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The Richmond is a residential neighborhood with vibrant small businesses, single-family homes and multi-unit buildings, a strong service network of neighborhood nonprofits, and great access to nature and open spaces.
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Richmond Buzz: Everything new is old again
“Richmond Buzz” is a recurring column on changes, tidbits and other news from the Richmond. This week: a vintage renaissance, of sorts.
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Richmond BUzz
Richmond Buzz: Art, art, and (supposedly) more art
“Richmond Buzz” is a recurring column on changes, tidbits and other news from the Richmond. This week: it’s hot, and art is abuzz.
People We Meet
People We Meet: Complex characters at Simple Pleasures
Ahmed Riad took over Simple Pleasures in 1994. Today, he and his wife Diana Riggio keep the place’s vibrant, social atmosphere alive.
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At an Inner Richmond sports bar, a 25-year-old Nintendo game brings fierce competition
An unassuming sports bar in the inner Richmond is beloved by players of this retro video game across the world.
How to host a hot pot party for the holidays, and where to get all you need
A good hot pot dinner is both a meal and an activity. And surprisingly, hosting a hot pot party is actually an easy lift.
11,000 lose power in yet another S.F. outage in the Richmond and Presidio
Unplanned PG&E outage comes hours ahead of planned outage
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Election 2026
S.F. supe Matt Dorsey says he’d have deserved to be evicted for drug-use, as his legislation now proposes
Recovery supe says, if he was disrupting others’ sobriety in supportive housing, he would’ve accepted being given the boot
SEIU California un-endorses Scott Wiener for Congress
SEIU said they rescinded their endorsement because Wiener opposes the CEO tax, a business tax placed on the ballot by local branches of SEIU
At S.F. congressional debate, candidates go on the attack
Taiwan, Gaza and local transit come up as three leading candidates jostle to place in the top two on June 2.
Upstairs, downstairs: On the trail with Saikat Chakrabarti’s posse of Chinese-language canvassers
The candidate’s ground game is modeled on Daniel Lurie’s successful door-knocking operation — and has brought in some of the same personnel.
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