Government
The City of Richmond and UC Berkeley are working on a Climate Action Plan. The plan examines greenhouse gas emissions in the city, and proposes ways to reduce them.
As of January 1, the bar for immigration holds will be set a lot higher. This is thanks to AB4, which Governor Brown signed into law on October 5. Also known as the Trust Act, this law restricts California law enforcement cooperation with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
Earlier this year, the West Contra Costa Unified School District denied the application of Summit Public Schools to open a new charter school in the district. The Contra Costa County School Board has now overruled that decision.
Richmond city council member Corky Booze was pressured to withdraw a request to waive fines on a property his ex-girlfriend owns at last Thursday’s Public Safety Committee meeting. Booze decided to pull the item off the agenda after receiving an email from City Attorney Bruce Miller.
After a decade without a comprehensive program, Kennedy High is getting music education back on track.
Members of the community came out to support Richmond resident Felipe De Jesus Valdes’ fight against possible deportation on Monday.
The Richmond City Council approved a permit Tuesday night to allow a marijuana dispensary to move from its current location near Hilltop Mall to a largely abandoned street on Bissell Avenue, less than one block from the Target on Macdonald.
Richmond’s Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park has been doing brisk business thanks to one of its employee’s international exposure during the 16-day shutdown of the federal government. Visitors are coming to see Betty Reid Soskin, the 92-year-old park ranger that has become an international celebrity. During the federal shutdown, Soskin became the face for thousands of frustrated, furloughed workers, as reporters from around the world sought out her phone number, Facebook page and occasionally showed…
Richmond Confidential obtained a list of 602 of the 624-targeted mortgages, which we’ve mapped. When comparing a map of the homes the city has targeted for assistance to a map of foreclosed properties in the city, one thing is clear: They’re pretty different.