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San Pablo officials consider reducing traffic lanes in main commerical strips
San Pablo officials, reversing the conventional model of building more lanes to accommodate more traffic, want to put one of the city's main commercial strips on a "road diet." Public Works Director Adele Ho proposes to improve traffic flow and safety on 23rd Street south of Market Avenue to the Richmond city line by converting it from two lanes in ...
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Workers to lose Chevron jobs as refinery upgrade halted
The Chevron refinery in Richmond released 100 workers Thursday following a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge's ruling Wednesday ordering the refinery to stop construction of its Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project, Chevron spokesman Brent Tippen said.
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Slaying leaves Richmand family struggling for answers
Family photograph of Euvaldo Sisneros, age 79, taken on Thursday, July 2, 2009 in Pleasant Hill, Calif.
BofA to accept California IOUs
Bank of America said Wednesday that it will accept IOUs from the State of California from its customers through July 10.
Caspers Celebrates 75 Years 75-Cent Hot Dogs
Legendary San Francisco Bay area hot dog chain Caspers Famous Hot Dogs celebrates 75 years with "The 75 Cent Event," taking place July 28, during National Hot Dog Month.
Richmond police arrest robbery suspect after foot chase
A 19-year-old robbery suspect went to jail Tuesday after a traffic stop and brief foot chase in Richmond.
Housing at Richmond nursery site would hurt history, report finds
Demolishing 38 greenhouses and other structures from a trio of prewar Japanese nurseries to make way for 336 units of affordable and market-rate housing would hurt local historic resources, a city report found.
Richmond man, 79, dies after beating
Euvaldo Sisneros was attacked from behind on the 2800 block of Humphrey Avenue about 3:40 p.m. June 16.
Court jester draws record reader response
Queen: Loyal subjects, the Queen is dazzled and amazed. Her Majesty included a paraphrase identified only as coming from a "court jester" in her June 24 column, without specifying whether it was uttered by a politician, or in a movie or a book.
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Accountant finds his purpose at Bay Area Rescue Mission
Gus Petsas, CPA, financial adviser and board chairman of the Bay Area Rescue Mission talks about the work done at the mission in Richmond, Calif., on Thursday, June 11, 2009.
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Come enjoy the 3rd of July Fireworks at Marina Bay Park
When the annual funding is exhausted the City will not accept anymore grant applications.
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Richmond, El Cerrito power restolred after 4-hour outage
About 6,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers in Richmond and El Cerrito lost power for about four hours Saturday night because a wire was knocked down, a spokesman said.
2 Teens Charged In San Pablo Shooting
Two teenagers accused of chasing down and shooting a 16-year-old boy in San Pablo on June 11 have been charged with attempted murder, the Contra Costa County District Attorney's office confirmed Monday.
Remaining city departments to return to Richmond Civic Center on Monday
Richmond's last few city departments will move back downtown to Civic Center on Monday.
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Richmond's police Explorers earn high marks
THE EXPLORERS POST from the Richmond Police Department took the overall first-place award at the 2009 Law Enforcement Explorer Conference held June 13 in Las Vegas.
Richmond seeking police captain's ouster
Richmond plans to fire a police captain who claimed workers' compensation after he tore a tendon while watching television at home last year.
Sunday track work may cause delays to Richmond
Sunday June 28, 2009, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., BART crews will be removing brush on tracks between El Cerrito Plaza and Richmond stations.
Richmond murder conviction will get federal review
A Contra Costa County murder convict who for 11 years fought for a federal court's review of his case deserves his day in court, an appeals court panel decided in a strongly worded ruling Thursday.
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Rodeo housing project mourns their "Pops"
Mike Jeanpierre signs a piece of cardboard at a memorial for James "Pops" Gilbeaux on Mariposa Street in Rodeo, Calif.
Richmond police seek robbery suspects
Police seek two in robbery string: Richmond police released photos of two brothers wanted on suspicion of a home-invasion robbery series last month.
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