The legislation, AB 1196, bans law enforcement officers in the state from using carotid artery restraints to subdue and detain suspects. The chokehold is supposed to render victims unconscious, but it has proven to be deadly....
As demonstrations were held around the country in response to the killing of George Floyd on May 29, a protest organized by two West County teens was held Thursday at Fernandez Park in Pinole....
Redirecting funds from police department budgets to invest in solutions to social problems — as well as forcing police to focus on more serious crime — has been suggested as the most efficient way to reform law enforcement and end police abuse and brutality....
All protests, like politics, are local. Protesters are united in fighting racism but they have their own unique issues with their police force and city. ...
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday voted to cut roughly $4.65 million from the budget, which is needed to help fill a projected $29.5 million deficit caused largely by lost revenues during the pandemic....
The “Censo de Mayo” caravan rolled through the streets of Richmond and San Pablo Saturday a line of brightly decorated cars that were part of efforts to encourage residents to fill out 2020 U.S. Census forms....
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to condemn the police killing of George Floyd and to stand in solidarity with protesters nationwide....
Violence against Black people affects us all. We don’t have to have Black skin to feel the rage and pain of a wrongful killing. I feel it in my body, in my mind, and in my soul. ...
In Oakland Friday night, that message was sent as more than 8,000 people protested the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers....
The process of getting federal money to help small businesses survive the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is improving, an official with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Friday....
Protestors and pastors across California as well as angered citizens and politicians — including Gov. Gavin Newsom — have all responded to the violent death of an unarmed Black man in Minnesota....
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday approved about $15.2 million in budget cuts to help close a projected $29.5 million deficit....
The West Contra Costa Board of Education on Wednesday approved a facilities use agreement with the Invictus Academy of Richmond, giving it more space at Juan Crespi Middle School, where both are located....
For Linda Jackson-Whitmore’s drama class at Contra Costa College’s Middle College High School program, there was an added complexity for their remote learning: how to engage and learn about drama without the ability to interact within the same physical space....
Growers will need to find new ways to market their products, such as shipping farm boxes directly to consumers....
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