Richmond Heights, Richmond, California
Richmond Heights formerly East Richmond and also known as Mira Vista is a district of eastern Richmond, California in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The neighborhood is bordered by the North & East neighborhood to the west, the city of San Pablo, California to the north, the unincorporated community of East Richmond Heights to the east, and the city of El Cerrito to the south. The area is also known as Mira Vista (Spanish: Look at the view), an older name for the eastern side of the city and unincorporated areas in the sector that is survived by the Mira Vista Post Office across the street and border in North & East.
The neighborhood has four small community parks, Mira Vista Park on Mount St, Tiller Park has a baseball field and tennis courts near Sierra and Ventura, 0.4 acre (1,618 m2) Humboldt Park and 0.3 acre (1,214 m2) Kern Playlot. Both have play structures and Humboldt also features basketball courts. A brownfield site adjacent to Humboldt Park is being developed by Urban Tilth as a community farm producing locally grown produce.
The Mira Vista Post Office provides the community of Richmond Heights with mail services.
The community maintains a neighborhood council that delegates the community's issues with the city council known as the Richmond Heights Neighborhood Council. The council meets at 6028 Ralston Avenue at the Serra Adult School Campus.
The neighborhood is in Richmond Police Department district 3. The entire neighborhood is served by one officer at a time as police beat 7.
The area is home to Riverside elementary school of the West Contra Costa Unified School District. The private Catholic Saint David School is located in the northern corner of the neighborhood and this includes Saint David Catholic Church and is of the Diocese of Oakland. Serra Adult School provides local education to adults from throughout the area and serves as the headquarters for the Richmond Heights Neighborhood Council.
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