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Eduardo 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 MoreCelebrating the SS Red Oak Victory’s birthday on Veterans Day
Three hundred people gathered to celebrate the SS Red Oak Victory’s 70th birthday today, including 89-year-old Robert DiChiara, one of the ship’s original crew members. “I never thought I would see it in such great shape,” he said.
Read MoreView from the top: Mayor-elect Tom Butt talks Chevron and where he plans to take Richmond
Tom Butt looked tired. At 8:00 p.m. on Election Day he finally sat down, stein of beer in hand, to wait for the results. He had been on his feet all day. Twelve hours earlier, the mayoral candidate had arrived to the first polling place on an itinerary of five, to do last-minute outreach.
Read MoreUche Uwahemu: Fighting an uphill battle for Mayor of Richmond
Up against Tom Butt and Nat Bates, two local politicians with a combined experience of 55 years, Uwahemu stands out as an outsider to Richmond’s politics. This is both a curse and a blessing. He presents Richmond a fresh candidate for mayor, yet has the challenge of facing two local stalwarts with widespread name recognition.
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 MoreCommunity members turn up the heat on UC Berkeley Chancellor over Richmond Bay Campus
Community protests complement a new business report in looking for binding local agreements over the development of the Richmond Bay Campus.
Read MoreThe 2014 mayoral candidates: Where they stand
With only a week before the election begins, Richmond is heating up with election fever. With ads, flyers and canvassers out in full force, though, it can be hard to figure out where exactly the three mayoral candidates stand. So we interrogated Nat Bates, Uche Uwahemu and Tom Butt on number of issues, including the budget…
Read MoreAmbassador Andrew Young draws hundreds to a Richmond community dinner
In the second visit by a national political figure in a week, Richmond was host to former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew Young. The dinner, sponsored by the Chevron backed nonprofit, For Richmond, drew about 450 people to the Lavonya DeJean Middle School.
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 MoreRichmond floats plan to give DMC $15 million from Chevron project
A unanimous vote from the Richmond City Council provided a $19 million promise to fund Doctors Medical Center over the next three years. The principle plan that the council members voted on was the $15 million allocated through the Chevron Environmental & Community Investment Agreement (ECIA), a $90 million package contingent upon the company’s $1…
Read MoreAl Martinez, Chevron’s lesser known candidate for Richmond City Council
Al Martinez is a recently retired postmaster and former Richmond police officer – having left the department after being charged and acquitted for several alleged crimes – who is backed by the city’s biggest corporation. Al is more of a mystery.
Read MoreDrug bust makes ‘huge dent in NorCal meth trafficking,’ – 500 lbs. meth seized
The arrests and seizures were part of Operation Road Trip, a multi-agency, years-long effort led by California Department of Justice task forces, as well as federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, including the Richmond Police Department.
Read More#myRichmond photo contest winner, Ellen Seskin, discusses the inspiration for her winning photo
Ellen Seskin said she must have gotten the photo bug from her dad, a newspaper reporter who captured moments for a living. After a few nods of glory from friends, Eskin started to get serious about photography while in college at UC Irvine. Now married and with a 27-year-old son, Seskin continues to be apart…
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