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Contra Costa County Sheriff David O. Livingston sent a letter to Richmond Confidential in response to an article we ran earlier this month, “North Richmond not receiving the benefits of Ceasefire,” by reporter Joaquin Palomino. Below is the Sheriff’s response.
Richmond Main Street Initiative’s free weekly belly dancing class promotes positive body image.
“Phoenix Rysing,” is a bi-weekly intensive writing workshop, specifically created by RAW Talent and the California Shakespeare Theater to address the trauma of losing loved ones to violence.
Over a year ago, the Richmond City Council instructed city staff to study the feasibility of sending wastewater flows to East Bay Municipal Utility District’s plant and shutting down Richmond’s facility at 601 Canal Blvd. The staff presented a list of options to the City Council Tuesday night
North Richmond based Community Housing Development Corporation is behind the $22 million development that will cater to low-income families. The project is being funded through a mix of private, state and local government monies. The Richmond Planning Commission recently approved a rezoning request, which needs final approval from the council, but is not on the upcoming agenda.
Richmond residents gather at RYSE Center to celebrate the premier of “Street Literature” a hip-hop song and video created by local youth to speak out against the criminalization of minorities.
Not all Richmond businesses agree with the “ban the box” ordinance, that will prevent Richmond employers from accessing the criminal histories of job applicants even after they are hired.
A bill passed by the Republican-dominated House of Representatives on Thursday aims to cut food stamps or the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) by $40 billion. An estimated 4,522 Richmond households might be affected if the federal food stamps program were to be dramatically cut back.
As critics point out, the people behind Mortgage Resolution Partners bear some striking similarities to the Wall Street bankers they’re ostensibly fighting. Chairman Steven Gluckstern says that although all three of the firm’s partners have worked for financial institutions in various capacities, none of them have any connection to the mortgage-backed securities that created the financial crisis of the mid-2000s.