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Crime in the City   -   Dec 15, 2025 Richmond police report November crime spike, cite year-to-date decline
Richmond police report November crime spike, cite year-to-date decline

◾ Grandview Independent's ‘What Happened in Richmond’ weekly crime roundup is currently unavailable due to the city’s Daily Incident Log not having been updated since November 29. Property and violent crime increased sharply in Richmond during November compared with October, according to a crime report prepared for the

News   -   Dec 14, 2025 Richmond’s Jewish community to light a menorah following deadly Australian attack
Richmond celebrates Hanukkah

Members of Richmond's Jewish community are pressing forward with a public Chanukah menorah lighting Sunday evening, hours after a terrorist attack at a similar celebration in Sydney, Australia, left at least 11 people dead and 29 hospitalized. Rabbi Yitzchok Wagner of Chabad of Richmond said the ceremony at

Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez
News   -   Dec 20, 2025 Richmond mayor's social media posts spark controversy: the media coverage

The recent controversy surrounding Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez has drawn scrutiny from a wide range of local, regional, and international news outlets. The media coverage focuses on a central debate: whether Martinez’s social media activity was a “careless mistake” or a “dangerous pattern of conduct.” Last week, Martinez engaged

by Soren Hemmila
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News   -   Dec 20, 2025 Richmond mayor's social media posts spark controversy: the media coverage
Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez

The recent controversy surrounding Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez has drawn scrutiny from a wide range of local, regional, and international news outlets. The media coverage focuses on a central debate: whether Martinez’s social media activity was a “careless mistake” or a “dangerous pattern of conduct.” Last week, Martinez engaged

by Soren Hemmila
Crime in the City   -   Dec 15, 2025 Richmond police report November crime spike, cite year-to-date decline
Richmond police report November crime spike, cite year-to-date decline

◾ Grandview Independent's ‘What Happened in Richmond’ weekly crime roundup is currently unavailable due to the city’s Daily Incident Log not having been updated since November 29. Property and violent crime increased sharply in Richmond during November compared with October, according to a crime report prepared for the

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Dec 14, 2025 Richmond’s Jewish community to light a menorah following deadly Australian attack
Richmond celebrates Hanukkah

Members of Richmond's Jewish community are pressing forward with a public Chanukah menorah lighting Sunday evening, hours after a terrorist attack at a similar celebration in Sydney, Australia, left at least 11 people dead and 29 hospitalized. Rabbi Yitzchok Wagner of Chabad of Richmond said the ceremony at

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Dec 10, 2025 West Contra Costa teachers end strike with tentative contract agreement
West Contra Costa teachers end strike with tentative contract agreement

Teachers in the West Contra Costa Unified School District reached a tentative agreement with district officials early Wednesday morning featuring wage increases, fully paid family healthcare, and program enhancements, according to statements from both sides. The agreement was reached after a 12-hour bargaining session that stretched past 2 a.m.

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Dec 09, 2025 Richmond police halt license plate readers
Richmond police halt license plate readers

The Richmond Police Department has shut down its automated license plate reader system after discovering that a configuration error allowed some outside law enforcement agencies to run limited searches of Richmond’s data, the department said in a social media post. Police said Flock Safety had notified the department that

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Dec 03, 2025 WCCUSD says schools will be open as teachers plan Thursday strike
WCCUSD says schools will be open as teachers plan Thursday strike

Teachers in the West Contra Costa Unified School District plan to begin striking Thursday after months of failed contract negotiations, even as district officials pledge to keep all schools open. The United Teachers of Richmond will begin picketing 45 minutes before the first bell at every school site, union President

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Nov 23, 2025 New beacons, striping, and crosswalks coming to Richmond intersections
New beacons, striping, and crosswalks coming to Richmond intersections

Richmond is proceeding with several traffic calming projects as construction crews prepare upgrades at intersections across the city, according to the latest city manager report. The work is part of a package of eighteen traffic calming locations approved earlier this year. The city’s contractor, Saint Francis Electric, is preparing

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Nov 19, 2025 Renewable fuels company brings new technology to Richmond
Renewable fuels company brings new technology to Richmond

Raven SR Inc., a renewable fuels company specializing in producing clean hydrogen from waste, has cleared all the hurdles to construct a facility in Richmond that will convert organic waste into renewable hydrogen. The facility, located at the West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill, plans to process up to 99 wet

by Linda Hemmila
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