Kennedy gets the all-clear for students to return to campus next week
Kennedy High School will reopen for students on Tuesday, allowing school to start on schedule and on campus, two weeks after the site was closed because of toxic vapors. The Kennedy High community has been read more…
Kennedy High School students may start the school year in another location because of toxic chemical plume
Kennedy High School students will begin their school year on schedule, with several backup locations under consideration while further testing for a toxic chemical on campus is conducted. Richmond’s Kennedy High School was closed on read more…
Update: Kennedy High students may start school year in temporary location after toxic chemical was found on campus
West Contra Costa Unified School District is considering temporarily relocating Kennedy High School students after closing the campus Monday because a toxic chemical was detected in “underground vapors,” Superintendent Cheryl Cotton said Tuesday. School is read more…
Riders prepare for delays this weekend and next week, as BART’s summer track work heats up
Riders taking BART to San Francisco International Airport this summer have had to deal with the inconvenience of delays and transfers because of ongoing track work at night. This weekend is no exception, with BART read more…
Richmond City Council says no to an ethics commission that could investigate officials.
After a tense debate, Richmond City Council on Tuesday shot down a proposal to create a ballot measure for an independent ethics commission with subpoena power to investigate elected and appointed officials. The resolution to read more…
Chevron says it ‘quickly stopped’ gasoline mixture that spilled into San Francisco Bay
Chevron reported on Facebook Wednesday that less than a barrel of hydrocarbon liquid had spilled into San Francisco Bay at the Richmond Refinery Long Wharf during a maintenance activity. The company said it responded immediately read more…
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