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Last week, Mayor Tom Butt released his first-ever housing strategy, which details plans to increase the availability of affordable and market rate housing in Richmond.
On October 2, the Contra Costa Young Democrats hosted their 4th Annual DemOktoberfest barbecue—a casual ticketed fundraiser aimed at preparing the group for the final push toward November.
Last week marked the launch of the second annual Richmond Promise scholarship, a Chevron-supported program for college-bound Richmond high school students.
Charter schools and district finances dominated the West Contra Costa Unified School District school board candidates forum held earlier this month at the Hilltop Community Church.
Employees of the Contra Costa County Employment and Human Resources Department (EHSD), which administers various social service programs from Richmond to Martinez, went on strike last week, after six months of failed bargaining with Contra Costa County Executives and the Board of Supervisors.
After 42 years in business, brothers Robert and Patrick Eames’s hardware store on the corner of McBryde and San Pablo avenues is shutting its doors.
Local children’s art showcased in downtown Richmond thanks to Richmond Main Street’s annual Art In Windows program and the Love Your Block program.
El Sobrante Valley residents and activists hope to keep residential development out of the historically landslide-prone area with the soon-to-be-submitted Richmond Hills Initiative, which they’re currently working to put on the 2018 ballot.
An event organized by the Contra Costa County Historical Society to commemorate Native American Day last month brought together historians, authors and community members to discuss Native American genealogies, sacred sites and their preservation.