Richmond Confidential

30/07/2025

For the Contra Costa & Solano Food Bank, the largest loss has been a $1.9 million grant from the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program that was cut in March. The grant allowed the food bank to purchase fresh produce directly from local farmers.

Contra Costa & Solano Food Bank expects lines to grow, after Congress approved a $186 billion cut to the Supplemental Food Nutrition Program.

12/06/2025

Chevron becomes the first refinery in the Bay Area to submit an acceptable fenceline pollution monitoring plan.

Chevron has agreed to a settlement with the Bay Area Air District to be more transparent in reporting pollution around its Richmond refinery.

06/06/2025

“I see our beauty. I see our strengths. I see our assets within the district, and I also know there are some things that we have to work on that are imperative. And I am ready for that work.”

West Contra Costa Unified school board welcomed Cheryl Cotton, former principal and administrator, back to the district as superintendent.

06/05/2025

After giving Contra Costa County officials whiplash with its
on-again, off-again EPA grant to North Richmond, the Trump administration officially pulls the plug on environmental justice grants.

The Stakes: After months of mixed messages, Trump cuts EPA grants to polluted California communities, including North Richmond.

01/05/2025

From their kitchen to your table: entrepreneurs use a new Contra Costa County permit to prepare commercial meals at home

New home kitchen permits open the entrepreneurial doors for Contra Costa County cooks, including Two Sisters Catering in Concord.

30/04/2025

In Trump's America, many immigrants children feel unsafe going and coming from school: “The first week was rough. I had kids asking me if they could sleep at school because they were too scared to go home. It was not a good time.”

Shifting immigration policies have made it challenging for educators to keep immigrant students in the classroom.

24/04/2025

For members of the Bay Area Derby league, roller derby is more than just a sport. “I’ve only been in it for two years, and I already couldn’t imagine what my life would be like without it,” said Jocelyn Suhaimi, one of the newest members of the San Francisco Rolling Dead.

Over 100 fans filled the seats of Richmond Memorial Auditorium for a face-off between Bay Area roller derby's two teams.

21/04/2025

Richmond's lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and Royal Canadian Bank might play out in federal court. This is how other cities have fared in their attempts recoup money lost in the derivative market:
https://richmondconfidential.org/2025/04/21/richmond-lawsuit-swaps-jpmorgan-rcb-federal-court/

27/03/2025

Here's the latest on a much-anticipated Richmond housing development near BART.

Richmond's plan to add 150 affordable homes near the Richmond BART station has hit a snag, as tax credits elude developer.

24/03/2025

For the first time, Richmond joins 300 million people across the world in a celebration of spring.

Hundreds of people danced, ate and celebrated the Persian New Year Marina Bay Park for Richmond's first Norooz festival.

22/03/2025

Wondering what's going on with those excavators at the Hilltop Mall?

Glydways is building a track at the Hilltop Mall to pilot its futuristic Glydcar public transportation system.

18/03/2025

A grand jury's recommendation prompts the county to add alerts to the Community Warning System on hazmat events, such as Chevron flares.

Contra Costa County has expanded its Community Warning System, alerting residents to more hazmat incidents.