The Stakes: California may ask voters to offset Trump cuts with a bond measure to fund scientific research
This story is part of “The Stakes,” a UC Berkeley Journalism project on executive orders and actions affecting Californians and their communities. When the federal government rescinded millions of dollars in grants to California researchers read more…
Is Chevron’s air monitoring website useful to Richmond residents? The public is asked to weigh in.
At 6:33 p.m. on Aug. 6, 2012, two days after moving into her new house in Atchison Village, Marisa Goul looked out her window and saw a towering pillar of black smoke curling into the read more…
Richmond residents on the lookout for ICE: ‘Being out on patrol … that’s something I can do’
It’s 7 a.m. on a Friday morning and Carolina Avelar is behind the wheel of her Chevy Volt, squinting through the glare of early light. Avelar, 27, is on lookout in Richmond’s busiest commercial streets read more…
California Uber and Lyft drivers can unionize under new law, but will that lead to better wages?
Some Richmond Uber and Lyft drivers are cautiously optimistic about a new California law granting them union rights, but many question if it will reverse their deteriorating earnings in an industry where the average driver read more…
UPDATE: WCCUSD teachers and Teamsters return to the bargaining table during strike
This story was co-published with KQED. Bundled against the morning cold, teachers marched outside the Nystrom Elementary School entrance in Richmond early Thursday, cheering as passing cars honked, and carrying yellow and red picket signs reading “We read more…
Pinole Valley marching band overcomes obstacles to perform at Warriors game Tuesday
The Pinole Valley High School Marching Band will perform at the halftime show of the Golden State Warriors game Tuesday at the 18,000-seat Chase Center in San Francisco after months of preparation. The 33-member band read more…
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