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A petition to introduce primary municipal elections in Richmond City elections has been certified by the Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder-Elections Department. Backers of the Richmond Election Reform Act submitted 15,139 to the election’s office on March 20, said Helen Nolan, Assistant Registrar-Contra Costa County. “The petition was determined
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The tobacco moratorium is back on the Richmond City Council agenda, along with an audit of our port, a crime update from the chief, and many projects, including the BTA Community Center rebuild and pedestrian safety projects. The audit for the Port of Richmond came out and will be presented
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• Spring Awakening @ Masquers Playhouse APRIL 12 – MAY 5, 2024 Spring Awakening is based on a scandalous German play from 1891 about sexual awakening and self-discovery. In the 2006 Broadway show it was turned into an alt-rock musical with a folk-infused rock score. IT WON 8 TONY AWARDS including BEST MUSICAL!
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To keep you up-to-date on traffic issues in the city and your neighborhood, The Grandview Independent has created an interactive map of traffic collisions by Richmond City Council Districts. 2024 traffic collision map As of April 9, Richmond has had 276 traffic collisions in 2024, with five fatalities, according to
A rare, fogless spring day provided perfect viewing conditions for Monday's partial eclipse, drawing a lively crowd to Richmond's main library. The library, which hosted the viewing party, handed out ISO-certified-safe solar eclipse glasses for viewing to delighted viewers of all ages who started to gather
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On a sunny Sunday, crowds of happy, smiling people turned up at Marina Bay Park for the launch of Richmond’s second Certified Farmer’s Market location. The inaugural Marina Bay Farmer's Market, held in the parking lot near Regatta Boulevard and Melville Square, got off to a
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Updated at 3:20 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2024. Richmond Fire Department responded to a call for a vehicle fire and found a garbage truck partially engulfed and powerlines above the truck also ablaze. The call came in just after noon Thursday when a resident in the 900 block
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The Richmond City Council tried to pass a moratorium on tobacco retailers, but with only four councilmembers in attendance, they didn’t have the five votes required to pass an emergency ordinance at Tuesday’s council meeting. Council members reported receiving numerous complaints about the number of smoke shops and
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Recently, Richmond officials have received numerous complaints regarding the number of smoke shops and tobacco retailers throughout the city. The Richmond City Council will consider an urgency ordinance to place a 45-day moratorium on new tobacco retailers. “The City of Richmond has a significant interest in discouraging tobacco use by
Richmond's own Daisy Ptak secured her place in Guinness World Records Monday afternoon when the scarf she crocheted measured 982 feet long, beating the previous record by 142 feet. The official measuring took place in front of Richmond's Craneway Pavilion, with the help of many volunteers,
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Renovations have begun on what will become a new Dollar Tree store at the corner of San Pablo and Barrett Avenues, ending neighborhood speculation as to the future of the property, which has been vacant since 2017. The retail project, which sits directly behind the numerous single-family homes that line
Crime in the City
Updated at 10:45 p.m. March 28, 2024 The suspect in a homicide on South 36th Street has been taken into custody this afternoon, the Richmond Police announced Thursday night. Assistant Police Chief Tim Simmons shared online that Richmond Police Detectives, in partnership with an outside agency, were able