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The wastewater treatment plant in Point Richmond will soon restart full operations, said Aaron Weiner, district manager at Veolia Water, the company that runs the facility. Solid waste processing at the plant was shut down in early October, 2010. Since then, the company has been hauling about a hundred trucks of solid human waste each week to an East Bay Municipal Utility District facility in Oakland.
In the early morning of December 23rd, a mother and daughter found themselves trapped in their burning apartment.
It’s time the kids have a say. That’s the new mantra of Jose Loaiza, longtime volunteer and teacher at the Nevin Center, a community center in the Iron Triangle neighborhood of Richmond. Loaiza, who grew up in Richmond, said he wants young people in the area to have an opportunity to take a more active role in community events. It will start, he hopes, with the first Iron Triangle Neighborhood Youth Council, an organization where young people will set the…
Tooth pulling is usually a last resort, but it’s common among those without dental care.
Hundreds gathered at the Greater Richmond Souper Center for a Thanksgiving meal.
Public health workers distributed thousands of vaccines Wednesday at nine sites across Contra Costa County.
Convicted felons are finding jobs by becoming professional researchers for Pacific Institute.
Kimberly Harvey sings in the choir at Easter Hill United Methodist Church.
Residents dialogued about mental illness during the HEAL Conference this weekend.