Exonerated: Bay Area leaders react after Navy clears Black sailors convicted in World War II Port Chicago explosion Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced the decision Wednesday 1998 FILE PHOTO–William Mundon of Ohio, a survivor of the 1944 Port Chicago Explosion...

Earlier this year, we discovered that we were mysteriously losing tens of thousands of gallons of water from our storage tanks at East Brother Island. We depend on winter rains to leave us with 70,000 gallons of water, 50,000 in a cistern and 20,000 in a redwood water...

Roger Dickinson is a long-time member of the Civic Well (formerly Local Government Commission) team with which I was affiliated for many years. He is a former county supervisor and California Assembly member, running for Sacramento City Council in the November runoff....

July 16, 2024 Hello Everyone, A quick reminder that you are invited to Pogo Park's "Carnival" on July 19th 2024. Bring your friends and family to a free, fun-packed community event at Elm Playlot (Pogo Park #1) that includes a jumper, mechanical bull, choo-choo train,...

Richmond’s iconic Hotel Mac building, along with three other nearby properties that expand its lodging accommodations, is for sale for $2,400,000. For a full presentation, see https://50washingtonavenue1813542mls.f8re.com/Website/Index#VIDEOS. The Hotel Mac was built...

I couldn’t help responding to the article https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/oil-company-bay-area-city-news-change-19566016.php about Richmond news and Richmondside. While I welcome Richmondside enthusiastically, it is hardly the first or the only news source to...

Not unexpectedly, press coverage of the proposed Point Molate falls dramatically short by not providing the complete context and ignoring highly important issues, including the future of Winehaven, how a park would be funded, what improvement would be provided and...

My younger brother by three years, Martin, joined the Marines and survived Vietnam in 1966-67 with a purple heart but suffered a fatal automobile accident less than two years after coming home. He would have been 77 years old tomorrow, Bastille Day, but he is,...

Even though it hasn’t even yet shown up on the City Council agenda notice (only 24 hours is required for a special meeting), the RPA has announced on Facebook a special session for 9:00 AM tomorrow, July 12, and is urging its supporters to show up and get a free yard...

The agenda item has now been posted for 9:30 AM tomorrow. The entire staff report is available on the City website, but the action item is copied below. The primary action of the City Council is to agree to forego the City’s $20 million share of the sales price. The...

A credible source tells me that the City Council will call a special meeting this Friday to approve a deal whereby the East Bay Regional Parks District will purchase the developable portion (30 percent) of Point Molate from the Guidiville Rancheria of California (The...

District 5 In District 5, Daniel Heiss has apparently agreed to stand down and allow only one candidate, Ahmad Anderson, to challenge RPA candidate Sue Wilson. In the past 20 years or so, with 2020 as an exception, the RPA has ascended to full City Council control,...

When Richmond experienced perhaps the lowest ever homicide rate in 2023, City Council members were quick to take credit, citing such “progressive” policies of defunding police and rent control as contributors. Councilmember Gayle McLaughlin, who has been on the...

Moxion's Giga Factory construction continues despite announced layoffs Grandview Independent Linda Hemmila Jul 3, 2024 — 3 min read Photos/ Linda Hemmila Despite announcing layoffs that will gut the bulk of its Richmond crew, construction continues on what will become...

A settlement has been reached between the City of Richmond and Hilltop Auto Mall dealerships in a dispute over business taxes. It is set for approval at the July 2 city council meeting. Six Hilltop Auto Mall dealerships filed suit in 2022, claiming the rate structure...

June 26, 2024 Dear Friends, We invite you to Pogo Park's 2nd Annual Carnival on July 19th. Bring your friends and family to a fun-packed community event at Elm Playlot (Pogo Park #1) that includes a jumper, mechanical bull, choo-choo train, 360 photobooth, splash...

This trip was a high school graduation present for granddaughter Cecilia and included her family and her mother. We left on June 11 and returned yesterday, June 25. The first four days were in Paris, and then we drove to Annecy in the French Alps near Geneva where we...

Next Club Meeting Our next meeting will take place at the Richmond Country Club (address below) on Friday, June 28, 12:30pm. Richmondside Kari Hulac Kari Hulac, the Editor-in-Chief of Richmondside, shares their plans for covering the community and how residents can...

Last Chance for those Father's Day tickets! Only One Week Left to Purchase Tickets for the Father's Day Pancake Breakfast June 16, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Dear Tom, TIckets are selling fast and the docent-led tour tickets are nearly gone. There are only two tickets...