Slain Balompie employee remembered as a warm person with a big heart
Luis “Luigi” Ramirez of San Pablo was found dead inside his car on on 16th Street in San Pablo Sunday afternoon.
Richmond deserves independent community journalism. And you can get it sent to you.
Sign up for the Richmondside Report, sent every weekday morning.
Latest News
Measure V parcel tax costs ‘less than a Netflix subscription,’ WCCUSD says. Here’s what it pays for
Student athletes fear what they might lose if it fails. Tax also funds libraries and other programs that have already been significantly cut back.
Update: Feds told Contra Costa it has to verify 400 alleged ‘noncitizen’ ballots before counting them
A federal district court hearing on Tuesday will consider the Department of Justice’s demands that California elections offices verify 20,000 “noncitizen” ballots.
Update: Contra Costa fire officials say Chevron misclassified hydrogen sulfide and ammonia leak
The company issued its 72-hour report Monday night but hasn’t identified what led to a chemical leak into a shut-down flare system, releasing a foul odor.
City
Interim city manager calls finances ‘very solid,’ easing fears about spending Chevron money
Richmond City Council also discusses assertions by police union canvassers that the settlement could pay for increased police staffing.
election
Police union-backed PAC spends more than $200K in final push to get Ahmad Anderson elected
Meanwhile, a PAC of environmental organizations and public employee unions spent about $43,000 to support Claudia Jimenez.
Community
7 things to know in Richmond this week — Comment on refinery flaring plan
Also: Richmond seeking input on city manager hiring; sewage plant is going green; group will discuss Black Panther legacy.
Souled Out, Signal’s pastry provider, is shutting down, and more East Bay closures
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
SCHOOLS
WCCUSD renews Summit Tam’s charter but says test scores must improve
WCCUSD trustees praised the charter school’s culture and college readiness programs while raising concerns about persistently low math and English scores.
Public safety
Richmond not part of PG&E planned power shutoff zone
PG&E sent PSPS alerts to thousands of customers statewide, including about 1,600 in east Contra Costa County. While Tilden Park is included, Wildcat Canyon was not.
How Richmond works
How we work
Want to know what’s happening at WCCUSD schools? Sign up for TEXTbook
Get your school news faster — and ask questions and share story ideas — with Richmondside’s free texting service.
Richmondside’s Alejandra Armstrong recognized as ‘unsung hero’ by SPJ NorCal
As audience engagement editor, Armstrong ensures reaching and serving readers is always top of mind — from social media posts to headlines, public events and our email newsletters.
Richmondside’s free newsletter is going daily
Fans of our weekly newsletter told us they want to see information and news about their city more frequently. So, starting now, we’ll send the Richmondside Report to your inbox Monday through Friday.
Richmondside: Built on a foundation of listening
How do you build an outlet for local journalism that is rooted in, representative of, and responsive to communities in a city as diverse, complex, and powerful as Richmond? The answer is listening. We talked to hundreds of Richmond residents who told us what they want from local journalism. Here’s what we learned.
