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		<title>Talks break down, Richmond North Shoreline plan in limbo</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2012/01/11/talks-break-down-richmond-north-shoreline-plan-in-limbo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Rogers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four hours of debate Tuesday night brought elected leaders no closer to resolving a decade-long dispute over the future of the city’s North Shoreline. The Richmond City Council deadlocked on three separate development guidelines, finally agreeing only to return the measure to the Planning Commission to craft a fresh approach. The north shoreline is a...]]></description>
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		<title>New social service group hosts outreach at Nevin Park</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2011/12/19/new-social-service-group-hosts-outreach-at-nevin-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Rogers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Men and Women of Purpose, the model aspires to be: Work now, and the support will come. ]]></description>
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		<title>Union files request with state over Kaiser staffing</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2011/12/08/union-files-request-with-state-over-kaiser-staffing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Kennelly</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Care Denied: Kaiser Permanente's Failure to Provide Timely and Appropriate Mental Health Services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[November proved to be one of the most tumultuous months in the now year-and-a-half-long contract negotiations between Kaiser Permanente and its mental health clinicians. Mid-month, the National Union of Healthcare Workers released a 35-page report that made a number of bold claims against Kaiser, including a suggestion that Kaiser violates California laws that ensure mental-health...]]></description>
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		<title>Veolia will be leaving Richmond</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2011/12/07/veolia-will-be-leaving-richmond/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendi Jonassen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After nine years of service, Veolia will began the process of terminating its 10-year contract with Richmond, which will start the search for a viable alternative for its wastewater management plan. Residents in Richmond have voiced concerns about odor issues in relation to the plant, and Veolia cited a need for capital investment to improve...]]></description>
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		<title>Group plans to offer services to youth, locals in crisis</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2011/12/06/group-plans-to-offer-services-to-youth-locals-in-crisis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lexi Pandell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new alternative, social service program called Men and Women of purpose hopes to set up in Richmond. Led by Antwon Cloird, the group includes former felons, drug addicts and others who have overcome difficult circumstances. They have turned their lives around and now have professional degrees in psychiatry and counseling. “We all have a...]]></description>
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		<title>Play stresses HIV awareness to teens</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2011/12/02/play-stresses-hiv-awareness-to-teens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Kennelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ninth and 10th graders from Kennedy High School gathered in their gym Thursday to watch a performance about givin' it up and hookin' up—and the risks associated with those behaviors.]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Steps: A hospital administrator&#8217;s struggle to save Doctors Medical Center</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2011/11/28/healthy-steps-a-hospital-administrators-struggle-to-save-doctors-medical-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hasan Dudar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dawn Gideon remembers walking down the steep stadium steps of the Ashland Regional Medical Center auditorium, staring at the backs of the heads of 100 hospital workers, each step taking her closer to the front of a crowd filled with people she had known for only a month. It would be her first attempt at...]]></description>
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		<title>Battling obesity in Richmond&#8217;s Iron Triangle</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2011/11/26/battling-obesity-in-richmonds-iron-triangle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Rogers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Iron Triangle has long been known for its crime rate, but now it is working on a new reputation: A more fit and healthy neighborhood.]]></description>
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		<title>Veolia discusses evacuation plans with the City Council</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2011/11/23/veolia-discusses-evacuation-plans-with-the-city-council/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendi Jonassen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The levels of hydrogen sulfide emitted from the Veolia wastewater treatment plant have been rising over the last few months, and if Tuesday’s City Council meeting was any evidence the plant’s neighbors have noticed. The minimum levels for emissions that Veolia has recently exceeded were set conservatively, said Chad Davisson, the wastewater management officer for...]]></description>
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		<title>Rich-Con Cooks!</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2011/11/22/rich-con-cooks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Kennelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You cooked for us, now we&#8217;ll cook for you! We debuted Richmond Cooks on this day last year, featuring several recipes from the kitchens of Richmond Confidential readers. This year, our staff has compiled some of our own favorite recipes. You&#8217;ll find a few &#8220;family recipes&#8221; from cultural backgrounds including Greek and Italian, as well...]]></description>
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