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As students, teachers, and administrators in Richmond return to school this fall, they face one of the biggest changes to hit education in a decade: the Common Core.
For the first five weeks of the school year, 24 third grade students in Lincoln Elementary School’s Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) classroom went without a permanent teacher.
At last Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting, a team of students, parents, and teachers of Lincoln Elementary appealed to Board Members.
Caltrans spokesperson Leah Robinson-Leach said the methodical demolition continues on the Temporary Bypass Structure, which is known as the ‘S’ Curve. Now over half of this temporary structure has been removed.
Once a struggling nonprofit, Richmond’s Rubicon Bakery is now a thriving business and loyal local employer for those who need it most.
Vandals smashed a window at the Richmond Museum of History early Sunday morning. The museum’s alarm system alerted the Richmond Police Department just after midnight, and responding officers discovered the damaged building. Public Information Officer Sergeant Nicole Abetkov said investigators dusted for fingerprints, but have no suspects. Alarm response is typically fast, Abetkov said. Police are dispatched and arrive on scene in about five minutes. Yet even a swift response can leave time for vandals to escape. “People can get…
A bill to stem gun violence co-authored by California Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner is now awaiting action by Governor Jerry Brown.
On Saturday, Richmond mayoral and city council candidates debated plans over how to spur economic vitality at Hilltop Mall. Click through the photo gallery to see what they had to say.
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday authorized City Manager Bill Lindsay to spend up to $15,000 on mailing information to Richmond voters about Measure U, the half-cent sales tax measure voters will decide in November.
Two years after Richmond voters overwhelmingly rejected a soda tax, health advocates in Berkeley and San Francisco are drawing lessons from Richmond’s Measure N defeat to try to pass similar taxes on sugary drinks on Nov. 4.