Home of Chicken and Waffles, Alma y Sazon shuttering at the end of August, and San Pablo’s Silver Ocean closes
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
Update: Richmond fire claims fourth victim
The house fire police say was arson resulted in the deaths of a Richmond mother, her two young children and her father. Her brother has been charged with murder.
5 things to know — 2 WCCUSD board seats are decided without a vote
Also: RYSE Center opens membership for fall semester; Contra Costa County reports West Nile virus in El Cerrito birds; grants open for African-American health and wellness programs.
7 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: An Awesome Orchestra Collective performance; 65 years of city sisterhood with Shimada, Japan; and Bayview library turns 50.
Richmond man arrested at scene of fatal house fire was related to the four victims
The suspect’s father and his nephew died, making them the city’s sixth and seventh homicides of 2026. His sister and her daughter are in critical condition.
Should Richmond protect trees on private property?
Some Atchison Village residents are questioning why Richmond doesn’t have laws prohibiting residents from cutting down trees.
Balompie Sports Bar and falafel and shawarma spot among new Richmond restaurants
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
WCCUSD students return to nearly fully staffed schools today
With only 37 vacancies — the lowest this time of year in recent memory — plus an all-clear for Kennedy’s chemical scare, WCCUSD is back in session.
A Richmond hit-and-run ‘changed our family forever.’ But community support helped us survive
Seven years ago, Shaundria Brown received a midnight call saying her husband Jeron was in critical condition. In her own words, she recounts what happened and describes her family’s long path to healing.
Nudi Blue, Coffee Mill and Ben’s temporarily closed
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
Flock’s pitch to police: Be like Richmond and Oakland
While Richmond’s city council was split on extending its Flock contract, the company handbook characterizes the city as embracing the technology.
Kennedy High to reopen after tests showed air is safe
The kitchen and welding shop will be closed pending further PCE testing, but now students can start school as planned on Aug. 18.
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