In Richmond, a 22-year-old college student was shot and killed by a gunman while sitting in a parked car not far from the Richmond BART station. The victim, identified as Contra Costa Community College student Edwin Martinez, was in his car on a residential street with his sister around 7 p.m. last night when the gunman came around a corner shooting at another vehicle while chasing it on foot. more ›

After a lengthy proposal process which saw six different cities vying to become home to a new lab campus, Lawrence Berkeley Labs announced today that they've selected a site in Richmond and a proposal by the University of California and SKS Investments which uses a piece of bayside land known as the Richmond Field Station, owned by the UC. The plan calls for 2 million square feet of new lab space, and could bring in thousands of new jobs to the economically depressed city. more ›

In Richmond, California, a 43-year-old man walking his bicycle along some train tracks just North of Interstate 580 around 3 a.m. last night believes he was the target of a rooftop sniper. The victim, who was later found by a train engineer who stopped to let him cross the tracks, told police he had been walking along when he noticed someone spotting him with a laser sight from a nearby rooftop in the area lined with warehouses and self-storage units. The sniper opened fire, hitting the man in both legs. more ›

A wily car thief in Richmond yesterday stole a family's vehicle while they had stepped briefly inside their home for a bathroom break. What the thief failed to notice was the five-year-old girl asleep in the backseat. more ›

After a booze-infused altercation between two tipsy men at the Geary Boulevard Jack in the Box resulted in an intentional hit-run at a gas station, angry residents started a petition to stop the fast food joint's late-night party. As of now, the Ultimate Cheeseburger hawker waits to reclaim their 24-hours status—something far too rare in San Francisco these days. But the fast food joint in question draws an unsavory crowd, usually from neighboring bars, looking for a quick high fructose corn syrup fix. more ›

At the Hilltop Mall in the city of Richmond, shots rang out at around 6 a.m. An estimated three thousand were in line waiting for the new Nike's new Air Jordan 11 Retro Concords. (The shoes, it seems, appreciate in value.) That's when someone fired a gun into the air. According to KRON 4 Morning News, no one was hurt and a suspect is in custody. more ›

Dreams of a white Christmas and a cracky new year shattered for a smattering of East Bay addicts after a police raid in the city of Richmond pinched an estimated nine pounds of crazy cocaine. The drugs, worth an around $800,000, were seized along with $335,000 and a some firearms after a a search of four homes (three in Richmond and one in Alameda) last week reports Associated Press. more ›

Hip-hop is borne of the ghetto, and Richmond Confidential -- as part of a two-part series they're writing with RichmondPulse.org -- profiles a self-styled "Prince of the Projects" by the name of Macho, a.k.a. Lavonta Crummie. He's just self-produced a CD called "A World of My Own," and like any would-be rap star these days, he and his friends have already put up videos on YouTube and they're hoping some Kreayshawn-sized fame might come their way. more ›

Obvious anti-'Merica Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin spit in the eye of a crying bald eagle making heterosexual love to Michelle Malkin today after skipping a Chevron-sponsored Veterans Day hour for an Occupy rally. "About 100 protesters gathered in front of Richmond City Hall this morning for an Occupy 'speak out' addressing wealth inequality," reports the Oakland Tribune. "Organizers called the rally for 11 a.m., the hour traditionally reserved for Veterans Day remembrances." more ›

Due to the September house blaze at Haight and Fillmore, Fecal Face Dot Galley had to shutter its smokey doors. Sad. But! They will reopen (temporarily) on Friday in the Inner Richmond (at 248 Clement) with Everything Under the Sun, a solo show by the Mario Martinez / Mars-1, and something called 11-11-11, which will features other artists from around the world. more ›

The intersection on Funston and Balboa is blocked off this morning after an SFPD officer-involved shooting occurred. According to KRON 4 Morning News, two people were carried off by ambulances and a woman was arrested. more ›

We mentioned earlier today that Saturday's homicide in Richmond brings the murder rate on par, for the first seven months of the year, with the city's total homicides in 2010, totaling 21. Much of the violence, including nine people shot and killed in July alone, has been attributed to tit-for-tat retaliations between rival gangs in Richmond and unincorporated North Richmond. Today, starting at 4 p.m., City Councilmember Corky Booze (that is his real name) is convening a community meeting and inviting residents from both communities to attend and discuss what might be able to be done about the violence. more ›

East Palo Alto / Shooting: It's also shaping up to be an extra-violent year in East Palo Alto, where an 18-year-old was killed and a 19-year-old wounded in a shooting outside a taqueria last night. [NBC] more ›

R&B duo Matier & Ross have word that the San Francisco Animal Control Commission suggests a citywide ban on goldfish sales. While buying pets from puppy and kittens mills are a oneway route to the lower circles of Hell, we're shocked to hear that pet store fish are also a problem. And that truly saddens us. Poor little Nemos. more ›

Mission / Shooting: Around 2 a.m. Sunday morning, two suspects near Alabama and 16th Street in the Mission fired shots at each other, hitting an uninvolved bystander in the process. The victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries and police arrested both suspects early Sunday morning. [BCN/SFAppeal, Mission Local] more ›

Mission / Stabbing: A 44-year-old man was slashed/stabbed near the intersection of 16th and Mission last night just before 10 p.m., following an argument with four unidentified males whom he did not know. The report from Bay City News says he was "stabbed" but the says, "The victim suffered minor cuts to his face and head," which sounds more like just a little slash action. [SF Appeal] more ›

Meanwhile out by the Cliff House, a "turf war" is raging between the (ahem) artisans who are fighting for sidewalk space from which to peddle their handmade jewelry, crafts and other assorted trinkets to visitors of the city's Western edge. New regulations were recently put in place by the Art Commission so street vendors could formally secure selling locations, but as RichmondSF points out, those regulations only apply to the city's other high-traffic areas at Fisherman's Wharf and downtown. more ›

On Saturday night, Feb. 19, Pubcrawl-SF will host a pub crawl covering 10 bars in the Inner Richmond. Saturday night's roster includes: Happy Lounge - 2nd Ave & Geary (8 p.m.), Buckshot - 3rd Ave & Geary (8:30 p.m.), Ireland 32′s - 3rd Ave & Geary (9 p.m.), Fizzees Sports Bar - 4th Ave & Geary (9:30 p.m.) ... more ›

PETCO, it seems, wants to open one of their Unleashed stores in the spot that used to house Walgreens at 18th Avenue and Geary. But Richmond businesses and residents aren't having any of it. "Opponents said the chain store will hurt a handful of small businesses within walking distance, such as Cal's Pet Supply that has been in business for 25 years," reports KTVU. "Cal's Pet Supply owner Roy Schmall said he relies on customer loyalty to keep his doors open. He said in these tough economic times, he's able to help pet owners in a way that a chain store such as PETCO can't." more ›

In a hearing yesterday regarding unscheduled "switch-backs" on the N-Judah and L-Taraval lines, Supes Carmen Chu and John Avalos voiced concerns from their constituents in the Sunset and Excelsior districts about what a huge pain in the ass it is to get bumped from outbound trains that turn around long before reaching the end of the route. Testifying in defense of the "service management technique", Muni Operations Chief John Haley explained: "Trains are turned to support the greater good." So, you know - quit complaining, entitled train riders. more ›

An unidentified person fell to their death from a fire escape at 4730 Balboa near La Playa around 3 a.m. this morning. "The victim had fallen approximately 25 feet from the 2nd story fire escape of the building," reports Richmond Blog. "Hugh of ob-kc.com lives close by and reported from the scene that the victim suffered 'massive head trauma' and that there was a large amount of blood." The cause of the fall is under investigation. [RB] more ›

As we mentioned yesterday, Cody Smith, the 15-year-old who lured at Richmond High School gang rape victim into a harrowing two-and-a-half-hour ordeal, will be set free today. Why? Well, according to ABC 7, "Prosecutors said he had lured the girl to the scene, but Judge Gregory Caskey said Smith's rights were violated by Richmond detectives during interrogations and that there was not enough evidence to send him to trial." During the 2009 homecoming dance rape, the victim was beaten, kicked, stripped, urinated on and raped - all with the apparent help of Smith, who failed to report the attack or help stop it. more ›

Yes, we first posted this footage back in June. However, seeing as how Delano's now faces almost certain closure in the Bay Area, we thought we would re-introduce you to a "crazy Russian lady" going on a rampage at the Richmond Delano's, who destroyed wine bottle after wine bottle in front of patrons. more ›

The girlfriend of now deceased suspected killer Efren Valdemoro spoke to her boss at the nail salon where she worked, on her cell phone, from the car she was in with Valdemoro during Tuesday night's high-speed police chase through Richmond. Cindy Tran, 46, was killed in the car during that chase and just after the phone call with Sandra Le, who says she could hear sirens in the background, and Tran's pleas with Valdemoro to stop, telling him she loved him. more ›

Tia Trashae Powell, 18, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of pimping out a 14-year-old runaway girl. An officer, according to BCN (via KTVU), saw that "Powell and the girl had been exchanging text messages about prostitution on their cell phone." She, along with the teen, were arrested. [BCN] more ›

A Richmond car thief took off with a Cadillac sedan around 5:40 a.m. this morning from a gas station on Carlson Boulevard, only to discover there was a five-year-old girl in the backseat. The girl's father had left the keys and his daughter in the car while he went to pay for gas. The girl was found shortly thereafter on a street corner three miles away, and the car was later found abandoned only a quarter mile away. Word to the wise: Don't leave your keys in your car when paying for gas in Richmond. [Contra Costa Times] more ›

At around 9 p.m. on Thursday on the 3000 block of Fulton, a 40-year-old man approached a woman sitting in her car, brandished a gun and demanded her property. The suspect, according to SFPD, managed to swipe her iPad and several other items. The victim drove off as the suspect looked for other items. No injuries were reported. No arrested have been made. more ›

At last night's meeting of the City Council in Richmond, an ill-timed request from the police department for the purchase of 75 new Tasers led to some extended — and awkward — discussion. The request, though apparently just a routine expense authorization based on the department's review of equipment, comes within a day or so of an expected verdict in the Johannes Mehserle trial, which could very well cause Oakland to burn just a few miles to the south of Richmond. more ›

The sanity-estranged who roam among us. Where would we be without them? This "crazy Russian lady" went on a rampage at a Richmond store over the weekend. ManicVulva captured the tail-end of her breakdown. She writes: more ›