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		<title>Public salaries outpace residents&#8217; income levels</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2011/11/20/public-salaries-outpace-residents-income-levels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meghan Walsh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 resources as many of those employees choose to live outside of the city.]]></description>
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		<title>Coming of age and coming into her own: the story of a Richmond beauty salon</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2011/11/08/coming-of-age-and-coming-into-her-own-the-story-of-a-richmond-beauty-salon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitzi Mock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 hair appointments. The clouds were still slumbering at 9 a.m., but the morning news report had assured everyone that heavy showers were inevitable. Rain equals bad hair.]]></description>
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		<title>RichmondBUILD boosts local green industry, but can’t carry economy</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2011/09/20/richmondbuild-boosts-local-green-industry-but-can%e2%80%99t-carry-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie Beidelman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 at McDonald’s and attending Chabot Community College in Hayward. But an unstable family life and unforeseen expenses soon put Turner out on the street with no place to go —...]]></description>
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		<title>Gavin Newsom to speak, Chevron to donate at Richmond green job training program</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2011/08/18/gavin-newsom-to-speak-chevron-to-donate-at-richmond-green-job-training-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Rogers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom and state Assembly Member Nancy Skinner will be featured speakers at Friday's RichmondBUILD Graduation ceremony. 
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		<title>Ready to work: Hahsaan Jordan</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2010/10/01/ready-to-work-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hyunjin Seo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meet Hahsaan Jordan, the next in our series profiling Richmond residents looking for jobs. 
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		<title>Poverty levels in Richmond worsen in 2009</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2010/09/29/poverty-levels-in-richmond-worsen-in-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Lopez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poverty in Richmond last year was nearly double state and national averages.]]></description>
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		<title>Ready to work: Sonia Aguilera</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2010/09/24/ready-to-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Friedman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 rich array of untapped skills among the city's residents. In this and coming stories, Richmond Confidential focuses on the people and possibilities in the city's economy. Meet Sonia Aguilera.
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		<title>A day of Spirit and Soul for downtown Richmond</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2010/09/23/a-day-of-spirit-and-soul-for-downtown-richmond/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Friedman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music, food and wine raised funds Sunday to help revitalize the Macdonald Avenue business district. ]]></description>
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		<title>Residents present alternatives to casino for Point Molate</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2010/09/10/residents-present-alternatives-to-casino-for-point-molate/</link>
		<comments>http://richmondconfidential.org/2010/09/10/residents-present-alternatives-to-casino-for-point-molate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerri Connolly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a public forum Wednesday, Richmond residents brought an array of ideas to the table as alternatives to a casino on Point Molate.]]></description>
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		<title>Tax liens coming soon for city’s nuisance properties</title>
		<link>http://richmondconfidential.org/2010/07/14/tax-liens-coming-soon-for-citys-nuisance-properties/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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