Richmond News

Perhaps you recall last week's rankings from a cycling blog that found not a single U.S. city among the most bike-friendly cities in the world.

When the top three winners of a Bay Area essay contest for fifth graders are asked to read their essays at a ceremony in San Francisco Wednesday night, one of them will be Zachary Adler of Ocean View Elementary School.

Janelle Monae plays a special show at Davies Symphony Hall this week in support of her soon-to-be-released new album.

These two ships figure to play a prominent role in the reboot of Japanese monster movie franchise Godzilla, currently filming for eight days in Steveston.

"To the dismay of local environmentalists, the California Coastal Commission on Thursday gave San Francisco the go-ahead to replace the dilapidated grass soccer fields at Beach Chalet in Golden Gate Park with artificial turf fields lit for nighttime play." SF soccer field project wins panel's OK [ Chron ] [ Ex ] [ Richmond SF ] [ SFBG ] "701 ... (more)

JANUARY 25: A car drives past the Chevron refinery on January 25, 2011 in Richmond, California.

A Richmond official who also sits on the Hercules Planning Commission wants to put the kibosh on talk of extending BART north along Interstate 80, saying it would isolate and downgrade the downtown Richmond station.

Source: www.katu.com --- Friday, May 03, 2013Here are the planned stops and dates for the Solar plane that left California on Friday.

Approximately 75 directors of admission and diversity from Bay Area independent schools gathered for breakfast at the UC-Berkeley, Clark Kerr Campus Wednesday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of A Better Chance , a national organization headquartered in New York City, that annually places 500 or so academically-promising students of color in ... (more)

The slogan "Just Do It" has been used for more than two decades to convince people to lace up their sneakers and work hard on the field, court and, for one local couple - in the classroom.

Admitted recreational marijuana smoker Barack Obama is still letting the Justice Department harass established San Francisco medical pot dispensaries out of business, with the 15-year-old Hemp Center in the Richmond District the latest to be threatened by the feds.

One of the persistent questions about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is how so many people, new to insurance, are going to obtain quality health care when the system seems so strapped already.

San Mateo County undercover agents seized dozens of guns including four assault weapons during an illegal firearms investigation in Foster City and San Francisco.

<![CDATA[Davidson & Borge --August 2013-- Mr. & Mrs. John M Davidson of Richmond, announce the engagement of their daughter Katie, to Jonathan Borge, son of Herbert & Rose Borge of Anaheim Hills, CA. Katie is a 2010 graduate of The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago with a B.A. in Fashion Marketing and Management. Jonathan is a 2011 graduate of San Francisco State with a B.A. in International Relations. Both currently work & live in San Francisco. An intimate destination wedding is planned for August 2013.

The tobacco and fruit mixture smoked in public hookah bars might be considerably more dangerous than its pleasant scent would suggest.

April 25 - The Mayor of Seattle, 350.org, and the Mayors Innovation Project announced today that nine mayors and city councils across the country are joining the Mayor of Seattle in urging their cities to divest from the top 200 fossil fuel companies because of the industry's responsibility for the climate crisis.

"After years of controversy and political haggling, the Trinity Plaza apartment building at 8th and Market is finally being torn down." Trinity Plaza Teardown [ Civic Center ] "Its occupation began in the spring of 2011.

A controversial proposal that would allow local government officials to use the authority of eminent domain to condemn residences with distressed mortgages is reportedly gaining traction in California once again.