
Teachers needed: Contra Costa schools use recruiting events to fill widespread vacancies
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 …
March 21, 2023

Afro-Peruvian dance in Richmond: ‘We are making sure the tradition is still alive for future generations.’
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 traditi…
March 8, 2023

Reserve a seat for Richmond Library’s tribute to the city’s sports leaders
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 …
February 22, 2023
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People of Richmond: With the RPA now in charge, what’s in store for the city?
“People of Richmond” is a regular series in which reporters pose a question to people in the community. Answers are presented verbatim, though sometimes edited for brevity. Q: With the Richmond Progressive Alliance gaining a read more…
December 15, 2022

After city reduces funding, Richmond Art Center campaigns for donations to keep going
The Richmond Art Center has overcome much in recent years, including the closure forced on all during the pandemic and more recently, a significant loss in donations over the summer. As 2023 looms, Executive Director read more…
December 13, 2022

STORY AND VIDEO — Firefighters hard to recruit in Contra Costa: ‘It’s a stressful business and that is the nature of it.’
Crackling sounds fill the air as the flames eat up the building, the trees, the land. The smoke is so thick you cannot see where you are going. Your helmet blocks the view further, pressing read more…
December 12, 2022

Church offers no-interest loans to increase Black homeownership in Contra Costa County
Even though she was gainfully employed at a bio-pharma company, had built up some savings and made money on the side as a travel adviser, Astrid Heim had a hard time becoming a Bay Area read more…
December 11, 2022

‘Tis the season for viruses: Contra Costa Health Services monitoring 3 that could interfere with holiday plans
Many people love the holiday season for its chilly weather, twinkling lights and scent of fresh fir trees. But respiratory viruses love it too, spreading through increased travel, family gatherings, and the colder weather driving read more…
December 10, 2022

Public invited to view proposed Greenway bridge that could become a Richmond tourist attraction
It’s Bridge Week in Richmond and through Saturday, people can attend events that showcase the proposed Richmond Greenway Bridge over 23rd Street, a project that would close the Greenway trail’s remaining gap, providing an uninterrupted read more…
December 8, 2022
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