After a disastrous 2009 season, the Kennedy High Eagles are looking for redemption. For months, the team has been preparing for Friday’s season opener versus...
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RYSE center kicks off school year with street festival
Andre Taylor did his best to steel his nerves. Brave face. Inner monologue reminding him that his raps were sharp. But Taylor’s 16-year-old vocal chords...
Local children growing up without parents
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....
“Peace” is her middle name
Like many African American families, Mary “Peace” Head and her brood migrated to the Bay Area from Louisiana just before WWII in search of work...
A Richmond Jewel, reborn
After two years of tireless fundraising, intensive construction and nearly $8 million in costs, the 324,000-gallon Richmond Plunge swimming pool is now open to all....
Innkeeping at the East Brother Lighthouse
Since 1874, the Victorian lighthouse at East Brother Island has continued to be a landmark for sailors. “The light has to be on. If it’s...
Integrating California prison cells
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...
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...
Breaking ground on downtown project
City leaders applauded groundbreaking on a new parking garage at the Richmond BART station during a Tuesday morning ceremony. “I envision people parking cars in...
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...