
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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How are Californians living abroad getting their ballots back to the US?
Californians living abroad took extra measures this year to make sure their ballot was counted in the highly contentious presidential race, where the fate of the presidency has yet to be decided. read more…
November 6, 2020

Incumbent Buffy Wicks headed for victory in the District 15 Assembly race
Incumbent candidate Buffy Wicks appears to have easily defeated opponent Sara Brink for the California State Assembly District 15 seat. read more…
November 6, 2020

WCCUSD candidates backed by the UTR headed for victory; one race remains too close to call
Demetrio Gonzalez-Hoy, formerly a bilingual teacher and president of the United Teachers of Richmond, has won by a large margin in the Area 4 race for West Contra Costa Unified School District. Gonzalez-Hoy won 50% read more…
November 6, 2020

Few Surprises as Richmond, Contra Costa back Biden
Although some had predicted post-election violence, Election Day in Richmond was relatively calm as nearly 75 percent of Contra Costa County’s voters cast their ballots for Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden. As of Thursday, Nov. read more…
November 5, 2020

Senator Nancy Skinner wins a second term
Incumbent Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) has easily won a second term as senator for California’s Ninth District, according to the latest numbers from Contra Costa County and Alameda County. Skinner received about 85 percent of read more…
November 5, 2020

Urban farmers in Richmond are helping in the fight against food insecurity
Farmers prepare the fields for winter in a lot neighboring the industrial metropolis of Richmond, Calif. They harvest the last of the tomatoes and basil and plant broccoli and brussels sprouts. Demand for food has read more…
November 5, 2020
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