As a political and legal standoff between the city and its biggest taxpayer deepens, Chevron Corp. officials are hinting that their 107-year stay in Richmond may be in jeopardy.
By Robert Rogers
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Posted in Company Town, Development, Economy, Front, Uncategorized
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Tagged butt, Company Town, mclaughlin, measure t, oil, richmond, taxes
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Point Isabel was once a spot for people in San Francisco to host illegal prize fights, a naval shooting range, a dynamite storage facility, and a ceramic dumping ground, and now it is the home of Costco and a preferred location for dog lovers. See the time line for quick look back in time.
Despite a population that’s almost two-thirds non-white, Richmond has very little in the way of an ethnic press. Media professionals and analysts discuss the ramifications of its absence in a town like Richmond.
Richmond Confidential gets a tour of the past from Donald Bastin, Executive Director of the Richmond Museum of History.
By Callie Shanafelt
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Posted in Development, Front, History, Photography
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Tagged Castro Family, Company Town, History, Huchiun, Japanese Internment, Kaiser Shipyards, Mexican Land Grants, richmond, rosie the riveter
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As 2009 draws to a close, police and city leaders are confronted with a contrast: Crime is down overall, but killings are up. An interactive map shows where, when, who and how was killed.
A non-profit with controversial ties wants to put clothes donation boxes at businesses around Richmond.
All 35 homeless children living at the Greater Richmond Interfaith Program (GRIP) shelter received presents from their Christmas wish list. From Dora the Explorer toys to Sony Play Station 3, each child received several gifts from their list.
Richmond police working with federal agents made one of the biggest drug busts in local history, taking more than $1 million worth of cocaine off the streets.
Each week, the West Side Branch Library is host to the dramatic reading of some of the world’s most beloved tales. This Christmas, library staff has upped the literary magic to the delight of local children.
Working in a constant, fluid motion, artists at the National Institute of Arts and Disabilities honor creativity in its most spontaneous form.
By Kristine Wong
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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Front, Richmond Faces
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Tagged art, Beverly "Bubba" Trieber, disability, East Bay Regional Center, Harry Ingram, Julio Del Rio, NIAD, Rosie Pardo, Sarah Malpass, Sylvia Fragoso
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