RPD seeks incentive program to recruit cops amid hiring challenges
Dec 16, 2024 · Amid ongoing challenges with recruiting and retaining police officers in the wake of the defund police movement, the Richmond Police Department is seeking approval from the City Council to fund a $500,000 special recruitment incentive program that …
Fire crews apply water to flames within 3 minutes of dispatch to …
Nov 21, 2024 · A new, nearly $9.56 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant aims to help make Harbour Way and Ohio Avenue safer for all users. The Reconnecting...
Annie’s Annuals blooms again - Richmond Standard
Oct 25, 2024 · By Kathy Chouteau. After weeks of community despair following news of its sudden closure, the sun has risen at Annie’s Annuals and Perennials, a Richmond garden nursery and mail order business renowned for its exquisite gardens and rare and heirloom plants.
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Pinole police release video response to encounter with YouTuber
Dec 3, 2020 · Pinole police have released a video providing their side of the story in an Oct. 30 encounter with a YouTuber in a city parking lot. The incident involves the YouTube channel Bay Area Transparency, in which its creator films the reactions of law enforcement officers to his filming at their headquarters.Last week, the channel …
Glydways breaking ground on 14-acre demonstration facility at …
Dec 17, 2024 · Glydways, developer of microtransit systems using autonomous, small-scale vehicles, is breaking ground on a 14-acre Development and Demonstration Facility at the former Hilltop Mall property in Richmond, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) reported on social media.. Glydways, which released a statement announcing the project Monday, is using the site while the mall property ...
Outgoing Hercules mayor never missed meeting in over 13 years …
Dec 13, 2024 · Hercules is a better city than it was back in 2011, and outgoing Mayor Dan Romero played a significant role in making that possible, according to his council colleagues and city staff.
Portumex aims to reopen in wake of new regulations on …
Oct 21, 2024 · By Mike Kinney. The founders of Portumex, a community staple since 1987, aim to reopen, particularly now that regulations have been placed on unpermitted street vendors in the city.
Richmond councilmembers, mayor give themselves 80 percent …
Jan 8, 2025 · The Richmond City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to give themselves an 80 percent raise in their monthly salaries. In a controversial vote, the City Council voted to increase the monthly salary for the mayor to $6,975 from the current $3,875, and to increase the monthly salary for City Councilmembers to $2,524.50 per month from the current $1,402.50.
Richmond Fire Department veteran appointed as new chief
Oct 1, 2024 · By Kathy Chouteau. Richmond has a new fire chief and he’s a familiar face around town. Richmond Firefighters Local 188, the union representing firefighters in the Richmond Fire Department, announced on Facebook that the next fire chief for the City of Richmond is department veteran Chief Aaron Osorio.. Chief Osorio comes to the role with 21 years of experience with the Richmond Fire ...