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Aaron Osorio rises up ranks to become Richmond’s fire chief
Oct 28, 2024 · By Mike Kinney. For Aaron Osorio, it started with a ride along on a fire truck at age 10. “I thought it was the coolest job,” he said, adding, “I knew being in fire service would make a big difference in the community.”
Random inspections uncover Richmond tobacco shops selling …
Nov 13, 2024 · Four of 13 tobacco shops that were randomly inspected during a three-week operation were apparently selling cannabis and psychedelic mushrooms illegally, according to the Richmond Police Department. During the operation, […]
Bay Area Rescue Mission opens registrations for annual turkey …
Nov 1, 2024 · By Kathy Chouteau. It’s November, and that means the time is near for the Bay Area Rescue Mission’s (BARM) “2024 Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway” in Richmond.
Annie’s Annuals, Richmond cultivator of California garden culture ...
Oct 4, 2024 · By Kathy Chouteau. The news came from my editor and landed with the sting of a thousand hornets: Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, the Richmond garden nursery that launched innumerable gardens, including my own, was closing.
El Cerrito police seek public's help in solving sexual battery case ...
Nov 19, 2024 · El Cerrito police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in a sexual battery incident on Wednesday, Nov. 13. A man reportedly approached a “sight and hearing impaired woman” who was walking on Stockton Avenue and slapped her buttock before running off, police said.
Fire crews apply water to flames within 3 minutes of dispatch to …
Nov 21, 2024 · Just three minutes from the time that firefighters were dispatched to fire at a home on Richmond Street in El Cerrito on Wednesday, fire crews were applying water to the […]
City of Hercules tree lighting set for Dec. 1 - Richmond Standard
Nov 22, 2024 · The City of Hercules will host its Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Sunday, Dec. 1, at the Hercules Community Swim Center Parking Lot at 2001 Refugio Valley Rd.. Festivities for the free event will run from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., culminating in the grand tree lighting ceremony at 5:15 p.m. Youth groups will perform, and community groups …
Annie’s Annuals blooms again - Richmond Standard
Oct 25, 2024 · By Kathy Chouteau. After weeks of community despair following news of its sudden closure, the sun has risen at Annie’s Annuals and Perennials, a Richmond garden nursery and mail order business renowned for its exquisite gardens and rare and heirloom plants.
SF Chronicle sings praises of Johnny Boi Smash Burger
Nov 20, 2024 · By Kathy Chouteau. Johnny Boi Smash Burger in Point Richmond is winning fans across the Bay Area due, in part, to being chosen as one of “Three worthwhile new burger spots in the region” by the San Francisco Chronicle.. Writer Cesar Hernandez of the Chronicle called Johnny Boi’s Trompo—a smash burger made with fire roasted Al pastor/pork, patty, chipotle sauce, white American Swiss ...