Highlights include No Kings protests, spring egg hunts, and Taste of Richmond food sampling event.
Author Archives: David Mills
David Mills writes feature articles for Richmondside, as well as its weekly What's Up column of things to do and know in and around Richmond.
A longtime Bay Area journalist, David most recently worked for Healthline, an information resource on physical and mental health.
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3 things to know in Richmond: bridge traffic; free groceries; city budget
Richmond bridge lane closure to end soon; free groceries and city budget meetings.
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7 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include a celebration of National Rosie the Riveter Day, Plant Nerd Day and an upcycle workshop.
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4 things to know in Richmond this week
Highlights: Tour Richmond’s toxic shoreline; Atchison Credit Union expands citywide; library groundbreaking and more.
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6 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include a new show of works by muralist John Wehrle, a play debuts at Masquers in Point Richmond and a Baxter Creek cleanup.
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Richmond Norooz event canceled; other things to do this week
Highlights include: A celebration of girls’ sports, an upcoming forum to meet the candidates running for Richmond City Council and a new downtown center for climate justice.
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12 things to do and know in Richmond
Highlights: Black History Month celebrations, Los Cenzontles music program fundraiser, free groceries.
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18 things to do and know in Richmond
Highlights: A Lunar New Year celebration, a documentary about former Richmond Mayor Nathaniel Bates, and breakfast with the new police chief.
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11 things to do and know in Richmond this week
Highlights include: A day to remember Japanese American families interned during World War II; a Richmond Art Center show is on view at Macy’s in San Francisco.
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BART, AC Transit warn of drastic service cuts unless sales tax measure is approved
A group is collecting signatures to put a measure on the November ballot. It would raise Richmond’s sales tax to 10.25 cents to help fund public transportation.
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16 things to do and know in Richmond this week
Highlights include Opera at the Mac, college scholarships and an online meeting about Wildcat bike flow trail.
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9 things to do and know in Richmond this week
Highlights include: A free trip to New Orleans for Rosies, grocery giveaway at CoBiz, signature-gathering for a proposed transit sales tax measure.
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Things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: Stege school groundbreaking today; four new art shows opening; and a silent book club walk.
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15 things to do and know in Richmond this week
Highlights include: A number of MLK Jr. events, the latest art openings, a new EBRP community grant program.
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10 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include Richmond Art Center classes, a city masquerade party and free youth soccer camps.
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Richmond bridge replacing toll plaza with a fast way to pay
Bay Area bridge tolls will go up starting Jan. 1, while the Richmond-San Rafael span will be the first to get new toll-collecting equipment.
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12 things to do in Richmond through Jan. 7
Highlights include: Kwanzaa celebrations, things to do on New Year’s Eve and free soccer camps.
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Kids enjoy holiday gifts thanks to one man’s vision 78 years ago
Relatives of Richmond’s Charles R. Reid have kept his Christmas giving tradition alive for decades.
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12 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: Snow play day; WCCUSD winter break camp begins; a memorial for a Richmond pedestrian who died after being struck by a car on San Pablo Avenue.
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Contra Costa County water bills rise to pay for drought-ready purification
EBMUD says rate increase is to help pay for 10-year, $713M project to keep water at six plants safe and tasting pure.
