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Chevron Moves Refinery Fire Claims Center

In Richmond, over 10,700 people have filed claims to have the medical and property damage expenses resulting from the August 6th refinery fire reimbursed by the oil company. The company announced today

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Richmond's La Perla Delicatessen To Shut Down After 63 Years

La Perla Mexican Delicatessen — an institution for over 63 years in the tumultuous town of Richmond, California — will close up shop sometime before the end of the year. The current store at the

Angry Crowd Unleashes On Chevron Refinery Officials

Community members lined up to berate and shout at Chevron and government officials at Tuesday's town hall meeting following the refinery fire that sent a mushroom cloud of putrid smoke over the East

Chevron To Pay Residents Affected By Toxic Refinery Fire

And finally, in crisis communications news: After Monday's fire at the Chrevron refinery in Richmond, Calif. sent a plume of black, toxic smoke into the air blanketing much of Richmond, North Richmond, and

Toxic Chevron Refinery Fire in Richmond Prompts Shelter-in-Place [Updated]

A fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, Calif. has prompted shelter-in-place for Richmond, N. Richmond, and San Pablo. No word yet as to what caused the fire. ABC 7 News has live

Richmond High School Athlete Fatally Shot, Probably Over School Colors

Bay Area gang members are infamously dim. Not the sharpest tools in the organized-crime shed. Take, for example, what happened over the weekend to a Richmond high school football player, who was shot

Deplorable Teens Pepper Spray, Mug Woman in the Richmond

On Monday afternoon, two vile female teenagers pepper sprayed a 21-year-old woman and stole her purse in the Richmond. The cruel incident was reported at around 1:25 p.m. over on the

5-Fulton Bus Runs Over Man's Arm

Over in the Outer Richmond on Thursday afternoon, an unidentified man and a 5-Fulton bus met under grisly circumstances. The collision, reported at 2:57 p.m., happened near the intersection of Cabrillo

Richmond: Boy, 10, Shot While Walking With Mom

Well, this is mortifying: a 10-year-old kid was shot in the city of Richmond on Thursday while strolling with his mother. And the shooting suspect was, you guessed it, a deplorable teenager. Ugh.

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'Concerned' Citizen Petitions Against Richmond's Soda Tax, Neglects To Mention She's Funded By Lobbyists

Here's a good reason we tend to avoid signing random petitions: As California Watch reports, Richmond resident, Rosa Lara, has been going door to door identifying herself as an organizer with the Community

Richmond Warehouse Fire Reveals Huge Pot Operation

Firefighters dousing a one-alarm electrical fire in Richmond early this morning uncovered a large-scale marijuana grow operation of "possibly over 1,000" plants. According to KTVU, the security guard on duty last night

Curb Painting Scam In The Richmond?

"I'm no fan of law breakers, and especially those who is looking from a quick buck from elderly residents of my neighborhood," writes Agent Akit regarding these pieces of paper taped over curb

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Inner Richmond Jack In The Box To Remain Open 24 Hours

Residents in the Inner Richmond, concerned about late-night violence in the area, lost their appeal to overturn the Geary Boulevard Jack in the Box's after-hours permit, which allows the crud-food chain to remain

Bystander Became Target In Fatal Richmond Shooting

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

Lawrence Berkeley Lab Expanding To Richmond

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

Richmond Cyclist Claims He Was Shot By Sniper

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.

Richmond Car Thief Mistakenly Kidnaps 5-Year-Old In Backseat

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

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Petition To Stop Richmond Jack in the Box From Staying Open 24 Hours

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

Shooting At Richmond Mall During Nike Air Jordan Frenzy

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

NYE Ruined After Richmond Police Seize Pounds Of Cocaine

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

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Richmond Embraces Home-Grown Rap Star Macho

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

Richmond Mayor Skips Veterans Event for Occupy Rally

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.

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Fecal Face Dot Gallery Reopens Tomorrow in Inner Richmond

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

Officer-Involved Shooting in the Richmond Follows Domestic Stabbing [Updated]

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

Citizens In Richmond to Gather This Evening to Discuss Gang War

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