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Richmond suspects Chevron not paying enough in business taxes

5 days ago | richmondside.org | Joel Umanzor

The city of Richmond suspects Chevron is underpaying its business taxes so on Tuesday the city council will consider issuing a legislative subpoena to force the refinery to turn over its financial records.
Parchester Village, known for pioneering Black home ownership, is in disrepair

6 days ago | richmondside.org | Joel Umanzor

Fixing the flooding problem in northwest Richmond’s Parchester Village is a priority, city officials say, but it may take millions of dollars and years to complete, according to the Department of Public Works. The department gave a presentation on the issue at Tuesday’s City Council meeting after a number of items were postponed until the April 22 meeting, including a public hearing regarding which union should represent eight new community intervention specialist positions.
People in Richmond tell us pollution is affecting their lives. See what they have to say

1 week ago | richmondside.org | Jacob Simas

Since Richmondside launched last June, we’ve been reporting in depth on air quality and related issues in the city. We’ve investigated and mapped Richmond’s major pollution sources, spoken to local doctors about community health impacts, profiled organizations working to offset carbon emissions by planting trees, and published a bilingual resource guide for people concerned or impacted by air pollution, among other articles.
Richmond's wet season is winding down. Did we get enough rain?

1 week ago | richmondside.org | Nico Savidge

The wet half of the year in the Bay Area included a drenching fall atmospheric river, a lengthy dry spell during what’s normally the peak of the rainy season and a string of soaking storms as winter gave way to spring. So, with summer approaching and no sign of significant rain in the forecast, how are the reservoirs Richmond depends on holding up? “Our water supply is in solid shape,” said East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) spokesperson Tracie Morales.
Richmond can't fill 8 crisis prevention jobs amid police union dispute

1 week ago | richmondside.org | Joel Umanzor

The Richmond Police Officers Association (RPOA), the union representing sworn officers, is fighting a city decision to put new crisis intervention positions in a different bargaining group, saying that the roles include duties currently performed by officers. The eight new community intervention specialist positions, which haven’t been filled yet due to the dispute, were put under the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) bargaining unit rather than the police union.
Here’s how you can attend Richmond's April community budget meetings

2 weeks ago | richmondside.org | Joel Umanzor

The city of Richmond will host a trio of community budget meetings in the coming weeks to explain the budgeting process to residents and gain a better understanding of what they want to see prioritized in the coming fiscal year.
Richmond Charter Academy finances are scrutinized as it applies for renewal

2 weeks ago | richmondside.org | Zack Haber

Later this month, West Contra Costa Unified School District’s board of education plans to decide whether or not to continue granting operating permissions to two Richmond charter schools attended by more than 800 students. The schools are Richmond Charter Academy, which serves about 300 middle school students, and Leadership Public Schools Richmond (LPS Richmond), home to about 550 high schoolers.
Richmond to start ticketing cars citywide that block street sweepers

3 weeks ago | richmondside.org | Joel Umanzor

After a nearly five-year pause of its street sweeping enforcement efforts, Richmond plans to start ticketing cars in more neighborhoods if they block crews that are cleaning up the city’s roadways. The city paused its enforcement of street sweeping parking laws in March 2020 due to the stay-at-home orders during the COVID pandemic. Now, to help warn drivers of the fines they may face for violations, signs are being installed in neighborhoods citywide.
Will Richmond always be a refinery town? Mounting evidence says no

3 weeks ago | richmondside.org | Brian Krans |Jacob Simas

It’s hard to imagine Richmond without an oil refinery because it has always had one. By the time the city was incorporated in 1905, Standard Oil had already been processing crude for several years, setting off the city’s long connection with heavy industry, from the Ford Assembly Plant to the ship-building yards of World War II.
Strong rotten odor plaguing Richmond neighborhood isn't a danger, officials say

3 weeks ago | richmondside.org | Joel Umanzor

Bay Area health officials say a bad smell that northwest Richmond residents report has worsened recently does not pose a health risk, according to air monitoring data. A letter sent Thursday to the Richmond City Council from Contra Costa County Health Director Kristian Lucas confirmed that the smell is coming from the West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill Organic Material Processing Facility, a solid waste management facility that processes organic waste into compost.