Richmond police probe shooting of local rapper
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:09:25 GMT

Rene Garcia, who used the handle "Lil' G" while rapping about life and his escapades in North Richmond, died behind a fence near the park's basketball courts about 7 p.m. Patrol officers found him there shortly after numerous reports of gunfire at the park that began at 6:47 p.m., Detective Nicole Abetkov said.

George Michael Pappas
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:40:27 GMT

He was the loving Father of Maryanne Sievers, Andrew J. Pappas and Michael G. Pappas.

Man fatally shot Tuesday night in Richmond
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:25:52 GMT

A man in his 20s killed was fatally shot Tuesday night at Shields-Reid Park, said Richmond Police Capt.

Richmond couple devote their lives to serving community
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:58:29 GMT

When longtime Richmond activist Lillie Mae Jones recruited Joe and Maxine Fisher to serve on the Coronado Neighborhood Council 20 years ago, she chose wisely.

Grocery market heavily damaged in Richmond fire
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:24:16 GMT

The two-alarm blaze at the market, in the 1100 block of 23rd St., was reported around 3:20 a.m. and did about $200,000 in damage, said Richmond Fire Department Batallion Chief Merlin Turner.

Thursday-Friday log (2-16 to 2-17): Parolee at Large, Suspicious...
Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:38:02 GMT

Suspicious Circumstance: On February 16, 2012 at 8:42 a.m. Officers were dispatched to a report of a male banging on the front door in the 100 block of Falcon.

Galaxy Desserts
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:38:43 GMT

Some spend lifetimes crafting their trade. Others gain fame after one premiere. Galaxy Desserts, with its passion for creating decadent desserts, has reached award-winning status, prompting a move to a new, 52,000-sq.-ft. facility.By Maria Pilar Clark The art of baking is an endless transformation in which talented chefs draw from years of ... (more)

Undocumented workers protest their firings from Pacific Steel Casting
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:28:53 GMT

Late last year, Pacific Steel Casting, the country's fourth largest steel foundry, fired 200 workers.

Wednesday Log (2-15): Craigslist Ad Results in Crime
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 08:05:05 GMT

Driving Without a License: On February 15, 2012 at 10:22 p.m. an Officer stopped a 20-year-old Hercules man in the 4000 block of San Pablo Avenue.

Farms in Richmond? You betcha
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:55:30 GMT

And under the auspices of a recent analysis on farming in Richmond, a neighborhood group is close to securing free use of a plot of city land at Sixth Street and Enterprise Avenue in the Iron Triangle to grow a community garden.

Chris Treadway: Richmond high school poet takes top spot in county
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:55:37 GMT

Richmond student Denica Garcia has been exercising her poetic skills in different venues for some time and on Feb.

Washington is Reynolds' first offer
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:46:00 GMT

Washington is in the market for at least a couple interior defensive line prospects in the upcoming 2013 recruiting class and earlier this week they were the first school to offer Pinole Valley DT Deonte Reynolds and he spoke with Dawgman.com recently about the Dawgs as well as what other schools have been showing him some early interest... Don't ... (more)

Local Bartender Involved in Alleged DUI Crash into Residential Gas Main
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:41:40 GMT

Police arrested a woman who works at a local bar several weeks ago after she allegedly crashed into a home's gas main on Washington Avenue in the early morning hours after authorities said she had been drinking.A Police said Nicole Gayles was coming from her place of work, Club Mallard , just before 2 a.m. on Jan.

Seventy years later, Japanese-American elders hope memory of internment survives
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:32:01 GMT

Her history teacher gave Alex Iwagaki an uncomfortable assignment last year: In a classroom debate, she had to justify the mass incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II.

Suspect arrested in crime spree may have included Vacaville case
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:22:25 GMT

Vacaville police are asking the public to help them solve a home invasion and car theft that victimized an elderly Vacaville woman on Valentine's Day, which authorities believe may have been part of a daylong East and North Bay home invasion, robbery and carjacking spree that began in El Cerrito.

SF Bay litter would fill 100K trash bags
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:12:56 GMT

A San Jose Mercury News analysis shows there's a tidal wave of fast food wrappers, plastic bottles, bags, cigarette butts and other debris making its way through storm drains and creeks into the bay.

Suspected accomplice in deadly Antioch home invasion charged
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:03:14 GMT

Charges have been filed against the suspected accomplice of an intruder killed during an attempted home invasion, while detectives continue to search for a third suspect, police said.

Albany police log
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:58:31 GMT

Around 11 a.m. officers received a call about a man near the north gate entrance of Golden Gate Fields who appeared to be intoxicated and who was staggering around.

Armed Robbers in Ski Masks Strike on Portland
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:53:49 GMT

Two robbers in ski masks stopped an Albany man walking near his home on Wednesday night and demanded his wallet and cell phone, police said, then ran off.

SF Bay litter would fill 100K trash...
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:49:02 GMT

Litter washing into San Francisco Bay each year would fill 100,000 kitchen trash bags.A San Jose Mercury News analysis shows there's a tidal wave of fast food wrappers, plastic bottles, bags, cigarette butts and other debris making its way through storm drains and creeks into the bay.The newspaper says it's the first comprehensive study of the ... (more)