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Jul 22, 2021 WASHINGTON – Surrounded on three sides by the San Francisco Bay, residents of Richmond are used to being near the ocean. But as rising seas threaten to bring it even closer, Mayor Tom Butt is candid about the risks. “It basically takes out a significant chunk of Richmond,” he said from the low-lying peninsula city, where little more than a road or narrow beach separates the ocean from densely populated neighborhoods, elegant seaside mansions and cliff cottages. Parts of Richmond are estimated to be at risk from a 91-centimeter increase in sea levels, even as the wa...

urrounded on three sides by the San Francisco Bay, residents of Richmond are used to being near the ocean. But as rising seas threaten to bring it even closer, Mayor Tom Butt is candid about the risks. “It basically takes out a significant chunk of Richmond,” he said from the low-lying peninsula city, where little more than a road or narrow beach separates the ocean from densely populated neighborhoods, elegant seaside mansions, and cliff cottages. Parts of Richmond are estimated to be at risk from a three-foot increase in sea levels, even as the waters of the Pacific Ocean along Californ...

By Mike Kinney and Kathy Chouteau The Brickyard Landing Homeowners Association is proposing a plan to stabilize and preserve Brickyard Cove’s historic kilns and chimney. The structures, located onsite at the condos at 1223 Brickyard Cove Ln. in Richmond, are in dire need of stabilization, including masonry repairs and seismic retrofitting, according to the homeowners association. The association hired architecture, design, planning and preservation firm Page & Turnbull to inspect the site and present possible solutions. The Page & Turnbull report states the 1907-built chimney and two kil...

By Mike Kinney The predicted deluge of illegal fireworks that lit up over Richmond during the Fourth of July weekend left no neighborhood at peace and once again overwhelmed the police and fire departments, according to neighbors, community leaders and officials. Between Sunday at 5 p.m. and Monday at 2 a.m., the Richmond 911 dispatch center received 328 calls for service related to illegal fireworks. Richmond Fire companies were “extremely busy,” according to Battalion Chief Aaron Osorio in a report shared with Richmond Mayor Tom Butt. Juveniles setting off fireworks caused a quarter-acr...

Anyone who reports on the illegal fireworks will get a $2,500 cash reward and it will lead to an arrest, successful prosecution or the guilty party paying a...