On a bright and sunny Saturday morning, crowds turned for Richmond's annual Juneteenth parade, which began at John F. Kennedy High School and culminated at Nicholl Park, where the Juneteenth festivities began. This year's Juneteenth celebration honored Richmond Police Chief Biza French and Battalion Chief Rico
Crime in the City
The Contra Costa County Coroner has identified two people who were killed in a shooting this week as Richmond residents Maciyah Brown, 21, and Alvaro Garciapar, 30. Brown and Par are two of three people killed in shootings on Pennsylvania Avenue and Kelsey Street on Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday
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THREAT LEVEL ORANGE @ Rigger's Loft Wine Co. ANOTHER GREAT BANDWORKS PRODUCTION Threat Level Orange is a long-running San Francisco Bay Area rock band serving up songs you love from the 60s onward, plus a smattering of originals. Thursday, June 20, 2024, 6:00 p.m. 8 p.m.
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The Richmond City Council Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution placing an oil refining business license tax on the November ballot. If passed by voters, the ordinance implements a business license tax dubbed the "Make Polluters Pay tax" on oil refining at the rate of $1 per barrel of
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Updated at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2024 Richmond Police are investigating multiple homicides this morning after two people were shot to death Tuesday afternoon and one early Wednesday morning. On Tuesday, two people were killed and two more injured in a shooting on Pennsylvania Avenue. Richmond Police
Burrito Trail
After tackling half a dozen burritos, the Richmond Burrito Trail has hit 23th Street. Maybe we were just practicing for this moment when we tackled Richmond’s famed taqueria corridor. There are so many taquerias we had to research and create a plan to approach this food mecca. We read
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Plans to purchase the old Civic Center Motel, a $1.2 million settlement with the Point Molate Alliance and North Coast Rivers Alliance, Consideration of an Oil Refining Business License Tax Ballot, and several initiatives for unsheltered residents are on the Richmond City Council agenda for June 18, 2024. Details
Richmond's a busy place where there's always something going on, and this weekend is no exception. From the Juneteenth Carnival to Father's Day brunch on the Red Oak to an abundance of live music, there's truly something for everyone in Richmond. • East
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Last month, the East Bay Regional Park District released a rattlesnake advisory warning the only venomous snake in northern California was out and about looking for food and mates. The northern Pacific rattlesnake is not the only snake you might encounter in local parks. Flora Csontos, Acting Public Information Specialist
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Despite ongoing recruitment efforts, the Richmond Police Department continues to grapple with significant staffing shortages, leading to the reimplementation of mandatory overtime shifts. Last year, Richmond hired 20 officers. However, officers continue to leave for other agencies, Chief Bisa French said at the June 5, 2024, Community Police Review Commission.
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Richmond’s homeless population decreased by 20 percent, according to new information from the 2024 Contra Costa Health Services Point-in-Time Count. Homeless services provider Safe Organized Spaces says the actual numbers are considerably higher. The annual survey documents people experiencing homelessness and provides a one-day snapshot of homelessness in Contra
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Richmond held its first National Gun Violence Community Remembrance Day Friday evening to recognize the lives lost to gun violence and work together to end gun violence in the city. The event held in the Richmond Civic Center highlighted the contributions of several key community partners addressing gun violence in