The coronavirus pandemic has forced the closure of all day laborer centers throughout the country, including about 20 centers in California, putting thousands of people out of work....
Contra Costa County and the U.S. Census Bureau are seeking qualified individuals to conduct the 2020 Census throughout the county....
On a busy day, the people behind Loaded Chicken serve up to 60 pounds of poultry to as many as 300 customers. The lines that used to form when they...
The majority of restaurant workers in California are people of color, yet most of the restaurant jobs that pay a livable wage in the Bay Area belong to white workers,...
Brittany Young was looking for a job. That’s why she attended the annual West Contra Costa County Career Fair at Contra Costa College last month....
At the West Contra Costa County Economic Summit, county leaders and local business people came together to brainstorm ways to boost revenue for cities and small businesses alike....
We need to be far more thoughtful and strategic about how we work with the new marijuana industrial complex if we are truly looking out for the most vulnerable in...
Actor Wendell Pierce recently announced plans to transform a blighted corner in downtown Richmond....
LBG Real Estate Companies and Aviva Investors announced last month the purchase of Hilltop Mall. The new owners believe the mall’s visibility and access to a dense and growing residential...
The Richmond City Council could increase the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by January 2019. Council members recently voted to draft the ordinance, which they will review at...
The new year is soon upon us complete with new year resolutions. Some are personal: lose weight, exercise more, be a more loving person, spend more time with family, quit...
To many of us, $1 million in savings sounds like a myth. I am sure most of my fellow millennials can barely imagine earning $1 million throughout our lifetimes, much...
At Kapor Capital, over 50 percent of investments go to startups that have women and people of color in charge....
A recent career summit in Richmond focused on building career pathways for students who live in low-income communities and students of color....
Richmond’s new Chamber of Commerce President and CEO James Lee says he inherited his entrepreneurial skills from his father when his family came to the United States from Korea....
