The Richmond Greenway is a project costing millions of dollars to transform an old rail line into a walking, jogging, and biking trail. [59], There are 17 emergency warning sirens in the city, they are tested every first Wednesday of the month, at 11 am, and are usually used to warn of toxic chemical releases from the Chevron Richmond Refinery.[60]. The Santa Fe Railroad Terminal operated as the western terminus for the railroad from the late 19th century to the late 20th century. RichmondConfidential.org, which is run by the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, is a general interest online-only news publication serving the city of Richmond. Some students sued the district in an attempt to eliminate the requirement. It had a dynamite and gunpowder works (the Giant Powder Company, closed in 1960, now the site of Point Pinole Regional Shoreline), the last active whaling station in the country at Point Molate (closed in 1971), and one of the world's largest wineries (Winehaven), closed by Prohibition in 1919. [108] The city also participates in various Earth Day activities. The company has been fined thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars. [31], Richmond is located at 37°56′09″N 122°20′52″W / 37.93583°N 122.34778°W / 37.93583; -122.34778.[8]. The census reported that 102,118 people (98.5% of the population) lived in households, 670 (0.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 913 (0.9%) were institutionalized. [102] The beauty, the pain, the power and the eye of these black artists touch the soul deeply. Please read our Commenting Policy first. It houses over 204,686 books, 4,014 audio materials, 5,277 video materials, and 491 serial subscriptions.[32]. The Macdonald 80 Shopping Center is a commercial plot along the trunk route of Macdonald Avenue which has been designated the city's main street under the aforementioned program. Sewage is largely handed by the Richmond Sewage Treatment Plant in Point Richmond. The racial makeup of Richmond was 32,590 (31.4%) White, 27,542 (26.6%) African American, 662 (0.6%) Native American, 13,984 (13.5%) Asian (4.0% Chinese, 3.5% Filipino, 1.6% Laotian, 1.2% Indian, 0.7% Vietnamese, 0.6% Japanese, 0.4% Korean, 0.2% Pakistani, 0.1% Thai), 537 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 22,573 (21.8%) from other races, and 5,813 (5.6%) from two or more races. The current mayor Thomas K. Butt was elected Mayor of Richmond in 2015 with more than 50 percent of the vote. In September 2002 the city coordinated an eight alarm fire call at the Richmond Sanitary Service landfill. It was once anchored by the now-defunct Montgomery Wards and a Toys"R"Us. Richmond, like much of the coastal East Bay, enjoys a very mild Mediterranean climate year round. Thousands Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Richmond. Tadpoles and frogs can be found in the local creeks and vernal pools. The per capita income for the city was $19,788. This page was last edited on 21 January 2021, at 22:39. There is also the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, Hilltop Multiplex, or Masquers Theaters in Point Richmond. A controversial Kohl's department store has been proposed for Point Isabel. The terminal had its own dedicated AC Transit feeder service from Point Richmond and downtown Richmond with route 374 also now discontinued. DeVry College has made a commercial showing businesses along San Pablo Avenue in Richmond. Richmond has many distinct neighborhoods. 20.5% of the jobs in the city are in the educational, health, and social service fields, while 10.9% are professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste disposal, and 10.4% are in retail. The medical system established for the shipyard workers at the Richmond Field Hospital eventually became today's Kaiser Permanente HMO. 24 Hour Drop Box at City Hall: 6911 No. NIAD has a gift shop. [112], The Port of Richmond, located in along the city's southern coast beside the Richmond Inner Harbor, handles the third-largest shipping tonnage in California annually,[113] a total of 19 million short tons. The regional San Joaquin Route runs from nearby Oakland to the south through Richmond and Martinez to the Central Valley through Stockton and Fresno, terminating in Bakersfield. During Gayle McLaughlin's mayoralty, Richmond was the nation's largest city with a Green Party mayor. The city has 292.6 acres (1.2 km2) of parkland, which constitutes 1.5% of the city's land territory. It will span east to west from the end of the Ohlone Trail that follows the BART line from El Cerrito to Berkeley. 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