Richmond Confidential posed questions to the West Contra Costa Unified School District Area 2 school board candidates, incumbent Otheree Christian and challenger Guadalupe Enllana. We present their responses verbatim, with slight edits for clarity and brevity. Otheree Christian Tell us about yourself. A: “I was born and raised in Richmond, and attended the public schools here — Martin Luther King, Adams, and Kennedy High School. This community is a big part of who I am. I am a proud descendant…
El Cerrito Principal Malcolm Norrington was at the center of a student walkout this week, after a letter surfaced in which Norrington apparently reported to the California Interscholastic Federation that the school would forfeit six football games because of ineligible players. The student protest also was in response to the West Contra Costa Unified School District’s decision to place the team’s head coach, Jacob Rincon, on administrative leave in September. The district has not said why it suspended Rincon –…
“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: Are you prepared for fire season? Lucas Hernandez “I think so. I do have a go bag. I had bottles of water next to the go bag in a case, but I drank them. My spare car keys are in there, and I think I have rope. I packed it a long…