History

Richmond leaders hail completion of J.O. Ford Elementary construction project

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...

Richmond leaders reflect on Cinco de Mayo beatings in 2002

The Cinco de Mayo celebration on the 23rd Street corridor has become one of Richmond’s grandest events But it wasn’t always that way. Ten years...

Berkeley students present findings at North Richmond community meeting

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...

Earth Day in North Richmond is about honoring past, looking to future

More than 100 residents and activists turned out in force to work and celebrate Earth Day in North Richmond on Saturday. But they had a...

Richmond’s hip hop community comes together for industry photo shoot

The baseball field at Kennedy High School was abuzz with activity Saturday. But the sounds weren’t the cracks of bats or the smacks of leather....

Berkeley students chip in to work with North Richmond

North Richmond is no stranger to challenges – or proposed solutions. But a class of UC Berkeley grad students, backed by The California Endowment and...

Japanese youth ambassadors tour Richmond

This week Richmond was visited by a group of youth ambassadors from Shimada, Japan. The Richmond-Shimada Friendship Commission (RSFC), which celebrates its fiftieth birthday later...

Richmond police captain describes intimidation, sabotage in department in 2006-7

A Richmond Police captain described a command staff so toxic with animus and distrust that by the time the chief hosted a September 2006 management...

High-ranking African American cop comes to Magnus’ defense in discrimination trial

In their first full day presenting their defense, attorneys representing Police Chief Chris Magnus, former Deputy Chief Lori Ritter and the city of Richmond called...

WWII battleship USS Iowa overhauled in Richmond, becomes floating museum

The USS Iowa, a World War II-era ship that’s the fastest battleship ever built, stands out in the Richmond marina. The 887-foot long gray hull...

Dangerous levels of DDT pollution in the Richmond Harbor

The Lauritzen Channel has more DDT in it than before the 1996 cleanup, and some fish are turning up with DDT levels in their tissues...

Darrell Wayne Loud Sr.: The ‘Sixth Temptation’

Editor’s Note: This is guest column provided by George Livingston Jr., a celebrity photographer and documentarian of history, culture and music in Richmond. I met...

Photo trek: A walk through the Iron Triangle

Today, reporter Alexis Kenyon walks from Richmond’s Harbor to the Iron Triangle as part of our continuing series of Richmond street photography.