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Article: Richmond
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Richmond
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City (1990 pop. 87,425), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on San Pablo Bay, an inlet of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1905. It is a deepwater commercial port and an industrial center with oil refineries and railroad repair shops. Richmond is a major center of trade with East Asia, Hawaii, and Alaska. The city's diverse manufactures include machinery and instruments, metal products, chemicals, motor vehicles, and construction materials. There is ship building and biotechnology development. Originally part of a Spanish ranch on the site of Native American shell mounds, it was settled in 1823 and then grew with the coming of the Santa Fe RR at the turn of the 20th cent.
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Article: Richmond Transit Village Gets Green Light from BART Board.
Business Wire;
April 11, 2002 ;
465 words
......entered into a partnership with the City of Richmond and a private developer to create...million into the project, the City of Richmond Redevelopment Agency $14 million...great day for the people and City of Richmond and for BART, enthused BART Director...
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