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News   -   Apr 21, 2025 Viridi powers into Richmond, replaces Moxion
Viridi powers into Richmond, replaces Moxion

Viridi, a manufacturer of battery energy storage systems, announced Monday that it has acquired the former Moxion Power production facility at Richmond's Portside Commerce Center. Viridi hopes the new 40,000+ square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will create a West Coast presence for the battery manufacturer, expanding its business operations

News   -   Apr 20, 2025 Chevron calls proposed Richmond legislative subpoena “unnecessary” and “unwarranted”
Chevron Richmond Refinery

Chevron is pushing back against a proposed legislative subpoena from the City of Richmond, calling the move "unnecessary and a waste of public resources." In a statement provided to Grandview, Chevron said it filed its final 2025 business license paperwork just two weeks ago. It called the proposed

Richmond council rejects police union bid to absorb civilian crisis responders
News   -   Apr 22, 2025 Richmond council rejects police union bid to absorb civilian crisis responders

The Richmond City Council upheld a recommendation to place the newly established Community Intervention Specialist (CIS) position under SEIU Local 1021, rejecting an appeal by the Richmond Police Officers Association (RPOA) that sought to fold the position into its own union. Meanwhile, non-sworn civilian staff within the Richmond Police Department

by Soren Hemmila
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News   -   Apr 22, 2025 Richmond council rejects police union bid to absorb civilian crisis responders
Richmond council rejects police union bid to absorb civilian crisis responders

The Richmond City Council upheld a recommendation to place the newly established Community Intervention Specialist (CIS) position under SEIU Local 1021, rejecting an appeal by the Richmond Police Officers Association (RPOA) that sought to fold the position into its own union. Meanwhile, non-sworn civilian staff within the Richmond Police Department

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Apr 21, 2025 Viridi powers into Richmond, replaces Moxion
Viridi powers into Richmond, replaces Moxion

Viridi, a manufacturer of battery energy storage systems, announced Monday that it has acquired the former Moxion Power production facility at Richmond's Portside Commerce Center. Viridi hopes the new 40,000+ square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will create a West Coast presence for the battery manufacturer, expanding its business operations

by Linda Hemmila
News   -   Apr 20, 2025 Chevron calls proposed Richmond legislative subpoena “unnecessary” and “unwarranted”
Chevron Richmond Refinery

Chevron is pushing back against a proposed legislative subpoena from the City of Richmond, calling the move "unnecessary and a waste of public resources." In a statement provided to Grandview, Chevron said it filed its final 2025 business license paperwork just two weeks ago. It called the proposed

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Apr 18, 2025 On the agenda: Richmond eyes Chevron subpoena, open streets, fireworks crackdown, and more
On the agenda: Richmond eyes Chevron subpoena, open streets, fireworks crackdown, and more

The Richmond City Council is set to weigh a subpoena against Chevron over tax audit noncompliance, consider a summer Ciclovia-style open streets pilot, and debate tripling fireworks fines in fire-prone zones as part of a wide-ranging April 22 agenda that also includes military equipment oversight, capital spending reforms, union disputes,

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Apr 18, 2025 Pt. Richmond music venue Baltic Kiss closes doors
Pt. Richmond music venue Baltic Kiss closes doors

Baltic Kiss has lost their bid to keep the music playing in Richmond. One of the few venues willing to book indie and rock bands, the club closed abruptly this week after a lengthy court battle over back rent and a history of financial trouble. Thursday night, musicians booked as

by Linda Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Apr 11, 2025 On the agenda: union clash, pension debate, and flood fixes
Richmond's Community Crisis Response Program

Richmond’s efforts to reshape public safety, tackle mounting pension debt, and address long-standing infrastructure woes are set to converge at Tuesday, April 15 meeting where a union dispute over the city’s community crisis response program, a $392 million pension liability, and the future of flood-prone Parchester Village will

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Apr 10, 2025 End of an era: Burnt Ramen site sold months after fire
End of an era: Burnt Ramen site sold months after fire

Richmond's long-troubled Burnt Ramen property has been sold. According to property records, Ma Wei Zhong and Ma Wanlan purchased the site – a 1905 converted warehouse that sits at the corner of Espee and Chancellor Avenues. A former punk rock music venue, the property has been the subject of

by Linda Hemmila & Soren Hemmila
News   -   Apr 05, 2025 El Sobrante joins nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ protests targeting Trump-Musk agenda
El Sobrante joins nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ protests targeting Trump-Musk agenda

El Sobrante joined more than 1,300 cities in a coordinated nationwide protest on Saturday demanding an end to overreach by Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The event, part of the Hands Off! Day of Action saw millions gather across all 50 states, U.S. territories, and internationally, which organizers

by Soren Hemmila
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