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		<title>Richmond leaders hail completion of J.O. Ford Elementary construction project</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 23:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Rogers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[City and school district officials joined more than 100 residents and students to officially open the new facilities at J.O. Ford Elementary School in Richmond on Saturday, including new classrooms and playgrounds and modern, colorful facade. “When our kids can go to a first-class, world-class facility like this,” Councilman Jim Rogers told the crowd, “we...]]></description>
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		<title>Foster month kicks off with laptop giveaway</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2012/05/15/foster-month-kicks-off-with-laptop-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 20:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler Orsburn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richmond High graduate Bernard Naquin, 19, won&#8217;t have to look too far to find a computer these days. The Contra Costa County teenager and Diablo Valley College student was awarded a brand new Dell laptop Monday morning at the Nevin Center. &#8220;I was surprised when they told me I was going to receive the computer,&#8221;...]]></description>
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		<title>Berkeley students present findings at North Richmond community meeting</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2012/05/10/berkeley-students-present-findings-at-north-richmond-community-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 20:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Rogers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Richmond is a unique Bay Area community poised for growth and investment in the coming years. But it’s also saddled with a history of decades of poverty and violence, and a jaded outlook toward political leaders and outside forces. How well the tiny community of about 4,000 residents can reconcile those clashing realities could...]]></description>
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		<title>Richmond YouthWORKS program gets new facility</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 16:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Hopkinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The construction won’t be complete until June, but staff at the Richmond YouthWORKS program are already excited about taking ownership of a new 13-room facility at the corner 27th and Macdonald Streets directly opposite St. Cornelius Church. The building’s grand opening will be in August. For more information on programs at Richmond YouthWORKS call 510-412-2044. ]]></description>
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		<title>Massive sinkhole repair project hailed by Richmond leaders</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2012/05/07/massive-sinkhole-project-hailed-by-richmond-leaders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 16:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Rogers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The golden shovels were out, but this wasn’t a “groundbreaking” ceremony. It was a ground “filling” one. City leaders and state and county officials were joined by more than 100 people Friday to mark the start of the final phase of a project to repair a massive sinkhole that swallowed cars and blocked access to...]]></description>
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		<title>Richmond Port project on hold as council to weigh two competing sites</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2012/05/02/richmond-port-project-on-hold-as-council-to-weigh-two-competing-sites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 22:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Rogers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A divided City Council halted a grant-funded port security construction project Tuesday, opting to put plans for the site on hold while exploring the feasibility of a nearby location. The move delays a nearly $4 million project to build a security and operations center for first responders at 1411 Harbour Way South, the Richmond Port’s...]]></description>
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		<title>Richmond General Plan approved</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2012/04/25/richmond-general-plan-approved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Rogers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After six years, Richmond&#8217;s long-awaited General Plan update was passed by the City Council early Wednesday after a lengthy City Council meeting. The vote was 5-2, with Councilmen Corky Booze and Nat Bates dissenting. The plan was passed as recommended by city staff, with two modifications and a series of recommendations proposed by Mayor Gayle...]]></description>
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		<title>Dueling proposals compete for federal money to build security center at Richmond port</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2012/04/24/dueling-proposals-compete-for-federal-money-to-build-security-center-at-richmond-port/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Rogers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[City Council officials will decide tonight whether to halt federal grant-funded project to convert a building into a port security center. Councilman Tom Butt has for weeks raised concerns about whether the money would be better spent doing the same thing in a nearby structure. Butt says the city’s port operations have devolved into a...]]></description>
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		<title>Occupy Richmond protesters celebrate Earth Day, criticize Chevron</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2012/04/21/occupy-richmond-protesters-celebrate-earth-day-criticize-chevron/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 21:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Kleinveld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Around two hundred people gathered Friday at the Richmond BART for a rally in celebration of Earth Day. During the event, organized by Occupy Richmond, protestors carried signs, sang songs and chanted slogans against Chevron.
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		<title>Over a hundred people debate general plan at city council meeting</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2012/04/18/over-a-hundrd-people-debate-general-plan-at-city-council-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Kleinveld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An unusually large number of people attended Tuesday’s city council meeting in Richmond. Many carried banners or wore bright colored shirts with slogans like “Don’t kill our jobs,” which others changed in “Don’t kill our kids” later in the evening.
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