Contra Costa County Suspends Criminal Justice Admin Fees
People going through the criminal justice system in Contra Costa County will no longer have to pay certain administrative fees....
19 Sep
19 Sep
Public Invited To See Final Yellow Brick Road Plans
The nearly final plans for the Yellow Brick Road - a safe walking and bike route through the Iron Triangle area of Richmond - are available for the public to take a close look until Saturday....
18 Sep
Richmond Council Backs Plan to Let Renters Buy First
The Richmond City Council has approved the drafting of an ordinance meant to give renters the first opportunity to purchase a property they’re currently renting before the owner can put it on the market....
18 Sep
Gov’s Wife: Stop Paying Women Less Than Men for Doing the Same Jobs
Even though California has the slimmest gender pay gap in the United States, on average, women still earn about 89 percent of the total money men are paid in the state, according to the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls (CCSWG)....
17 Sep
Lawyer Alleges Citywide Voting in Richmond is Racially Unfair
A Walnut Creek attorney has accused the city of Richmond of having a voting system that results in racially biased voting....
17 Sep
RYSE Breaks Ground on Expansion of Youth Center
In front of an estimated crowd of 200 government officials, funders, community leaders and youth, RYSE broke ground Sept. 6 on a new 37,000-square-foot expanded campus, RYSE Commons, with a celebration of its past and future....
16 Sep
Phrases on City Hall Spark Reflection
The people of Richmond’s inner thoughts were projected onto Richmond City Hall's 60-foot exterior wall as part of a public art project late last month....
13 Sep
WCCUSD Board Addresses Bond Program With Its Oversight Committee
The West Contra Costa Unified school board met with its Citizens Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) on Wednesday to discuss ways to shape up the district’s school bond program in preparation for a possible bond measure in 2020....
13 Sep
Kennedy Caves to John Swett’s Pressure
Under the pressure of John Swett High’s offense and the energy of the crowd the Warriors brought with them, Kennedy High’s volleyball team lost in straight sets on Aug. 29....
11 Sep
City Council Bans E-cigarettes Sales in Richmond
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday voted to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes and vaping products until they’re reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration....
11 Sep
Social Club Hopes to Be a Destination in Point Richmond
Tim Manhart, a Richmond local, has owned and operated Catahoula Coffee Company roasting lab and cafe on San Pablo Avenue in Richmond for 12 years. This past spring, he decided to open the Social Club to bring Catahoula’s coffee to Point Richmond....
10 Sep
From ‘Reasonable’ to ‘Necessary’: California’s New Use of Force Laws Explained
Dr. Joseph Marshall, host of Street Soldiers Radio on 106 KMEL, interviewed San Francisco Police Chief William Scott about the California's new law intended to deter police officers from killing civilians while pursuing criminal suspects....
10 Sep
Urban Tilth Wins Food Sovereignty Prize
Richmond's Urban Tilth has been named winner of the 2019 Food Sovereignty Prize, by the Food Sovereignty Alliance announced this week....
09 Sep
New UCLA Study – State Makes Progress On Goal To Guarantee Water As a Human Right
In 2012, California became the first state in the country to declare that “Every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable and accessible water” when the state legislature inserted that statement into its state water code. Now, a new UCLA study finds, the state may be making progress on turning...
08 Sep
Uncertainty Looms as ‘Public Charge’ Rule Nears
Immigrant rights advocates joined a U.S. Congresswoman from California in sending a reassuring message to people worried about a controversial rule change to the "public charge" segments of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act....
