‘Gooooool’: 28 bars, restaurants and other venues to watch the World Cup around the East Bay
Skip the trip to Levi’s Stadium. Here are the spots where soccer fans can catch every match and cheer on their team.
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4 things to know — WCCUSD tightens security at graduations; kitten refugees from Orange County chemical emergency
Also: Contra Costa fish and wildlife grant applications are due in July; Richmond summer camps are starting soon.
Gwyneth’s goop launches ‘Berkeley’ location in Oakland, and a crossing-the-bridge noodles specialist hits the East Bay
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
FBI serves warrants at Contra Costa County assessor’s office and two homes
The raids were conducted as part of an investigation involving former assessor Gus Kramer and his recently elected successor, Vince Robb.
election news
Update: Mayor Eduardo Martinez thanks city, congratulates opponents after reelection bid falls short
Current council member Claudia Jimenez is in first place with 38.5% of the votes cast while Ahmad Anderson has 23%, according to unofficial results as of June 10.
City
3 things to know this week — Reduced Richmond BART service Sunday, smarter traffic signals, Chevron emissions project
The city is collecting public comments for Chevron’s proposed “gas scrubber,” a project that would help remove harmful particulates from the air.
Community
Point Richmond Music’s silver summer of concerts offers golden lineup
The popular outdoor concert series turns 25 with a lineup drawn from the Bay Area’s deep well of original talent — including Los Cenzontles, Miko Marks, and Those Darn Accordions — and all of it is free.
May delivers new options for dumplings, Burmese cuisine, ramen, tacos, Thai food and more to East Bay
Dumpling Day, Teni East Kitchen, Hinodeya, El Trompudo, and Glom are just a few of the recent East Bay restaurant openings.
SCHOOLS
Free field trips give Richmond students lessons no classroom could teach
A recent Iron Triangle sixth grade trip to a 1900s Angel Island immigration center shows what can happen when nonprofits collaborate to fund outdoor learning.
Public safety
Richmond shooting: Suspect to be arraigned in killing of maintenance worker known as ‘Papa Smurf’
Jabari Fontenot, 31, has been charged in the May 29 homicide of Melvin Murphy, 64.
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