This story was updated Sunday, July 6, 2025, at 8:45 a.m. Despite warnings, heightened enforcement, and a citywide ban, illegal fireworks erupted across Richmond on the Fourth of July, prompting a surge of complaints and reports to police. The Richmond Police Department received more than 180 calls for

The Richmond Community Police Review Commission introduced its new interim investigator Wednesday evening, bringing on a retired police chief and his firm to begin clearing a backlog of more than two dozen unresolved misconduct complaints against Richmond police officers. Bill Whalen, a retired police chief who now runs Bill Whalen

A Contra Costa County Civil Grand Jury report criticizing Richmond’s approach to police staffing has triggered a wave of pushback from city officials and police union leaders, reviving tensions over a controversial 2021 decision to reallocate $3 million from the Richmond Police Department. Councilmember Doria Robinson, who introduced the

The Richmond City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to establish mandatory training requirements for commissioners serving on the Community Police Review Commission (CPRC), despite concerns about the timeline and financial support for volunteers. The ordinance requires newly appointed commissioners to complete comprehensive training within 90 days of their appointment, down

The Richmond Police Department removed 71 abandoned and unregistered vehicles from city streets Wednesday as part of a targeted tow operation aimed at addressing community concerns over blight in the city’s southern district. The operation, led by the department’s parking enforcement team, focused on cars that had been

The Richmond City Council is set to consider exceptions to its tobacco retailer moratorium on Tuesday that would allow some longtime businesses to resume selling tobacco products, even as the ban on new retailers remains in place. City staff identified nine unlicensed tobacco retailers that could qualify for a proposed

The City of Richmond came alive Saturday as thousands of festivalgoers gathered at Nicholl Park for the annual Juneteenth Parade and Festival, marking one of the largest celebrations of African American freedom and culture in the Bay Area. The day began at 10 a.m. with a parade that wound

A family-owned mobile food business that has served the Richmond community for two decades is seeking city council intervention after being forced to relocate due to new regulations that restrict the size of vendor carts on sidewalks. Estephanie Sanchez, representing Super Churros, told the Richmond City Council that her family’