Livestream of Richmond Mayoral Candidate Forum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haIsKww3UU0 Richmond Confidential is teaming up with Richmondside and The Advocate student newspaper at Contra Costa College to host the first of three candidate forums tonight. The mayoral forum, at Richmond CoBiz, will run from read more…
Meet the five candidates for Richmond mayor on Wednesday
For the first time, Richmond voters will get to whittle down the ballot in a primary election, which will be held on Tuesday, June 2. Voters will choose a mayor, and City Council members in read more…
In the mood for dinner and an opera? A Richmond restaurant has you covered on first Fridays.
On certain Friday nights, patrons entering Biancoverde restaurant at Point Richmond’s Hotel Mac are serenaded with arias from an operatic voice in a cozy alcove lounge. A vibrato breaks through the low din of the read more…
Public speaking program at Lincoln Elementary shows kids ‘your voices matter here.’
On a Thursday afternoon at Lincoln Elementary School, about 15 fifth graders are standing in the front of the classroom. There’s a nervous energy and some giggling. “Hands at your sides. Nice and loud,” says read more…
Group behind Richmond Arts Corridor asks City Council for more time and money to put a plan together
Richmond Renaissance, the collective of local artists spearheading development of the Richmond Arts Corridor, is asking City Council for more money and a six-month deadline extension to produce a plan. Tuesday’s City Council agenda shows read more…
On 23rd Street, ethnic restaurants are losing a lot of business, as ICE fears keep diners home
Running through the heart of Richmond and San Pablo, 23rd Street was once a bustling hub of immigrant-owned businesses. When a protest was held against the Trump administration’s immigration policies in January, it was on read more…
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