With community schools strategy, WCCUSD becomes model for other districts
Rich City Rides launches $6 million fundraising campaign
Richmond’s Black population declining: ‘You can’t really locate a solid African American community. There just isn’t anymore.’
PHOTOS: Earth Day 2023 at Unity Park
Richmond residents joined millions of people from around the world celebrating Earth Day on Saturday with activities built around protecting the environment and preserving the planet. In Richmond’s Unity Park, Urban Tilth, Rich City Rides, read more…
Should Richmond shelter unhoused people in hotels during severe weather?
Gray skies emptied streams of rain onto an encampment at Castro and Hensley Streets on a cold January night. Untarred paths turned muddy and flooded fast, but the rain didn’t stay on the streets. It read more…
Dozens of electric vehicle rentals coming to Richmond: ‘There will be more cars and more options for everybody’
As the price of gas increased in recent years, the 70-mile round trip from Richmond that Oscar Alcocer makes every Saturday to pick up his child in Walnut Creek became unaffordable in his 1995 Jeep read more…
Teachers needed: Contra Costa schools use recruiting events to fill widespread vacancies
Prospective teachers are interviewing on the spot and some are getting offers at winter and spring job fairs across Contra Costa County. Last month, dozens of candidates met recruiters at Alhambra High School in Martinez, read more…
Afro-Peruvian dance in Richmond: ‘We are making sure the tradition is still alive for future generations.’
On a cloudy Saturday morning, Carmen Román and her husband, Pierr Padilla, filled the basement of the Golden Gate Library in Oakland with a symphony of sounds, using their feet, hands and traditional Afro-Peruvian instruments. read more…
Reserve a seat for Richmond Library’s tribute to the city’s sports leaders
In honor of Black History Month, Richmond Public Library will hold a free event on Thursday, honoring the city’s early Black recreation and sports leaders. The program, called “Straight Outta Richmond,” will acknowledge Charlie Reid, read more…
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