Photography
On a clear day on can sit on a park bench at Knox-Miller Regional Shoreline and see right up to the front porch of San Francisco.
Contra Costa College’s San Pablo campus was turned into a relief shelter for families displaced by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake that hit the Bay Area at 1:30 Tuesday morning. Didn’t feel the shock? That’s because the earthquake was made up as an exercise that gave volunteers a chance to practice giving aid to displaced families. And the pace? Perhaps a tad more casual than if it were a real disaster response—but only by a little.
The Pacific Cannabis Expo drew pot enthusiasts to Richmond for a gathering that lasted all weekend. Medical marijuana collectives, pot-paraphernalia sellers, and a variety of pot eaters, smokers and otherwise inhalers—all medical marijuana patients—were in attendance.
“Dog park” sort of misses the mark when describing the Point Isabel Regional Shoreline. This is no fenced off stretch of dirt. Point Isabel is the largest public off-leash dog park in the country with roughly half a million dog visits each year.
A diverse crowd packs the Greenway to mulch, weed, beautify, and clean up.
The photos in this essay attempt to capture the tragic beauty, fierce independence and irrepressible hope on display in North Richmond every day.
Nine photographers, two hours, thirteen donuts, one city.
In this second edition of our photo roundup, we showcase our favorite shots from, the election to football field, the roller derby to the streets.
A high-scoring game ends in heartbreak for the Kennedy High Eagles, who lost 48-44.