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4 things to know in Richmond — Polling place will open early, east Richmond wildfire drill, Concord Navy site deal

Early polling place opens May 29; east Richmond wildfire evacuation drill; former Concord naval weapons station to become housing site. More than 17,000 people were under evacuation orders on Tue., ...
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Richmond mayoral debate: Candidates clash over public safety

Anderson advocates for hiring more police officers while Jimenez doubled down on the city's alternative policing programs.
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6 things to know — Former Motel 6 reopens as affordable housing

Also: Richmond wins a statewide award, a forum tackles Chevron refinery flaring and Contra Costa launches a transit program for seniors.
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What’s Up: East Richmond Heights festival, live music, kids’ art

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Step back to 19th century aboard a traditional tall ship at Marina Bay harbor

See the gleaming interior of a traditionally rigged tall ship, the Matthew Turner, on Sun., May 31, at the Marina Bay harbor. Credit: Kleigh Carroll for Richmondside There's no paywall here because ...
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Police investigating suspected murder-suicide in East Richmond

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New art show immerses viewers in Dorothea Lange photos of 1940s Japanese internment

Some 1,800 Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from Oakland in 1942. A new exhibit explores Dorothea Lange's of those ...
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WCCUSD case could set precedent that classrooms can be staffed with ‘unqualified’ people

Fernando Oviedo (center) and other Kennedy High School students staged a walkout to support the West Contra Costa Unified School District teachers' strike in December 2025, noting that they have had a ...
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Celebrate the Richmond Annex centennial with a local organic food guru

Bob Gerner, the Natural Grocery founder, grew up in the Annex. He became a tofu burger pioneer — and helped build the non-GMO movement.
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Watch a recording of Richmond mayoral candidate forum

Can’t make it in person to Richmondside’s mayoral candidate forum tonight? No worries. You can still watch the livestream of ...
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Richmond green-lights improvements to one street. Some say it’s the wrong one

On average, 25,000 vehicles use the Richmond Parkway every day, making it a key route between I-580 and I-80 and the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. It's not seen as particularly friendly to pedestrians ...
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New mental health center in Richmond will be first in county

A rendering of the Brookside Mental Health Rehabilitation Center, a 45-bed locked residential facility that will be located at 847 Brookside Drive in Richmond to offer longterm care to people with ...