It’s an empty parking lot on weekdays but on weekends, this deserted piece of industrial land to the city’s north turns into the Richmond Flea Market.
Traditionally, it’s where families come to have a meal, kids ride the miniature train, and everyone walks through the five rows of stalls shopping for everything from second-hand gadgets to power tools and trinkets from all over Latin America.
But on Oct. 26, the Sunday after the Trump administration called threatened immigration raids in the Bay Area, the Flea Market was silent. There were only a handful of customers…