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Richmond News

Local news for Richmond, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

5 hrs ago | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Woman suspected of passing bad checks in Los Gatos, Sunnyvale and elsewhere

Police arrested an Oakland woman Wednesday who allegedly passed phony traveler's checks in Santa Cruz, Los Gatos, Sunnyvale and Mountain View, and in other Northern California communities.

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Related Topix: California, Mountain View, CA, Sunnyvale, CA, Dublin, CA, San Francisco Metro

13 hrs ago | Inside Bay Area

Man gets life for killing Pittsburg cop

A 21-year-old Antioch man was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2005 slaying of a Pittsburg police officer who was shot to death as he chased two armed robbery ...

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Related Topix: Antioch, CA, Pittsburg, CA, Contra Costa County, CA

Thu Jul 24, 2008

The Daily Democrat

Cache Creek tribe assisting Richmond tribe with financing

After losing Harrah's as its financial backer last year, an American Indian tribe that hopes to build a casino resort complex at the former Point Molate Naval Base has found a new partner - the tribe that runs ...

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Related Topix: Yolo County, CA, Rumsey, CA, Scotts Valley, CA

Contra Costa Times

ICE wants access to SF jails

The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday called on Mayor Gavin Newsom to allow the federal agency full access to information about local inmates, saying the city should rescind its policy ...

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Related Topix: San Francisco County, CA, Oakland Metro, Berkeley, CA, Oakland, CA, Alameda, CA

Wed Jul 23, 2008

San Jose Mercury News

Richmond man, 78, suspected of hit and run involving bicyclist

El Cerrito police Sunday arrested a 79-year-old man for allegedly hitting and injuring a bicyclist with his vehicle and leaving the scene of the collision.

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Related Topix: El Cerrito, CA, Science / Technology

Ledger Dispatch

New Target store is another piece in Richmond's revitalization puzzle

Employee Kaprisha Dearman and her mom Natalie Samm look at children's clothes during a "soft store opening" at the new Target store on MacDonald Avenue near I-80 in Richmond, Calif., on Tuesday, July 22, 2008.

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Related Topix: Pinole, CA, El Cerrito, CA

Tue Jul 22, 2008

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Suspicious man, package closes Richmond BART, halts Amtrak service for hours

RICHMOND, Calif. - A man dressed like Indiana Jones left a suspicious backpack with wires sticking out on a westbound Capital Corridor Amtrak train, halting BART and Amtrak service for about four hours.

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Related Topix: El Cerrito, CA

WFAA

Technology makes green innovations in the home

Technology makes green innovations in the home July 22, 2008 01:02 PM CDT NEW YORK - A decade of quantum technological leaps mean today's designers have in their hands a virtually bottomless toy box of new ...

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Mon Jul 21, 2008

CBS 5

Richmond BART, Amtrak Halted; Could Impact Commute

The Capitol Corridor service on Amtrak and the Richmond Bay Area Rapid Transit station were shut down Monday after a man left a suspicious package on an Amtrak train at the BART station.In addition, BART said ...

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Sun Jul 20, 2008

Inside Bay Area

Tree sitter leaves perch

He was taken to the Berkeley City Jail, and it was expected late Monday that he would be cited and released, said university spokesman Dan Mogulof.

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Related Topix: Berkeley, CA, Union City, CA, Daly City, CA, Hayward, CA

Fri Jul 18, 2008

ChowHound

Latin Food Crawl in Richmond

Pineapple-topped al pastor and roasted-pork tamales. The al pastor from Taqueria La Selva 's taco wagon setup is a thing of beauty, reckons rworange .

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Pork, Meat

Thu Jul 17, 2008

CBS 5

1 Killed, 1 Critically Hurt In Richmond Shooting

One victim was killed during a Richmond shooting Tuesday night and another was critically injured, according to police.

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Wed Jul 16, 2008

Contra Costa Times

Richmond council continues debate over fate of refinery project

A marathon public hearing over Chevron's contentious bid to replace decades-old equipment at its refinery extended late into its second night Wednesday.

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Ledger Dispatch

Richmond shooting leaves one dead, one critical

The Contra Costa County Coroner's Office has identified the man killed in a Tuesday night shooting that also critically wounded another man.

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Related Topix: Contra Costa County, CA, Walnut Creek, CA

San Francisco Chronicle

One killed in Richmond double shooting

Just after 8 p.m., an officer patrolling near Fifth Street and Maine Avenue heard shots, as did several residents, who called police.

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Mon Jul 14, 2008

CBS 5

Richmond Holding Hearing On Chevron Refinery Plans

The Richmond City Council was scheduled to hold a hearing Tuesday on appeals filed by Chevron and the Richmond Alliance for Environmental Justice to the planning commission's conditional approval of the ...

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Related Topix: The College of New Jersey, The College of Wooster, The College of Idaho, The University of Findlay

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Security Technology & Design

Wireless Mesh Comes Together

Standing under the metal pole supporting the wireless mesh video and radio array, Jon Sargent looked out onto the entrance of Nichols City Park and remembers what it was like decades ago when he was growing up ...

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

County rejects district election proposal

Backers of a petition to elect West Contra Costa Unified School District board members by district rather than at-large as they are now said this week they are undeterred by the county's rejection of the ...

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Related Topix: Contra Costa County, CA, Education Etc., El Cerrito, CA

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Richmond theater company mounts campaign to replace worn seats

The Masquers Playhouse has gotten ample wear from the seats at its Point Richmond storefront theater.

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Related Topix: Arts, Theater

Pleasant Hill Record

Man stabbed to death at Richmond party

Police say an argument in the hot July sun ended with the stabbing death of a 29-year-old Richmond man around the corner from his home.

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Richmond, California is located in Contra Costa County and is part of the Oakland Metro Area. Zip codes in Richmond, CA include 94875, 94804, and 94801.

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