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Richmond Confidential looks back on 2014, year for the ages
Long after the billboards come down, the campaign mailers rest in landfills and the New Year’s toasts come and go, 2014 may be remembered as Richmond’s big election year. We are honored to have been in Richmond’s streets and chambers, its homes and schools and everywhere else, helping write the first drafts of history in an important time and place. Chevron…
Read MoreRichmond tenants battle Beverly Hills developer to keep their homes
Tenants of Building H at Creekview Condominiums have been told to vacate the premises due to a water problem. But some say they aren’t leaving without a fight.
Read MoreJosephine Lico – Eyewitness to Richmond for over 100 years
Josephine Lico has seen a century of history and bears the scars of the city where she spent her life.
Read MoreCrude politics: Chevron lost expensive election, but still has plenty of power
Harriet Rowan and Jimmy Tobias, Richmond Confidential reporters and students at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, published an article for The Nation website that explores Chevron’s continuing influence in Richmond after losing big in the election.
Read MoreGreening Richmond Together: Groundwork’s second annual awards event
Groundwork Richmond had its second annual event on Saturday recognizing those who have dedicated their time and supported their projects. The free event included family activities and music performances, and VIP tickets were sold to raise funds for the program.
Read MoreEduardo Martinez: Shy person turned into powerful city councilman
Three minutes past midnight, Eduardo Martinez walks out of the Richmond Progressive Alliance office. He turns around and stares back in. Still no final result. He waves goodnight to his supporters. It’s Martinez’s third time running for the Richmond City Council.
Read MoreScenes from an upset: At RPA headquarters, exhaustion and doubt turn to exhilaration
A long and tense day brought an end to an election that looks set to bring a David v Goliath story.
Read MoreStealth Chevron consultants administer Richmond news website
In February, a slick new website showed up on Richmond’s media scene. Dubbed “Radio Free Richmond,” it promised to offer its readers “independent Richmond news, without fear or favor.” But behind Radio Free Richmond’s veneer of independence, a group of Chevron’s campaign consultants act as the website’s administrators.
Read MoreRichmond police stats show decline in homicides (Interactive Map)
Richmond homicides have plummeted almost 70 percent over the last decade, and recent police data shows that the downward trend continues, with 12 homicides this year, the lowest in over three decades. Police and city officials credit community cooperation and outreach programs designed to help likely offenders.
Read MoreWhy Chevron’s trying to buy Richmond’s elections
Chevron has poured millions into a campaign committee to influence Richmond’s mayoral and City Council elections, and the unprecedented spending has fueled questions about what the oil titan hopes to achieve with the best city government its money can buy.
Read MoreRichmond residents and activists rally against Chevron’s campaign committee Moving Forward
About 30 sign-toting residents and activists assembled at City Hall Thursday to rail against what they say is a heavy handed attempt by Chevron Corp. to influence the Nov. 4 election. They also announced their own new political action committee backing progressive candidates. The residents raised banners and stood in front of a 10-foot sign…
Read MoreImminent sale of longtime Richmond bank brings windfall to owners, but impact on jobs unknown
Mechanics Bank, a Richmond institution with a 109 year history is being sold to Ford Financial Fund, private equity firm from Texas, that specializes in buying and consolidating banks and selling them for profit. While stakeholders stand to make a windfall, some customers are taking their business elsewhere.
Read MoreLEAP celebrates 30 years of educating Richmond adults
Hugs and congratulatory handshakes were exchanged last Sunday as the Literacy for Every Adult Program (LEAP) celebrated 30 years of teaching in Richmond. As several hundred attendees bounced from information tables to carts of free books, music from the Hilltop Ukulele Lovers Academy played throughout the quad of the Civic center. “I owe it all…
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