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The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors agreed to forgive about $9 million in repayment debt from struggling Doctors Medical Center (DMC) over the next three to five years. Supervisors John Gioia and Federal D. Glover proposed the two resolutions on Dec. 2, one providing immediate financial relief and the other a long-term stabilization strategy. DMC has been steeped in financial turmoil since it was rescued from bankruptcy in 2008, and faced possible closure since the beginning of summer. Now,…
Shea Homes, based in Walnut, Calif., is proposing to build a 60-unit residential development on the site. But three years in, the Shea Homes plan is meeting resistance. Richmond residents are questioning the company’s request for a General Plan Amendment (GPA), which would allow four of the proposed buildings to exceed 35 feet in height, the maximum the city’s General Plan allows.
More than 200 fair labor protestors greeted shoppers going into the Walmart at Hilltop Mall on Black Friday.
An anti-Black Friday protest marched through San Francisco on Friday night, leading to a number of arrests and smashed storefronts throughout the Mission District. The march combined protestors from a wide range of causes, such as anti-police brutality, Ferguson and Ayotzinapa, and began at Embarcadero at around 5p.m.
While families across the Bay Area celebrated Thanksgiving, Richmond’s Steelers Cadets football team had an extra reason for thanks: they’ll be heading to Florida next week to compete in the national youth football tournament. Although the Steelers Cadets played well all season and won the NorCal title with an 11-1 record, a trip to the championships seemed in doubt. Steelers Cadets head coach Will Bryant said they didn’t have the funds to go to Florida. $600 per player seemed like…
For the fourth Thanksgiving in a row, Salute E Vita provides a warm and welcome food tradition, which has proved especially hospitable to one particular group of people: veterans.
Our photo gallery shows a third night of street protests, where sporadic violence broke out once again as marchers moved through Oakland’s downtown, spraying graffiti, burning debris and breaking glass.
Officials announced this week that Richmond is about to release its first app ever, CivicTRAK. The app will allow residents who see toppled trees, potholes and other problems to snap a photo with CivicTRAK, write a small note, and tab the submit button.
A second round of violent protests shook Oakland Tuesday night in response to a Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown.