In Richmond, detoured drivers and passengers crowded the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, BART trains and surface streets, causing traffic headaches for both the regular commuters and those rerouted due to the Bay Bridge closure.
Students and teachers at Richmond High speak out in response to media publicity following last week’s rape of a 15-year-old girl.
We read about murder in the paper and watch reports of homicide on television. These stories are likely the only coverage of the crimes we’ll see. What happens to the families of murder victims as they resume their lives in the weeks after the crime remains unreported, their pain undocumented. Family and friends of murder…
West Contra County’s only skateboard park opened in Richmond’s Nicholl Park last week. Plenty of skaters, and a few BMX bikers and rollerbladers, turned out to enjoy the new park on Sunday, Oct. 25.
Health advocates fear that state budget cuts to HIV/AIDS prevention programs will increase the number of people contracting the virus in Richmond.
Richmond High School students are hearing a lot more warnings this week about safety measures after the rape of a 15-year-old student, who was attacked on campus following a homecoming dance on Saturday.
He walked from a work car to his SUV, lifted the hatch and dug into his personal items, sifting in the methodical way he does most things. A bottle of clear hand sanitizer. A handy flash-drive that holds all his reports. A cache of shells and a sleek, black shotgun. Just after 8 a.m., the…
The crowd that watched John F. Kennedy High School’s junior varsity football team play Piedmont High on Thursday could have fit in an AC Transit bus. Half the 50 fans were one player’s family. “We love you, Bobby!” 16-year-old Shanice Robinson yelled from the front row of the bleachers. Robinson, a Kennedy senior, held a…
Phillip Sanchez comes to work with a crisp uniform and courteous demeanor. He’s recognized at the local Starbucks, where he likes to start off his day with a coffee and pastry. But the normalcy stops there. Sanchez’ office is one of the most crime-addled neighborhoods in the nation. Officer Sanchez patrols one of nine beats,…
The road to basketball stardom has taken some strange twists and turns for former Kennedy High standout Devin Peal. The next stop on his journey? Luxembourg.
In an attempt to stop the exodus of foreclosed-upon homeowners, both the city’s redevelopment agency and a coalition of advocacy groups have decided to implement a tactic new to Richmond: the land trust.
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