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- Sep 30, 2026
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‘Inspiring and motivating’: Dozens celebrate Richmond Tiny Village grand opening (opens the original)
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The long-awaited Richmond Tiny House Village, erected through years of volunteer work and contributions from the community, including inmates from San Quentin, is now open, providing homes to young people at risk of experiencing homelessness. An once empty dirt lot at 175 23rd St. is now home to a dozen brightly painted tiny homes, two shared yurts and a community garden. More than 200 people gathered at the site Saturday Oct. 26, to celebrate the village’s grand opening. “It’s very inspiring an
Election 2026: Measure U could add senior housing in Walnut Creek (opens the original)
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WALNUT CREEK — As demand for commercial office space dips and the region’s senior population grows, the owner of a 6.8-acre site in Walnut Creek is asking voters to allow him to turn a third of the parcel into newly constructed senior housing. No formal development has been proposed. Instead, the initiative, dubbed Measure U, would rezone 2.4 acres of the property at North California Boulevard and Ygnacio Valley Road from office to mixed-use residential. The vision is to transform an underutiliz
Smoke from Angel Island controlled burn leaves East Bay officials fuming (opens the original)
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Wednesday’s prescribed burn on Angel Island sparked concerns among some East Bay officials about the need to protect residents from smoke by better planning for when deliberate and controlled fires are allowed. Smoke that wafted across the Bay left some residents “frustrated and upset,” Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia wrote in a social media statement on Thursday. “The harmful air quality in SF and the East Bay resulting from Cal Fire and State Park’s controlled vegetation burn on Ange
Smoke from Angel Island controlled burn leaves officials fuming (opens the original)
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Wednesday’s prescribed burn on Angel Island sparked concerns among some East Bay officials about the need to protect residents from smoke by better planning for when deliberate and controlled fires are allowed. Smoke that wafted across the Bay left some residents “frustrated and upset,” Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia wrote in a social media statement on Thursday. “The harmful air quality in SF and the East Bay resulting from Cal Fire and State Park’s controlled vegetation burn on Ange
Richmond lauds retiring city manager, names interim replacement (opens the original)
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RICHMOND — A new interim city manager has been selected to replace the city’s outgoing top boss Shasa Curl, who received a heartfelt sendoff from staff and councilmembers at Tuesday’s city council meeting. Curl announced her plans to retire during an April city council meeting after more than two decades with the city. “Seeing you around this campus just really lifts my spirit,” Councilmember Jamelia Brown said during the meeting Tuesday. “I love that you never compromise, and that shows real le
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