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News traveled fast after the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Oct. 28 to give themselves their first raise in six years, from $97,476 to $129,216.
Groundwork Richmond had its second annual event on Saturday recognizing those who have dedicated their time and supported their projects. The free event included family activities and music performances, and VIP tickets were sold to raise funds for the program.
Planned protests erupted in Oakland Monday night, disrupting freeway traffic as a huge crowd demonstrated against a grand jury decision to not indict Ferguson, MO, police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown.
Three masked men robbed a Point Richmond pharmacy on Friday afternoon, taking a large amount of prescription medication and leaving two store employees tied up.
How lifelong Bay Area activist, John Roulac, built a career—and an empire—out of organic food.
Roulac’s Nutiva, is the largest organic superfoods company in the world and it’s based right here, in Richmond.
As a police chaplain, Epps has to bring a delicate touch to every crime scene he visits, mediating between the police and distraught bystanders.
Tables lining the parking lot were loaded with cans, jars, and packages. DJ Krazy boomed War’s classic “Low Rider” as families wandered the parking lot, admiring the cars and chatting with friends.
As word spread through Richmond, Oakland and other East Bay cities with large immigrant populations of the President’s executive orders easing some restrictions of federal immigration policy, families and support groups affected by the new orders reacted with a mix of relief and disappointment. “It’s not enough,” said Claudia Jimenez, a former member of the Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization (CCISCO) “because a lot of people have already been deported and a lot of families have already been separated.”…
Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program plan to counsel at least 50 people about Medicare benefits. Don’t miss out, swing by 5625 Sutter Ave. in Richmond for help.