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Richmond launches plan to convert dozens of homes from gas to …
2024年11月21日 · Richmond aims to become the first Bay Area city to advance a neighborhood green energy initiative, with plans to convert homes in a pilot neighborhood from gas to electric energy. The Richmond Clean Energy and Healthy Homes Project calls for replacing gas appliances with high-efficiency electric ...
How did Richmond vote: Final 2024 general election results charts
2024年12月17日 · Contra Costa County certified the 2024 election counts on Dec. 5. At the county level, voter turnout was 72%, with 519,078 ballots cast out of 722,861 registered voters. This high level of engagement was reflected in the presidential race, where Contra Costa County voters showed strong support for ...
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Richmond Confidential is an independent news site focused on the city of Richmond, California. Based at the University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism, it functions as a news lab for student reporters and as a news source for the Richmond community.. Since its founding in 2009 through a grant from the Ford Foundation, Richmond Confidential has been a resource for people ...
Should cyclists continue to have full access to the Richmond-San …
2024年12月11日 · The dedicated bike lane on the upper deck of the Richmond-San Rafael bridge has been a bone of contention between cyclists and motorists since it opened as a four-year pilot project in 2019. While its life has been extended to a fifth year, its days may be numbered. Next month, the Bay Conservation ...
District 5 residents pepper City Council candidates with questions ...
2024年10月10日 · District 5 City Council candidates fielded questions Tuesday night on issues ranging from police funding and environmental concerns to plans for diversifying city revenue and reducing reliance on Chevron, Richmond’s largest employer.
Richmond setting up plan to deal with impending sea-level rise …
2024年11月29日 · Early next year, Richmond will begin developing its Sea Level Rise Adaptation and Resiliency Plan to address the risks of rising sea levels. It will involve city officials, environmental scientists, engineers, and community members implementing strategies to protect and restore the Richmond shoreline after decades of heavy industrial activity.
City council takes first step in making Richmond's 400-vehicle fleet ...
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Plagued by the past: Does Richmond deserve its reputation as a …
2024年3月27日 · Recently, the company agreed to pay $20 million to settle fines with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for 678 outstanding violations.. In 2020, the refinery agreed to pay $147,000 to settle 27 air quality violations between 2016 and 2018. The following year, one of its pipelines ruptured, spilling nearly 800 gallons of diesel into San Francisco Bay, costing the company $130,543 in ...
Deal between city and Chevron erases budget deficit, puts $550 …
2024年8月16日 · Chevron Corp. has agreed to pay Richmond $550 million over the next decade in exchange for the city dropping a proposed refinery tax from the November ballot. The mayor’s office announced the deal in an Aug. 8 news release, saying the agreement enables the city to avoid being sued by Chevron, while achieving the same…