Khalid’s Corner: Returning to the Field
by Khalid Elahi I made my move ya'll. After a decade in retirement I’m back on that Richmond Steeler football field and I haven't missed a beat. I left a champion...
20
Aug
19
Aug
How a Dreamer Fell Through The Cracks
First Person, Miguel Garcia | We'Ced If someone asked me what the proudest moment of my life has been, without a doubt I’d say the moment I received an acceptance letter...
19
Aug
Immigration Relief Increasing Health Coverage; CA Kids Eligible Now
News Report, Anna Challet | New America Media In California, hundreds of thousands of kids in immigrant families are eligible for Medi-Cal but not enrolled, according to a new study from...
18
Aug
Small Businesses Discuss What New ‘Global’ Campus Will Mean for Richmond
News Report, Malcolm Marshall Just as the city of Berkeley developed around the University of California, Berkeley, the planned Berkeley Global Campus at Richmond Bay is expected to be an...
Local Motorcyclists Giveaway Hundreds of Backpacks to Richmond Kids
Photo Essay, David Meza As long summer days wind down, parents and kids around Richmond are ramping up back to school shopping. But for around 300 children there’ll be a few...
12
Aug
Three Years Later
By Tania Pulido The memory is a vivid one for me. It was a beautiful day in Richmond; I was hanging out in my backyard in Richmond Annex when I heard...
07
Aug
National Night Out Brings Richmond Police, Community Together
Photo Essay, Ann Bassette This year, as they do every year, hundreds of Richmond residents came together to join communities around the country in celebrating National Night Out — a program...
06
Aug
Drought Pushes Small Farmers to Be at ‘Top of Their Game’
News Report, Nancy DeVille As California’s record-breaking drought extends into its fourth year, small farmers are struggling. But you wouldn't necessarily know it by a trip to the local farmers’...
31
Jul
Plan Ahead, Richmond: BART Shutdowns To Affect 100K
By Nancy DeVille | Photo Courtesy of Richmond Confidential Richmond residents may want to think twice before heading across the bay Aug. 1-2 and again on Labor Day weekend Sept. 5-7,...
30
Jul
Anna Deavere Smith Takes on School-to-Prison Pipeline
Review, Edgardo Cervano-Soto Many students may not have heard of the “school-to-prison pipeline,” but they experience the reality up close. It is a series of steps the criminal justice and education...
28
Jul
Will My Family Benefit from the New Richmond?
Commentary, Keisa Reynolds I am from Richmond. Despite attending K-12 in El Cerrito and being more familiar with its sites and people, it never felt right to claim being from there....
28
Jul
Call for California Asians and Hispanics to Show United Front on Health4All
Viji Sundaram, News Report | New America Media SAN FRANCISCO -- Even as health care advocates are celebrating California’s recent “landmark victory” in getting its undocumented children health care, Latino and...
28
Jul
El Concejo de Richmond Aprueba Ordenanza de Control de Renta
Reportaje, Malcolm Marshall A partir del 1° de diciembre, Richmond se convertirá en la primera ciudad de California en décadas – y la primera en el Condado de Contra Costa jamás...
28
Jul
Nuevo Programa para Papás Que se Quedan en Casa Echa Raíces en Richmond
Por Sukey Lewis Fuera de su pequeño apartamento en Richmond, Honesty, la hija de nueve meses de Travis McGee, detiene su pecho mientras él manda a sus otros dos pequeños a...
Grand Opening of the West Contra Costa Family Justice Center
Richmond's New Family Justice Center is a one-stop center for people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, child abuse, and human trafficking....
