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WEBSep 12, 2023 · No burglary at Rich City Rides, police say, pointing to possible dispute between bike shop’s partners. This story was reported and published in a collaboration between Richmond Confidential and Richmondside. Najari Smith, co-founder and co-owner of Rich City Rides Cooperative Inc., reported to …
‘We’re in a crisis’: Richmond tests public health innovation in …
WEBDec 18, 2017 · This site is just one of the ways Health in All Policies has begun to manifest itself in Richmond. Because the framework is enacted in large part through the general plan, which focuses on land management, the changes so far have largely been evident in the built environment, things like parks and walkable paths, said Gabino Arredondo, a management analyst for the city manager’s office.
Friendship Manor feeling less safe, residents say
WEBJun 17, 2010 · Friendship Manor, the name bestowed on the Stege Avenue public-housing complex in Richmond, implies a peaceful, tranquil and, well, friendly abode. But many of the 75 low-income, elderly and disabled tenants that call Friendship home say it’s becoming anything but that. At a Wednesday afternoon meeting of the complex’s resident council ...
Former Richmond police officer sues city and Chief Magnus for …
WEBApr 10, 2015 · A former Richmond police officer is suing the City of Richmond and Chief of Police Chris Magnus for wrongful termination, claiming that he was discriminated against after he reported to his supervisor that Magnus allegedly made sexual advances towards him. Thomas Hauschild, 44, was a police officer …
School Board halts Mindfulness Program in Richmond schools
WEBSep 22, 2019 · The West Contra Costa County School Board voted against renewing its contract with Mindful Life Project, a local non-profit organization that teaches mindfulness practices to children in the district. More than a dozen community members showed up at the board’s meeting to advocate for the continuation of the program.
Henry Clark and three decades of environmental justice
WEBDec 6, 2012 · R ichmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin first saw Henry Clark, as so many have, at the gates of Richmond’s Chevron oil refinery. It was a blustery day in June 2003 and Clark was calling for environmental accountability from the oil company – as he has for many years – in front of an impassioned crowd of community members holding signs attacking refinery flares and “dirty air.”
Richmond icon steps into history at Oxford debate
WEBJul 21, 2011 · Becnel recounted her experiences at Oxford during a lengthy interview in her 23rd Street offices at the Neighborhood House of North Richmond, where she has held the top post since 1998.The Neighborhood House is one of the East Bay’s oldest and most storied African American-run nonprofit social services providers.
Council passes two ordinances that tighten campaign finance rules
WEBon July 25, 2012. The city council Tuesday night approved two contentious campaign finance ordinances that, taken together, limit the influence of people and businesses that contribute to a candidate or sitting councilmember. These ordinances will likely reshape the way candidates approach fundraising in this year’s election.
Richmond’s unhoused staying at the Courtyard by Marriott face ...
WEBNov 9, 2020 · Richmond’s unhoused staying at the Courtyard by Marriott face uncertainty. On a quiet afternoon in October, Raul Diaz tucks his hands into the pockets of his loose denim jeans and walks through the parking lot of Courtyard by Marriott on Garrity Way. His cloth mask, worn to protect him from contracting COVID-19, matches the plaid print and ...
A look inside Chevron’s Richmond refinery
WEBSep 13, 2011 · Chevron opened the gates of its Richmond refinery on Saturday, offering community members a rare glimpse inside. Visitors came for a variety of reasons. Norm Walters, who first worked at the refinery in1941, came with 10 men from El Sobrante United Methodist Church to see how the refinery had changed since his …