‘Emerald Alleys’ Coming to Richmond
The City of Richmond held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Mathieu Court Alley Greening Project on April 29....
11 May
23 Feb
Want to Farm in Richmond? Urban Tilth Will Show You How
Every third Saturday of the month, non-profit organization Urban Tilth invites the public to volunteer and learn urban agriculture while cultivating the community garden at AdamsCrest Farm in Richmond....
16 Jan
Plant a Tree, Help Richmond Go Green
On Jan. 9, volunteers huddled together in the much-needed rain for the area's second street-tree planting event of winter. ...
14 Jan
Eduardo Martinez: My First Year on Richmond’s City Council
2016 marks Eduardo Martinez’s first year as a Richmond City Councilmember. The retired educator and community activist was elected in 2015 in a historic election in which the Richmond Progressive...
23 Nov
To Curb Illegal Dumping, Richmond Turns to Goats
A goat grazing along North Richmond’s abandoned lots isn’t an everyday scene. But the herd could be an unlikely savior in the city’s fight to curb illegal dumping....
17 Nov
Richmond Resident Takes Part in Tribal Youth Summit at White House
A 21-year-old Native American activist from Richmond was chosen from among thousands of applicants to go to the White House this summer. Isabella Zizi, a Northern Cheyenne, Arikara and Muskogee...
13 Oct
Urban Tilth Celebrates 10 Years of Food Justice
Marking a decade of community gardening, about 225 people came from across the Bay Area to the Craneway Pavilion on Saturday, Oct. 3 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the...
10 Sep
Young Leaders Program at Richmond High Turns Students into Advocates
By Ronvel SharperLast year, during my sophomore year at Richmond High School, I joined a group that from the first meeting gave me hope that we could make a positive...
08 Sep
Nature Walk Draws Out Hundreds
By Luis CubasClouds couldn’t stop the annual Walk to Nature, hosted by local nonprofit YES Nature to Neighborhoods, on August 29. Nearly four hundred people came out to attend...
12 Aug
Three Years Later
By Tania PulidoThe 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...
06 Aug
Drought Pushes Small Farmers to Be at ‘Top of Their Game’
News Report, Nancy DeVilleAs 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’...
23 Jul
Walking Against Oil and Coal Trains
By Alison Ehara-BrownIn the early morning of July 11th, I joined a group walk along the “blast zones” – the mile-wide sacrifice zones along the rail lines that would...
13 Jul
How I Learned to Stop Littering… and Start Composting
Commentary • Ronvel SharperMany teachers helped me through my sophomore year at Richmond High, two of them especially: Mr. Angel Ponce-Larsen and Mr. Richard Seeber. They tried their best...
20 May
Richmond Commuters Trade Four Wheels For Two
By David MezaEven though the weather threatened to rain on their parade, nearly 700 Richmond commuters took part in the annual Bike to Work Day May 14....
21 Apr
The Great Tomato Sale
Photo Essay • David MezaDid you know that Russia has its own special tomato? How about Japan? Kentucky?If you attended the Great Tomato Plant Sale, "Heirlooms Of The World," at...
