Safety
Despite its own resolution banning doing business with companies in Arizona, Richmond City Council on Tuesday approved a $84,000 purchase of Tasers from an Arizona vendor during a wide-ranging council meeting.
Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus says his department doesn’t expect violent protests in Richmond to follow the verdict announcement in the ex-BART Police Officer Johannes Mehsere murder case.
Residents of Friendship Manor, the public housing complex that is home to 75 elderly and disabled tenants, say persistent drug use and loitering has some folks afraid of coming out of their homes.
On Monday night, it was regular folks from the neighborhood around Nystrom Elementary School who were taking the lead in addressing challenges in their community.
A family justice center serving Contra Costa County is planned to open in Richmond later this year to help victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and trafficking.
Faith and music are the orders of the day in North Richmond, where organizers expect a block party event to draw hundreds and spread a positive message.
Richmond residents continue to struggle with elevated hazards to their health.
In a deeply personal essay, a Richmond teen describes the harrowing effects of violence and gang culture on his childhood, and his key to breaking free from the cycle.
It will soon be unlawful for children to roam the streets during school hours. A unanimous City Council on Tuesday adopted an ordinance that enacts a daytime curfew for school kids.