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🌱 How a Richmond-area sailor finally found “perfect trim” on the Bay

Richmond, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Richmond! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Richmond-area sailor finally found “perfect trim” on the Bay
  • Man charged after deadly Richmond shooting and weekend gunfire spree
  • Why Richmond joined the Bay Area pause on new data centers

Also on today's calendar: Cell Phone Photography In The Garden with Saxon Holt and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Turning sunny and warmer, with a high of 87 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 85, low: 59.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• On Trim: The Pursuit of Fleeting Perfection (latitude38.com) — A local windsurfer describes chasing “perfect trim” while sailing from Point Isabel, just south of Richmond Yacht Club, on a powerful July day. Their reflections on technique, body positioning, and Bay wave conditions offer an intimate look at how Richmond-area sailors experience the water when strong southwest winds line up just right.
   

• Suspect charged in Richmond homicide after allegedly shooting at six people last weekend (mercurynews.com) — Richmond residents are learning more about a man now charged with murder and multiple assaults tied to a 2025 killing of a local 23-year-old and alleged shootings at six people in the city last weekend. Prosecutors say the suspect faces 11 felony counts and several gun charges, while police have not yet disclosed a motive or full details on how he was identified.
   

• Bay Area Data Centers Face Pushback (seczine.com) — Richmond is among several Bay Area cities temporarily pausing new data center projects to study impacts on zoning, power use, and neighborhood quality of life. Officials are weighing earthquake safety, environmental strain, and noise against potential jobs and tax revenue, and the choices they make could shape how much large-scale tech infrastructure ultimately lands in and around Richmond.
   

📸 Around Richmond

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Richmond

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★ Featured events ★

    Sunday October 4
  • Goldpie Pizza →
    7 Stars Holistic Healing Center, 3219 Pierce Street, Richmond
    11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Good morning neighbors!
    Curious if anyone has a good plumber they can recommend? (Nextdoor Hasford Heights)
  • My brother lost his dog this morning his name is Charly please if your see it let me know We live by Ohio ave and harbor way ..
    charly been with us for almost 12 year please if you see it let me know , 6 month we mourn the lost of the other dog .. (Nextdoor Coronado)
  • Berkeley City Club posted a job opening for Fine Dining Server in Berkeley. Apply here.
  • Phenom People posted a job opening for Pharmacy Customer Service Associate in Berkeley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Richmond here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Pablo

  • Kern County Tanker Convoys: Fact or Fiction? (californiaglobe.com)
  • 8 California Mexican Restaurants Where Rich, Complex Mole Steals The Whole Meal (newsbreak.com)
  • County Football Insider: American Canyon grad Lopez leads Grinnell in first four college games (napavalleyregister.com)

El Cerrito

  • El Cerrito, CA 94530 (redfin.com)
  • PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble Join Initiative to Replace Nonrecyclable Flexible Plastic Packaging Following Engagement with As You Sow — As You Sow (asyousow.org)
  • Fort Bragg city council candidates split on Flock cameras, mill site vote • The Mendocino Voice (mendovoice.com)

Berkeley

  • Married Couple Shot To Death At Berkeley Hillside Home (patch.com)

Ok Richmond! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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