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News   -   May 15, 2023 Richmond News Briefs
Richmond News Briefs

Pt. Richmond Music announces 2023 Schedule Our outdoor concert venue is at the corner of Park Place and Washington Avenue in historic downtown Point Richmond. Concerts are held on the second Friday of each Summer month through September, from 5:30 pm to 7:45 pm. We close the season

News   -   May 12, 2023 Park district considers mountain bike flow trail at Wildcat Canyon Park
Park district considers mountain bike flow trail at Wildcat Canyon Park

Members of local high school mountain bike teams came out in force to support a proposed mountain bike trail at Wildcat Canyon Park during a public workshop held by the East Bay Regional Park District last month. The East Bay Regional Park District has received a lot of interest in

Richmond seeks grant to turn Motel 6 into housing for chronically homeless
News   -   May 17, 2023 Richmond seeks grant to turn Motel 6 into housing for chronically homeless

City leaders seeking up to $10 million in state funds to purchase and renovate the former Civic Center Motel into permanent supportive housing for the city’s chronically homeless held a community workshop at City Council Chambers Monday night to solicit feedback on the proposal. The city is partnering with

by Soren Hemmila
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News   -   May 17, 2023 Richmond seeks grant to turn Motel 6 into housing for chronically homeless
Richmond seeks grant to turn Motel 6 into housing for chronically homeless

City leaders seeking up to $10 million in state funds to purchase and renovate the former Civic Center Motel into permanent supportive housing for the city’s chronically homeless held a community workshop at City Council Chambers Monday night to solicit feedback on the proposal. The city is partnering with

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   May 15, 2023 Richmond News Briefs
Richmond News Briefs

Pt. Richmond Music announces 2023 Schedule Our outdoor concert venue is at the corner of Park Place and Washington Avenue in historic downtown Point Richmond. Concerts are held on the second Friday of each Summer month through September, from 5:30 pm to 7:45 pm. We close the season

by Linda Hemmila
News   -   May 12, 2023 Park district considers mountain bike flow trail at Wildcat Canyon Park
Park district considers mountain bike flow trail at Wildcat Canyon Park

Members of local high school mountain bike teams came out in force to support a proposed mountain bike trail at Wildcat Canyon Park during a public workshop held by the East Bay Regional Park District last month. The East Bay Regional Park District has received a lot of interest in

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   May 09, 2023 Sideshows, speeding, and donuts still a problem in Richmond
Sideshows, speeding, and donuts still a problem in Richmond

Nearly two years after the Richmond city council voted to mitigate the problem of sideshows and speeding through a program of public education and traffic calming strategies, the problems still persist, much to the consternation of residents. Just after 3 pm last Friday afternoon, police cleared traffic and parked cars

by Linda Hemmila
News   -   May 05, 2023 23rd Street closes for this weekend's Cinco de Mayo Festival
23rd Street closes for this weekend's Cinco de Mayo Festival

Richmond and San Pablo's one and only Cinco de Mayo Festival is returning this weekend following a three-year break thanks to the COVID pandemic. To prepare for the event, Richmond Police and city workers began the task of closing 23rd Street just before 3 p.m. Friday afternoon.

by Linda Hemmila
News   -   Apr 28, 2023 Tiny house village proposed at vacant city-owned lot across from GRIP center
Tiny house village proposed at vacant city-owned lot across from GRIP center

A half dozen nonprofits are drumming up support for a proposed tiny house village on a vacant city-owned lot on Bissell Avenue. The Richmond Tiny House Village Farm and Garden Project pilot project would initially create six tiny homes on trailers for Richmond young people aged 18-24 on land leased

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Apr 24, 2023 Update: Richmond's historic International Hotel, red tagged after fire
Update: Richmond's historic  International Hotel, red tagged after fire

The historic International Hotel, where the Pullman Brotherhood of Black Sleeping Car Porters Union members would stay during Richmond's early years, was reduced to burnt framework and ash early Monday morning after a fire sped through it, destroying the 108-year-old historic building. Now red-tagged, along with neighboring structures,

by Linda Hemmila
News   -   Apr 20, 2023 Richmond celebrates Earth Day
Richmond celebrates Earth Day

This year marks the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day, a day set aside each year to raise awareness about the environment and sustainability. For students, Earth Day is also an opportunity to learn how to create change. Dr. Elizabeth Coscia teaches environmental and biological science at Salesian High School, where

by Linda Hemmila
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