Chevron checks in with six non-profits that received $1 million in grants
Two years after giving $1 million dollars in grants to six non-profits, Chevron California Partnership hosted an event Tuesday to show how the organizations have...
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Richmond school is gifted thousands of free books
By Rachel de Leon Posted
A program that gives away free books to school children has touched down on the West Coast, and one of Richmond’s schools was the first...
School district asks for input from community to plan for the next five years
By Rachel de Leon Posted
This weekend, the West Contra Costa Unified School District held the first of a series of public meetings to encourage residents to discuss how the...
City Council postpones item asking for firing of Assistant City Manager
By Rachel de Leon Posted
Efforts to have Richmond Assistant City Attorney and Human Resources Director Leslie Knight removed from her position were deterred Tuesday evening, when a resolution calling...
Homicides are down, but closing cold cases remains a struggle in Richmond
By Jennifer Baires and Rachel de Leon Posted
While waiting to leave for church on Monday night, January 30, 2006, Karen Jones worried about her unanswered phone calls to her son. It had...
Aquanuts syncronized swim team visits the Richmond Plunge
By Rachel de Leon Posted
A synchronized swim team known for sending athletes to the Olympics gave Richmond residents a treat Friday as they performed several of their routines at...
A neighborhood eyesore gets demolished in Richmond
By Rachel de Leon Posted
Five years of abandonment left the house at 127 Chanslor Avenue in Richmond in terrible condition. It caught fire twice from squatters taking advantage of...
Volunteers work to restore historic war ship built in Richmond
By Rachel de Leon Posted
The SS Red Oak Victory has a long history of carrying cargo. After being commissioned in 1944, it transported ammunition during three wars. The Richmond...
Richmond-based company awarded with $5.6 million contract for Bay Bridge opening
By Rachel de Leon Posted
The Bay Area Toll Authority— the government agency that handles revenue from toll booths—approved a $5.6 million contract with a Richmond-based event planner to organize...
Churches and Cal State officials team up to increase African American enrollment
By Rachel de Leon Posted
As part of a system-wide initiative to increase its African American student population, officials from California State University, Sonoma visited St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church...
On Valentine’s Day, health professionals at Doctors give advice on heart care
By Rachel de Leon Posted
On Valentine’s Day, health professionals at Doctor’s Medical Center focused on the most important organ of the day—the heart—by presenting several free sessions to an...
Richmond storage unit becomes unlikely haven for artists
By Rachel de Leon Posted
As rent increases in art-friendly cities like Oakland and San Francisco, artists are looking beyond those places to find affordable work spaces...
Cuisine from award-winning restaurant owners coming to Richmond in February
By Rachel de Leon Posted
Two successful restaurateurs are set to bring their award-winning cuisine to the Richmond Craneway Pavilion this February, replacing the Boilerhouse restaurant, which closed in December....
