Tag Archives: Economy

Public salaries outpace residents’ income levels

Richmond public employees earn a yearly average salary almost twice the median household income of the city’s residents, leading to a drain of wealth and...

Coming of age and coming into her own: the story of a Richmond beauty salon

As I drove down 23rd Street on my way to Erica’s Beauty Salon on Saturday morning, I wondered how many people had already canceled their...

RichmondBUILD boosts local green industry, but can’t carry economy

At 19 years old, Lela Turner found herself homeless, jobless and struggling. Two years earlier, the San Leandro High School graduate had tried working part-time...

Gavin Newsom to speak, Chevron to donate at Richmond green job training program

Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom and state Assembly Member Nancy Skinner will be featured speakers at Friday’s RichmondBUILD Graduation ceremony.

Ready to work: Hahsaan Jordan

Meet Hahsaan Jordan, the next in our series profiling Richmond residents looking for jobs.

Poverty levels in Richmond worsen in 2009

Poverty in Richmond last year was nearly double state and national averages.

Ready to work: Sonia Aguilera

Ready To Work is a new series of profiles featuring people in Richmond who are looking for jobs. With unemployment at 18.5 percent, Richmond has...

A day of Spirit and Soul for downtown Richmond

Music, food and wine raised funds Sunday to help revitalize the Macdonald Avenue business district.

Residents present alternatives to casino for Point Molate

At a public forum Wednesday, Richmond residents brought an array of ideas to the table as alternatives to a casino on Point Molate.

Tax liens coming soon for city’s nuisance properties

The City of Richmond will begin levying over $750,000 in property-tax liens next month against out-of-compliance owners of vacant, abandoned or blighted homes.

Good news for North Richmond’s jobless

It may not be a cure-all for the problems facing people in North Richmond, but a plan to include the community in Richmond’s business Enterprise...

Foreclosures lead to mental stress

Besides the financial stress experienced in foreclosure, people may also suffer from severe mental stress, which can affect their physical health.

Youth employment program on the rise

Richmond’s YouthWORKS, a city-run youth-employment program, employed 705 local teens and young adults ages 16-21 last summer at 140 Bay Area public and private work...