
Super Saturday expected to bring more last-minute shoppers than last year to local stores
Nestled on cozy Stockton Avenue in El Cerrito is an intimate, well-curated gift shop, the sort of place procrastinating Christmas shoppers dream about, and a homey coffeehouse where students from El Cerrito High sit next read more…
December 21, 2024

WCCUSD test scores lag behind state, with sharp swings that show disparity among schools
Last in a two-part series examining West Contra Costa Unified School District student data. Read Part One here. The majority of West Contra Costa Unified School District students did not meet state standards on the read more…
December 20, 2024

WCCUSD schools are losing students to charter schools at alarming rate, stressing district budget
First in a two-part series examining West Contra Costa Unified School District student data After months of watching her 4-year-old daughter struggle with reading, Tomasa Espinoza knew she had to make a change. Her older read more…
December 19, 2024

Path to Clean Air for Richmond and San Pablo includes holding fuel industry accountable
What might drive a person to act on air pollution? Dr. Niyi Omotoso, an Oakland pediatrician has asked himself that question. One answer, he believes, is asthma. Omotoso has treated many children with asthma, especially read more…
December 18, 2024

Grant enables Park District to launch Point Molate plan, but Guidiville Rancheria see it as a land grab
There has been a decades-long battle over Point Molate, a picturesque parcel containing hundreds of acres on Richmond’s shoreline, about a mile north of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. The city, state and Guidiville Rancheria tribe read more…
December 17, 2024

How did Richmond vote: Final 2024 general election results charts
Contra Costa County certified the 2024 election counts on Dec. 5. At the county level, voter turnout was 72%, with 519,078 ballots cast out of 722,861 registered voters. This high level of engagement was reflected read more…
December 16, 2024
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