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California auditor credits city's three-year effort to build reserves, eliminate deficits and implement budget reforms.
Richmond no longer financially unstable, state says
California auditor credits city's three-year effort to build reserves, eliminate deficits and implement budget reforms.
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Medicaid, Medicare, Affordable Care Act, and Social Security service should remain steady. But states may have to fund the WIC program.
How you could be affected by the federal government shutdown
Most healthcare safety net programs expected to continue, but nutrition program WIC could run out of money.
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Body found Friday at 33rd Street and Macdonald Avenue near DeJean Middle School.
Richmond police investigate death of person found near DeJean Middle School
Police believe person found dead near DeJean Middle School, who was only identified as an adult, was someone passing through the area.
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Meet Your Neighbor: Salvador Valle, 46, says pulling out mattresses, electronics and other dumped junk from San Pablo Creek is reconnecting him to nature and lessening his anxiety.
Rollingwood man finds peace on his mission to clean up creeks
Salvador Valle, 46, says pulling out trash from San Pablo Creek is reconnecting him to nature and lessening his anxiety.
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About two-thirds of National Park Service employees were furloughed nationally due to government shutdown.
Rosie the Riveter visitor center closed due to federal government shutdown
About two-thirds of National Park Service employees were furloughed nationally due to government shutdown.
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Richmondside @richmondside.org · 5d
This week's music lineup in Richmond includes a Saturday performance by the Albany Jazz Band at Riggers Loft Wine Company.
Where to see live music and trivia nights in Richmond and beyond, Oct. 3-9
This week's music lineup in Richmond includes a Saturday performance by the Albany Jazz Band at Riggers Loft Wine Company.
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Richmondside @richmondside.org · 6d
The decade-old waterfront venue and winery says any court victory would be “too late to save the business.”
Riggers Loft Winery, embroiled in legal battle with Richmond, is closing
The decade-old waterfront venue and winery says any court victory would be “too late to save the business.”
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Richmondside @richmondside.org · 7d
Richmond educators and families are glad an advanced Spanish literature class is back, but scheduling conflicts and administrative silence has them still frustrated.
Kennedy High reinstates AP Spanish class after student and teacher outcry
Richmond teachers and students are glad AP Spanish Literature is back, but scheduling conflicts and administrative silence persist.
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Educators, who’ve worked without a contract since June, are frustrated at what they say is underspending on salaries and special education services, among other student programs.
300 teachers protest at school board meeting, accusing WCCUSD of underspending
Educators are frustrated at what they say is underspending on salaries and special education services, among other student programs.
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Richmondside @richmondside.org · 9d
BART's lost and found has processed everything from a backpack full of cash to mountains of car keys, phones and even two ukuleles.
Lose something on BART? Here’s how to find it — maybe 
BART's lost and found has processed everything from a backpack full of cash to mountains of car keys, phones and even two ukuleles.
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Looking for free or inexpensive things to do in Richmond? From museums and art galleries to regional parks and fitness classes, there's always something to do in Richmond.
Richmond has something to do every day
Looking for free or inexpensive things to do in Richmond? From museums and art galleries to regional parks and fitness classes, there's always something to do in Richmond.
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Richmondside @richmondside.org · 12d
This week's music lineup in Richmond includes a Saturday performance by the Albany Jazz Band at Riggers Loft Wine Company.
Where to see live music and trivia nights in Richmond, Sept. 26-Oct. 2
This week's music lineup in Richmond includes a Saturday performance by the Albany Jazz Band at Riggers Loft Wine Company.
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Richmondside @richmondside.org · 13d
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
Rose Pizzeria team debuts Cafe Brusco; specialty coffee and blooms arrive in Downtown Oakland 
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
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Richmondside @richmondside.org · 13d
After fatal Angel Montaño shooting and complaints from transparency hawks, Richmond police also directed to release unedited body camera footage.
Richmond police told to issue statements within 24 hours of in-custody deaths
After fatal Angel Montaño shooting and complaints from transparency hawks, Richmond police also told to release unedited body camera footage.
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Richmondside @richmondside.org · 14d
The family of Shelma Reyna identified her as the UPS employee who was killed by what they said was a machine malfunction. She was a mother of five.
Family identifies woman who died at Richmond UPS warehouse
Shelma Reyna, mother of five children, identified her in a GoFundMe as the UPS employee who died due to a machine malfunction on Sunday.
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Richmondside @richmondside.org · 14d
Retired from her role telling stories at Rosie the Riveter park in Richmond, Betty Reid Soskin celebrated her birthday at her namesake middle school in El Sobrante.
Betty Reid Soskin, the nation's oldest park ranger, is still discovering herself at 104
Betty Reid Soskin celebrates her birthday with students and teachers at her namesake middle school in El Sobrante — an annual tradition.
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Richmondside @richmondside.org · 15d
Prop. 50 would adopt new congressional lines that favor Democrats in key districts statewide for the next three election cycles in an effort to offset partisan gerrymandering in other states.
If approved Nov. 4, Prop. 50 would slightly lower number of Democrats in Richmond's 8th congressional district
The measure would adopt new congressional lines favoring Democrats in an effort to offset partisan gerrymandering in other states.
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Richmondside @richmondside.org · 16d
Energy storage company is updating battery systems in the former Ford motor factory to provide power where electricity is unavailable — even right here in Richmond.
Richmond officials say Viridi fits their vision of a green waterfront economy
Viridi is in the midst of upgrading hundreds of batteries in the defunct Moxion plant in former Ford motor plant building.
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Victim, 28, was walking in Iron Triangle on Friday evening when he was shot by multiple people who got out of a car, police said.
Richmond police investigating 2nd homicide of the year
Victim, 28, was walking in Iron Triangle on Friday evening when he was shot by multiple people who got out of a car, police said.
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Richmondside @richmondside.org · 19d
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
Blue Bottle to vacate WC Morse building, Roasted and Raw seeking buyer for Downtown Oakland space
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
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Richmondside @richmondside.org · 20d
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
$2 smash burgers arrive in the East Bay, and a Korean restaurant doubles up on openings
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
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Richmondside @richmondside.org · 21d
From Mexico to Italy, then Thailand, take a global culinary journey in less than 2 miles.
I walked all of 23rd Street in Richmond. Here are the best things I ate
From Mexico to Italy, then Thailand, take a global culinary journey in less than 2 miles.
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Richmondside @richmondside.org · 22d
It’s picnic weather! Choose your own culinary adventure and go.
7 East Bay takeout and park pairings for perfect picnics
It’s picnic weather! Choose your own culinary adventure and go.
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Students say the school is failing to support their academic ambitions as AP Spanish literature, English literature, and calculus are struck from the curriculum.
Kennedy High cuts AP classes, frustrating teachers and students 
Students say the school is failing to support their academic ambitions with cuts to AP Spanish literature, English literature, and calculus.
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