Food
We’re back on the Richmond Burrito Trail, venturing below 23rd Street and visiting an old favorite, La Flor de Jalisco, on Macdonald Avenue. Grandview Independent plans to visit every taqueria, food truck, and restaurant for a feature we are calling the Richmond Burrito Trail. Last week, we visited the
The sun was shining brightly, and the rain had cleared on Sunday morning as Richmond's Cinco de Mayo festivities got underway. With the annual celebration's parade canceled on Saturday due to the inclement weather, revelers looked forward to Sunday's event, bringing thousands to Richmond&
Last update: Thursday, May 9, 2024 5:00 p.m. On a recent spring morning, Martine La Bell hopped into her Mini Cooper and headed to work, plodding along Kern Street, she was traveling well below the speed limit when she was hit by a speeding SUV, totaling the Cooper
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Transit officials briefed the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission on plans for weekday closures of the multi-use trail on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge during a meeting Thursday afternoon. The pathway opened in November 2019 as part of a four-year pilot project to provide bicycle and pedestrian access on
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The Richmond City Council advanced a proposed ranked choice ballot measure to be added to the 2024 General Election ballot after a presentation at a special meeting Tuesday night. The item directs the city attorney’s office to draft language for a ranked-choice ballot measure and an ordinance to allow
Burrito Trail
We’re not going to sugarcoat it. We eat a lot of burritos at Grandview Independent. Almost since the beginning of our publication, burritos have been a steady companion at our editorial board meetings. So we’re hitting the Richmond Burrito Trail again with plans of visiting every taqueria, food
Home and Garden
Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library, a non-profit that provides free seeds through the Richmond Public Library, will celebrate its 14th anniversary on May 1. At a seed lending library, patrons can” borrow” seeds to plant, let some go to seed, and then return some of the next generation of seeds
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Fresh off the Richmond Election Reform Act petition certification, the Richmond City Council will now consider placing its own election reform measure on the November ballot. Voting reform organization California Ranked Choice Voting will present a report on instant runoff voting to the council at the April 30 meeting. Cal
Election
Daniel Nathan-Heiss thinks the Richmond City Council should prioritize its residents and that the only path to “Pride” and “Purpose” is through hard work. Nathan-Heiss, who recently pulled papers to get on the ballot this fall, said he hopes to be the next District 5 representative because he feels, "
Behind a cement barrier and chainlink fence sits the charred remains of one of Richmond's important historical assets: the International Hotel. Destroyed in a raging blaze a year ago this week, the scorched wooden framework continues to deteriorate and can be seen listing above the fencing along with
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A large crowd gathered for a candlelight vigil on Cutting and Carlson Boulevards Saturday night for six-year-old Amadeo Alvarez Jr., who died in a hit-and-run collision Wednesday evening. Amadeo was a joyful, vibrant boy with a zest for life that touched everyone who knew him. He loved baseball, basketball, and
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The Richmond Rent Board briefly considered forming an ad hoc committee to address the deterioration condition of the “Know-Your-Rights” mural on 23rd Street and Ohio Avenue before a staff attorney advised it was outside the board’s scope. The mural, created in 2017, celebrates community action for equitable housing, and