
What caused Chevron pipeline to leak diesel into bay?
What caused Chevron pipeline to leak diesel into bay?
It could take as long as six months before people in Richmond know what caused a Chevron pipeline to leak hundreds of gallons of a diesel product into San Francisco Bay in February.
<…March 3, 2021

Council changes mind, shifts parking site for homeless people to Civic Center
Council changes mind, shifts parking site for homeless people to Civic Center
After fielding a flood of complaints from residents living near the Hilltop Mall, Richmond City Council on Tuesday changed the location of the city’s new parking program for people living …
February 24, 2021

Richmond council scrambles for safe parking site for people living in vehicles
Richmond council scrambles for safe parking site for people living in vehicles
A potential roadblock to Richmond City Council’s plan to launch a parking program at Hilltop Mall for people living in their vehicles cleared last week when the property’s new owners agreed to…
February 22, 2021
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Richmond art studio helps people with disabilities stay connected
The coronavirus pandemic has upset nearly every facet of life as we know it. But for Deshawna Kinard and other people with developmental disabilities, the closures and stay-at-home orders have posed some unique challenges. To read more…
November 20, 2020

The Day the Music Died: How COVID-19 has spurred innovation in the music sector
With live music banned, musicians in and around Richmond have scrambled to make ends meet. Some have had to turn away from music altogether. But others have discovered new ways to connect with audiences – read more…
November 16, 2020

Battle for the Century: A fight for sacred land
Point Molate Alliance is fighting to save Point Molate from a luxury housing development. read more…
November 12, 2020

Richmond’s unhoused staying at the Courtyard by Marriott face uncertainty
In Richmond, which has the highest number of shelter beds and the highest number of unhoused individuals in the county, officials leased the Courtyard by Marriott and a second hotel. GRIP is managing the people read more…
November 9, 2020

Candidates backed by the Richmond Progressive Alliance sweep City Council elections
Richmond Progressive Alliance backed candidates sweep city council races. read more…
November 6, 2020

Richmond’s long-awaited rehab center for men reopens
Five years after closing its doors, a new center aiming to help fight men fight substance abuse has reopened in Richmond. The center focuses on rehabilitation and connecting with the community to do so. read more…
November 6, 2020
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