Highlights include: North Richmond celebrates the grand reopening of Shields-Reid Park; Little Shop of Horrors opens at Masquers Playhouse; Point Richmond Music Festival returns.
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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4 things to know — free summer meals and bus rides; transit sales tax on fall ballot
Sales tax increase in five counties would help fund transportation agencies around Bay Area.
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4 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: Two ways to celebrate Independence Day in west Contra Costa County; a new waterfront-inspired art exhibit at ar-ti-fact; and the return of Music on the Main in downtown Richmond.
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5 things to know — July 4 bridge shutdown, AC fare hike, Red Oak seeks volunteers
Kennedy High grad Cynt Marshall garners national STEM spotlight; Richmond-San Rafael Bridge may see more traffic July 4.
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7 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: A photographer discusses his 50-year career; teens build pop-up books at the Richmond library; The RYSE Center opens free summer programs.
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3 things to know — Toxic tours, Contra Costa builds mental health center, San Pablo OKs budget
Spots are still available for tours of the toxic Zeneca site; Contra Costa County breaks ground on a new mental health facility; and San Pablo closes a budget shortfall.
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8 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: Richmond honors Juneteenth with a parade and Nicholl Park festival, dads celebrate Father’s Day two ways and local artists debut at the Richmond Art Center.
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4 things to know — learn how to protest, soccer signups, help the museum
A community organizing training is happening in Martinez; high school students can attend a free college immersion program; the Richmond Museum of History needs your helping hands.
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7 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: join an international hunt for hidden mushroom art; buy original artwork at affordable prices at NIAD’s solstice sale; catch a free waterfront concert by the Awesome Orchestra Collective.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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7 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: a Pride parade from Nicholl Park to the Civic Center, an art exhibit inspired by a 12th century Persian poem and a groundbreaking for Richmond’s first garden designed for everyone.
Posted in2026 Election
Updated election results show $900M Contra Costa college district facilities bond got more ‘yes’ votes but not enough to win
Voters rejected Measure B sales tax, according to final election results. Measure G appears to have fallen short of 55% threshold.
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A guide to Richmond summer events —concerts, festivals, camps and art shows
There are well over a dozen events happening this summer, including Point Richmond’s summer concert series, outdoor family movies, a Pride parade and Juneteenth.
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4 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: Sign up for summer adult basketball league; live music at Multicultural Bookstore; tie-dye, pizza and kids’ story time.
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8 places to see live music in Richmond
Here’s a list of venues in Richmond and nearby that host weekly live music acts, DJs, comedy, bingo and trivia nights.
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4 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: The Thrive Thursday wellness series returns to Nicholl Park; volunteers begin a new pollinator garden at Unity Park; birding at the Bayview library.
Posted in2026 Election
4 things to know in Richmond — Polling place will open early, east Richmond wildfire drill, Concord Navy site deal
Early polling place opens May 29; sign up for east Richmond wildfire evacuation drill; former Concord naval weapons station to become housing development.
Posted inCity
Richmond port wins $11M grant to help fix decrepit berth at Point Potrero terminal
The grant marks a step toward the city making a long list of structural repairs and upgrades totaling an estimated $228 million.
