Jaquan Smith, 12, likes the Los Angeles Lakers and afternoons filled with video games. But his face has aged just a bit beyond his years....
Crime
Integrating California prison cells
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Prison University at San Quentin Prison
// Click on the images to find out more about their stories. Donning cap and gowns, four students walked to their commencement ceremony as relatives...
Prison’s revolving door
Editor’s Note: This story, video and photos were produced by Robert Rogers and Guilherme Kfouri as part of News21, a national journalism initiative led by...
Council won’t halt court cases against pot shops
Despite pleas from the owners and patrons of Richmond’s medical marijuana dispensaries, the city council decided Monday during a special, closed session to continue with...
Richmond celebrates National Night Out with 24 block parties
In an effort to build community and prevent crime, the City of Richmond celebrated the 27th annual National Night Out Tuesday with block parties throughout...
Richmond neighborhoods celebrate National Night Out
This evening 24 neighborhoods in Richmond will join National Night Out, an annual nationwide event in which the community partners with the police to promote...
City Council takes a mulligan on marijuana ordinance
A week after throwing its support behind a medical marijuana ordinance that many saw as one of the most pot-friendly in the area, Richmond’s City...
Council to weigh Oakland-like tax on big pot growers
Just one week after passing its first-ever ordinance regulating medical marijuana dispensaries, the City of Richmond on Tuesday will consider joining Oakland at the cutting...
Council passes ‘liberal’ medical pot ordinance
By the slimmest of margins, Richmond’s City Council voted Tuesday night to pass a significantly more liberal version of an ordinance regulating medical marijuana dispensaries...