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Could the third try be a charm? City officials say the last round of RFPs yielded a crop of potential contractors.
02/10/2025

Could the third try be a charm? City officials say the last round of RFPs yielded a crop of potential contractors.

Richmond promised $1 million in legal aid to immigrants, but six month later, the city has yet to spend a penny of it.

In addition to being a free community event, YES Fest was also a fundraiser for the nonprofit’s $7 million Base Camp Cap...
28/09/2025

In addition to being a free community event, YES Fest was also a fundraiser for the nonprofit’s $7 million Base Camp Capital Campaign to build a community center where its office now sits, across from Nicholl Park.

Hundreds of people enjoyed food, a rock wall, and live performances at Nicholl Park on Saturday for YES Fest.

Since January, WCCUSD and United Teachers of Richmond have been negotiating a new three-year teachers’ contract. The pre...
26/09/2025

Since January, WCCUSD and United Teachers of Richmond have been negotiating a new three-year teachers’ contract. The previous contract expired in June.

United Teachers of Richmond union members rallied and asked the West Contra Costa Unified board to approve a contract and avert a strike.

We asked people in Richmond, what is your favorite recent memory in the city? Read what they have to say.
23/09/2025

We asked people in Richmond, what is your favorite recent memory in the city? Read what they have to say.

We asked people in Richmond to tell us about a time they've enjoyed that turned into a favorite memory of life in the city.

“It feels really good to come out and be part of a group like this, get dirty, get bitten by mosquitoes,” said Wittiker ...
22/09/2025

“It feels really good to come out and be part of a group like this, get dirty, get bitten by mosquitoes,” said Wittiker Schlauoh-Saiyawong, who joined the crew, one of many that participated in the annual California Coastal Cleanup Day. The statewide initiative is responsible for removing 26.8 million pounds of trash from the coastline and waterways since 1985, according to the California Coastal Commission.

Coastal cleanup volunteers in Richmond say it felt good to get dirty, cleaning up Wildcat Creek and Shimada Friendship Park.

Richmond police ask council to reinstate officers under investigation in the killing of Angel Montaño.
18/09/2025

Richmond police ask council to reinstate officers under investigation in the killing of Angel Montaño.

More than a dozen Richmond Police Department officers, staff and supporters used the public comment period of Tuesday’s City Council meeting to ask the city to fill dozens of Police Department vacancies, saying understaffing has forced many officers to work double shifts and even sleep at the stat...

“People of Richmond” is a regular series in which reporters pose a question to people in the community. This time, we as...
12/09/2025

“People of Richmond” is a regular series in which reporters pose a question to people in the community. This time, we asked: How do you de-stress in Richmond? See what people had to say.

We asked people in Richmond, What do you do to get rid of stress? Here are their responses, with editing for brevity.

For the Contra Costa & Solano Food Bank, the largest loss has been a $1.9 million grant from the Local Food Purchase Ass...
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.

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

“I see our beauty. I see our strengths. I see our assets within the district, and I also know there are some things that...
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.

After giving Contra Costa County officials whiplash with its on-again, off-again EPA grant to North Richmond, the Trump ...
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.

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

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