By: Roberto Daza & Mark Oltmanns |
May 11, 2012 – 1:58 pm
Meet Los Cenzontles, a Mexican folk band and musical academy based in San Pablo, California. To say that this group’s sound is eclectic would be...
If you live in the Bay Area, there’s one question you’ve probably asked at some point: why on earth doesn’t BART run past midnight? Over...
There is great news for fishermen and salmon lovers. This year’s projected salmon count in watersheds around the bay is higher than it has been...
By: Roberto Daza and Mark Oltmanns |
March 30, 2012 – 3:00 pm
In our latest installment of Bandwidth, we introduce you to Drop Apollo, a 5-piece indie rock band that been playing shows around the Bay Area...
Late last year, Pacific Steel Casting, the country’s fourth largest steel foundry, fired 200 workers. The reason: Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a workplace audit...
By: Spencer Whitney and Byrhonda Lyons |
February 16, 2012 – 12:03 pm
W. Allen Taylor has brought his search for his father back to the front stage in Richmond. Taylor, the son of “Walkin’ Talkin’ Bill Hawkins,”one...
This fall, Richmond residents will vote whether or not to place a penny-per-ounce tax on soft drinks. This past winter, the city council voted to...
By: Mark Oltmanns and Roberto Daza |
February 3, 2012 – 4:17 pm
Meet The 21st Century, an eight-piece indie pop band, who released their first album “The City” earlier this month at The Red Devil Lounge in...
By: Roberto Daza and Mark Oltmanns |
January 27, 2012 – 4:59 pm
This Oakland singer/songwriter wants to work for you, so to speak. She’s also the focus of our latest Bandwidth, our continuing video series highlighting talented...
Caspers Famous Hot Dogs has been a Richmond staple for more than 40 years. City councilman Corky Booze set up his election campaign headquarters there...
Sculpting our bedroom lives. Turning gas tanks into robots. Finding beauty in roadkill. Four artists open their homes to Richmond Confidential.
Richmond’s landscapes have a richness and diversity to match that of its people, culture and history.
Our “I am Richmond” video attempts to illuminate the essence of this great city with intimate imagery and honest commentary.
