Te’s Corner: To the Ones Who Sowed the Seeds and Stayed
Donté Clark writes a poem in honor of the fathers "who fought, cried and died for our freedom when the world would never show."...
21 Jun
19 Jun
City Council Moves Toward Balanced Budget, Not Defunding Police
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday selected a budget balancing plan that does not include layoffs but asks for concessions from city unions....
19 Jun
Richmond Teacher Is ‘Very Happy’ UCs Dropped the SAT, ACT
As a teacher who grew up and works in Richmond, I am very happy the University of California has eliminated the SAT and ACT from its freshman admission requirements....
18 Jun
SCOTUS Ruling Gives DACA Recipients a Night of Restful Sleep
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 against the Trump administration’s efforts to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, bringing relief to many young immigrants....
17 Jun
Contra Costa Eases Up on Religious Services, Pools and Salons
Contra Costa County eased restrictions on barber shops, salons, places of worship, funerals and pools but urges people to keep their distance and wear masks....
17 Jun
Health Officials Stress COVID-19 Testing as County Reopens
LifeLong Medical Care’s staff urges Richmond residents to get tested for the coronavirus ahead of Contra Costa County's loosening of its shelter-in-place restrictions....
17 Jun
Las Personas Mayores Enfrentan Mayores Riesgos Físicos y Mentales de COVID-19
COVID-19 proporciona una tormenta de riesgos casi perfecta para las personas mayores y aquellos en hogares de ancianos se encuentran en la situación más peligrosa....
16 Jun
Black Lives Matter Founder Finds Hope in Global Protests Over Killing of George Floyd
For Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza, the widespread activism that followed the killing of George Floyd by Minnesota police has been heartening and "bittersweet."...
15 Jun
Older People Face Higher Physical and Mental COVID-19 Risks
COVID-19 provides a nearly perfect storm of risks to older people and those in nursing homes are in the most dangerous situation....
15 Jun
Black with a Capital “B”: Mainstream Media Joins Black Press in Uppercasing Race
The Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed News and MSNBC are among major outlets that recently decided to uppercase Black, "finally catching up" with Black publishers....
14 Jun
CCC Women’s Soccer Recruitment Rebounds Despite the Coronavirus
Two years ago, the Contra Costa College women’s soccer team did not have enough players. Now, even among shutdowns and shelter-in-place, its enrollment numbers are back up....
13 Jun
Expect Hybrid Learning to Become the Norm This Fall
State education officials released recommendations for reopening more than 10,000 public schools this fall. They illustrate a number of drastic changes that will need to be made in order for students to practice social distancing....
12 Jun
Protest Caravan “Mobilizes People” from San Pablo to Richmond
As demonstrations continued across the East Bay in response to the police killing of George Floyd, Contra Costa College stood in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement by organizing a caravan Tuesday from San Pablo to South Richmond....
12 Jun
Converting a Motel to Homeless Housing, Step By Step
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to go on a hotel shopping spree to help California's homeless. He's got six months to do it before the federal money goes away....
12 Jun
WCCUSD Cuts School Resource Officers, Invests in Black Students
The West Contra Costa Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to eliminate contracts with law enforcement for school resource officers and to invest the $1.5 million formerly budgeted to pay those officers into a fund to help Black students....
