Richmond hosts annual summit for children and youth
Contra Costa County child advocates, teachers, nonprofit groups, medical professionals and community members gathered at the Richmond Civic Center Auditorium on Wednesday and Thursday to talk about...
View ArticleOn top of the world
Take it from a man who climbed Mount Everest six times: anything is possible.
View ArticleHaunting chronology of events detailed in homecoming gang-rape case
A young man previously convicted in the group rape of a 16-year-old girl four years ago testified against two other suspects on Thursday. Ari Morales, 19, never testified during his own trial in...
View ArticleRichmond residents struggle to understand Obamacare
Confusion and concern: That’s what most of the 50 Richmond residents expressed last week during a workshop about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Obama’s subsidized...
View ArticleThousands march to Chevron days before fire anniversary
More than 2,000 people took part in the rally that started at Richmond BART station and ended with a sit-in at the main gate of the Chevron refinery at Richmond Point. When 90-year-old protestor Ellen...
View ArticleBreaking the fast at Masjid Al Rahman mosque
At 8:14 p.m., on Monday the mosque on San Pablo Avenue in Richmond suddenly bustles with activity. Adhan, the Islamic call for prayer, is said. When the men wrap up their Quran reading and spring from...
View ArticleRichmond native stars in upcoming web series “Red Sleep”
Growing up in Richmond, Chioke Jelani Clanton never thought about becoming an actor. “I stumbled into acting. It wasn’t my dream,” says the actor who is starring in “Red Sleep,” a web series...
View ArticleLittle Caesars Love Kitchen feeds families in need
Little Caesars warmed the hearts of the homeless when its 53-foot-long semi truck, known as the Love Kitchen, rolled into the Greater Richmond Interfaith Program’s (GRIP) parking lot on 165 22nd...
View ArticleWest Contra Costa School District students head back to class
Schools across the West Contra Costa district welcomed back students on Tuesday with officials saying that safety of students is a top priority.
View ArticleWith increased demand for solar power, green job opportunities return
It is just shortly after noon on a Saturday, and the sun stands high over the historic Atchison Village in Richmond. Not a single cloud is in the sky. In its northwestern corner, a small crowd has...
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