Dunning, who ran for mayor last year, announced today he is running for the city's District 6 council seat in 2024. In a statement issued this morning, Dunning said, "On Friday, August 25th, 2023, Shawn Dunning filed a "Candidate Intention Statement" with
Crime in the City
A new video has surfaced which reportedly shows the beginning of the wild car chase and shooting that raced through Richmond before crashing in El Cerrito Sunday night. The car, believed to be an Acura ZDX, with at least two shooters reportedly fired upwards of 50 rounds at a Toyota
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The Public Works Department has launched a new reporting tool for residents to voice their concerns about traffic safety and make prioritizing and tracking project requests easier. The Traffic Calming Program aims to improve the quality of life in neighborhoods by reducing the harmful effects of traffic on neighborhood streets
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Richmond’s BMX bike park Dirt World hosted a volunteer dig day Sunday and has an extensive rebuild in the works. They’ve surveyed the land, developed blueprints, and are going through the permitting process to create a new city park with a bike recreational facility. The City of Richmond
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North and East neighbors celebrated when mysterious traffic control devices popped up at the sites of several recent high-speed collisions on Esmond Avenue. Residents were equally upset when they vanished. The orange cones first appeared around July 16. The following Friday, plastic poles materialized, glued and bolted to the ground.
Crime in the City
The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s office has filed murder charges in connection to the June 3 shooting death of 25-year-old Bryant Barrios-Marroquin, whose body was found in a burning truck near the Oakland Zoo. A tip led police to connect the suspicious fire to a Richmond homicide and
Data Reports
The Richmond Police received hundreds of reports of fireworks during the long Fourth of July weekend this year. The Indy takes a look at the data. Between July 1 and July 5, police received 249 reports of fireworks in progress throughout the city. Most of the calls for service were
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The last four residents of Richmond's sprawling Castro Street vehicle encampment packed up their belongings and were placed into temporary or permanent housing Friday. City abatement crews, housing providers, and police began clearing the camp, towing cars and removing debris at 7 a.m. Friday. By the afternoon,
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Updated on June 29, 2023, 4:00 pm Police were still actively searching a Pt. Richmond home Thursday afternoon where police fatally shot a suspect while serving a warrant in Point Richmond earlier this week. Detectives had so far uncovered an explosive device and several guns, according to police. Officers
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The City of Richmond Public Works is working to create a safe and comfortable walking and biking route on McBryde Avenue by removing traffic lanes and adding bike lanes from 37th Street to Wildcat Regional Park. The McBryde Avenue Safe Routes to Parks project will reduce the street’s four
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Richmond’s homeless population grew by nearly 74 percent, according to new data from the 2023 Contra Costa Health Services Point in Time Count. The annual survey documents people experiencing homelessness and provides a one-day snapshot of homelessness in Contra Costa. The county’s homeless services team and more than
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The Richmond Art Center is inviting the community to learn about a missing public artwork during a Fencelines Community Forum at the center today at noon. The Fencelines – A Collective Monument to Resilience artwork is made up of hundreds of painted fence slats with messages from the community. It was