Deadline quickly approaching for Richmond residents to fill out 2021 Community Survey
Big jury award could open door to another cannabis dispensary in Richmond
Racing to patch RV roofs ahead of the rain at Richmond encampment
What El Cerrito residents need to know about the mandatory compost program
A state law mandating organic waste recycling will go into effect in Contra Costa County on Jan. 1. El Cerrito is drawing up plans on how it will implement the law. Organics like food scraps, read more…
Richmond’s HelloFresh workers get community, city council support in union effort
Down the stark road along Factory Street stands the 100,000-square-foot HelloFresh distribution center, where big rigs come in and out. More than 900 people work there, most of them on assembly lines, preparing and packing read more…
‘We feel like a neglected child’: Residents in fire-hazardous hills say city too slow in clearing brush
Dying trees, withering leaves, flammable plants. They fill in spaces around and between homes on East Richmond’s hills, an ember away from fueling disaster. On these slopes east of Interstate 80 lie dense neighborhoods such read more…
Police Chief French put on administrative leave amid investigation
Richmond Police Chief Bisa French was put on leave Wednesday, after being accused in court documents of attacking a relative and threatening to kill a man. French’s husband, Oakland police Lt. Lee French, also was read more…
‘To a lot of us, Mayor Butt represents politics as usual’: Richmond reacts to Butt’s decision to leave public life
There was a time when most Richmond voters would have been disappointed by Mayor Tom Butt’s decision to make this term his last in public office. That was before they elected a slate of progressives read more…
Applause and anger as Contra Costa board declares Covid misinformation a public health crisis
After nearly two hours of impassioned public comment, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday that declares COVID-19 misinformation a public health crisis. Misinformation about the coronavirus has “significantly undermined read more…
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