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

By: Robert Rogers | May 21, 2012 – 4:17 pm

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...

Ride of Silence raises awareness for Richmond bicyclists

By: Robert Rogers | May 18, 2012 – 9:03 am

A version of this story first appeared in the Contra Costa Times. David Meza was the victim of a hit-and-run incident in March. A white...

Massive sinkhole repair project hailed by Richmond leaders

By: Robert Rogers | May 7, 2012 – 9:03 am

The golden shovels were out, but this wasn’t a “groundbreaking” ceremony. It was a ground “filling” one. City leaders and state and county officials were...

Richmond Port project on hold as council to weigh two competing sites

By: Robert Rogers | May 2, 2012 – 3:30 pm

A divided City Council halted a grant-funded port security construction project Tuesday, opting to put plans for the site on hold while exploring the feasibility...

Richmond General Plan approved

By: Robert Rogers | April 25, 2012 – 5:25 pm

After six years, Richmond’s long-awaited General Plan update was passed by the City Council early Wednesday after a lengthy City Council meeting. The vote was...

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

By: Robert Rogers | April 22, 2012 – 7:41 pm

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...

Residents come together to clean Point Molate Beach

By: Robert Rogers | April 22, 2012 – 6:27 pm

For eight years, a jewel in Richmond has been kept from public view. It’s a stretch of sandy beach, where gentle swells lap against the...

Top McLaughlin aide resigns, joins 2012 electoral field in Richmond

By: Robert Rogers | April 14, 2012 – 10:35 am

The race for Richmond City Council 2012 just got more interesting. Longtime mayoral aide and local activist Marilyn Langlois has resigned her post in Gayle...

49ers star Vernon Davis launches program to help kids in Richmond apartment complex

By: Robert Rogers | March 30, 2012 – 6:28 pm

San Francisco 49ers star Vernon Davis has brought a lot of magic to the football field during his six seasons in the NFL. On Thursday,...

Richmond mayor honors local youth poets

By: Monica Quesada | March 6, 2012 – 3:00 pm

Editor’s note: This article was originally published by our community reporting partners at RichmondPulse.org and is re-published here with their permission. _____________ Poetry, applause and...

Letter to the editor: City Councilman Nat Bates

By: Robert Rogers | February 27, 2012 – 10:23 pm

A Note From the Editor: The letter contained below was submitted to RichmondConfidential.org by Richmond City Councilman Nat Bates. In the interest of fulfilling our...

Teens and young adults look to forge peace among Richmond’s neighborhoods

By: Robert Rogers | February 27, 2012 – 10:45 am

George Mitchell stood in front of the mic, glanced at his notes, and let fly. It’s not always easy for Richmond’s young people like Mitchell...

Mayor shares Richmond’s year in review, year ahead

By: Robert Rogers | February 6, 2012 – 8:35 am

The mayor and many of the 50 or so residents who filled the Whittlesey Community Room Friday night said it countless different ways, but it...