City Leaders Offer Ways Forward in Tough Times
We turned to community, business and political leaders in search of some optimism in the face of the coronavirus, racism, climate change, and widespread unemployment....
08 Jul
06 Jul
WCCUSD Board Talks Efforts to Improve Black Student Achievement
On June 30, the West Contra Costa Board of Education received an update from Superintendent Matthew Duffy on Black student achievement in the West Contra Costa School District....
06 Jul
‘Stop Killing Us’: Activists Bring Their Pain to State Capitol
Last week, several California social and criminal justice organizations, as well as community-based groups, gathered for a rally at the state Capitol titled “Stop Killing Us.”...
06 Jul
Finding Light in the Darkness of Depression
A young man describes his experience learning to live with depression in a family that does not understand his pain....
05 Jul
Who Responds to Nonviolent Crises? New Urgency to Remove Police From the Equation
A series of efforts are underway at the local, state and national levels to reimagine who responds to people in crisis and to take some of that responsibility out of the hands of law enforcement....
03 Jul
Black Liberation Is Latinx Liberation Too
The recent Black Lives Matter protests have left some Latino people, who say this isn’t their fight, feeling left out. As a Dreamer and a non-Black Latinx, it is disappointing for me to see how some people in our community have criticized the Black Lives Matter movement....
03 Jul
What California’s Budget Deal Means for K-12 Schools
California’s new budget provides enough funding for schools to pivot to hybrid learning when they reopen this fall. But school officials fear Sacramento’s decision to delay cuts could throw districts into the fiscal abyss later....
02 Jul
Richmond Passes Budget, Will Look at Reducing Police Force
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday approved a budget for fiscal year 2020-21, successfully closing the remainder of a $29.5 million deficit....
01 Jul
CCCAA Fall Sports in Jeopardy as COVID-19 Cases Rise
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to potentially reverse the state’s reopening will undoubtedly impact the California Community College Athletic Association’s plans to resume sports in the fall....
01 Jul
Fear of Public Charge Rule Keeps Immigrants From Seeking Health Care During Pandemic
The Trump Administration’s reimplementation of the public charge rule has kept immigrants from accessing health care and other needed services during the COVID-19 pandemic....
01 Jul
Where to Get Financial Help During Coronavirus in California — and Is It Enough?
From hotel rooms for people who are homeless to restaurant meals for seniors isolating for their lives, California has rapidly expanded its safety net in an attempt to catch millions of residents impacted by the coronavirus and its economic aftershocks....
30 Jun
Richmond’s Park Ranger: Why Betty Reid Soskin Has ‘No Time To Waste’
Local luminary 98-year-old Betty Reid Soskin is the subject of a new documentary, "No Time to Waste," premiering July 4 at 7 p.m. on NBC Bay Area....
30 Jun
Props to You, Californians: A Preview of What’s on Your November Ballot
California voters will decide on eight statewide measures this November, also covering rent control, Uber and Lyft drivers, property taxes, consumer privacy and more....
29 Jun
Business Openings Delayed As CC Health Officials Urge COVID-19 Testing
The planned reopening Saturday of a variety of businesses and activities will be delayed until the COVID-19 outbreak is better contained, Contra Costa Health Services announced Monday....
29 Jun
California Moves One Step Closer to Granting Parolees Right to Vote
The Free the Vote Act will seek voters' approval in the November election to restore voting rights to former inmates who are free from incarceration but still on parole. ...
