Women veterans find peace in Alameda community group
When former Staff Sergeant Starlyn Lara joined the Army fresh out of high school in Roswell, New Mexico, it was a time of peace for...
Rachel Witte
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Richmond hosts annual summit for children and youth
By Rachel Witte Posted
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...
Doctor’s Medical Center celebrates cancer survivors
By Rachel Witte and Sophie Michielse Posted
At an event organized by Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo last Wednesday; former breast cancer patients celebrated their survival of cancer. The survivors received...
Lavender Seniors group provides community, education for LGBT elders
By Rachel Witte Posted
In 1994, Marvin Burrows and a few of his friends placed an ad in the newspaper inviting gay and lesbian seniors in the Bay Area...
Richmond leaders and educators gather to discuss future of education in the school district
By Rachel Witte Posted
When Jose Irizarry took his Richmond High School class to visit San Francisco General Hospital recently, it was not your typical field trip. The students...
Homes in need: A look at foster care in the East Bay
By Rachel Witte Posted
Every holiday season Nancy DeWeese and her husband, Gary, host a Christmas party. But it’s not your average family gathering, because this is not your...
California Dream Act’s second bill aids undocumented students in funding college education
By Rachel Witte Posted
When Carlos Martinez, an undocumented college student who lives in Contra Costa County, checked his bank account last Sunday he could not believe what he...
County Board of Supervisors approves $4 million to invest in jail alternatives
By Rachel Witte Posted
Step foot into the Reach Fellowship for Women in North Richmond, and Dr. Edwina Perez Santiago will greet you like an excited aunt hosting a...
Police seek to bridge gap between foster youth and officers
By Rachel Witte Posted
The Richmond Police Department held its first annual Foster Youth Conference on Saturday at the LaVonya Dejean Middle School on Macdonald Avenue. About 100 foster...
Romeo and Juliet in Richmond
By Rachel Witte Posted
Students from Richmond are putting a new spin on Shakespeare's classic tale of forbidden love, making it meaningful to life on the streets.
Council looks forward after election
By Rachel Witte, Rachel de Leon and Stephen Hobbs Posted
The City Council returned to business – with the meeting going into the next morning and the occasional spat between councilmembers — at its first...
Election recap: Voters seek familiar faces
By Stephen Hobbs, Rachel Witte, Rachel de Leon and Tawanda Kanhema Posted
When the official returns came in on Wednesday morning, Richmond voters had decided that after the most expensive campaign in city history, what they wanted...
Bates, Butt and Bell win council race
By Rachel Witte and Rachel de Leon Posted
In a hotly contested City Council election, with millions of dollars at play and a recent push into the national spotlight, Richmond voters have elected...
