Posts Tagged ‘richmond’
Richmond becomes ‘Human Rights City’
A unanimous resolution has established the 60-plus-year-old United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights as “guiding principles” in Richmond’s local governance.
Read MoreExploring the unknown: Rod & Gun Club part 2
How hard is it to excel in a hunting education and safety class at the Richmond Rod and Gun club? Let’s just say not hard for one eight-year-old but a little bit more difficult for me. Listen to my journey at the gun club.
Read MoreNative American history for Thanksgiving
It was a classic Thanksgiving dinner – except for the burning sage, a prayer to the Great Spirit and a history lesson about Richmond’s Santa Fe Indian Village.
Read MoreCommunity must manage trauma, too
A rape as brutal as the recent attack at Richmond High can affect more people than the victim and her family members. Hearing the details of the crime, especially when details are repeated over and over again in news stories and on television, can extend the trauma throughout the community. 20091123_crisis/crisis.mp3|Victim Advocates Discuss Secondary Trauma
Read MoreRichmond Speaks
People on the streets tell Richmond Confidential what they do first thing in the morning.
Read MoreRabbit rescuers hop to it
The National House Rabbit Society, headquartered in Richmond, saves rabbits from shelters where kill rates can be as high as 90 percent. Rescue workers are searching for more donations, volunteers and foster homes to keep their mission afloat.
Read MoreIn a city where shooting is routine, residents unruffled by gunfire
Gunfire occurs in the city of Richmond nearly every day. A video and written account of how denizens near a 23rd street restaurant reacted in the instant aftermath of at least one shooter unleashing a hail of bullets on a busy intersection.
Read MoreRichmond Speaks on proposed casino
We asked the people on the streets of Richmond one question: What do you think about plans to build a casino at Point Molate?
Read More‘Taking the city back, one block at a time’
On a recent Saturday, Richmond city officials, volunteers and residents joined a community clean-up activity called One Block at a Time to clean a few blocks in the Iron Triangle.
Read MoreFor Guidiville Band, a casino isn’t the main point
For the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians, the proposed casino resort is more than a lucrative economic prospect; it’s a means to an end.
Read MoreCity agency looks to stop violence before it starts
Richmond has taken a step other, larger cities nationwide have taken with some success: Launching and funding an agency to conduct community outreach and crime intervention to stem violence before it occurs.
Read MoreNo urgency before emergency
Without the eyes of news media fixed on them, district board members have displayed no urgency to protect Richmond’s largest school with fences and cameras.
Read MoreCompany Town?: History of the Richmond refinery
Explore the relationship between Richmond’s community and refinery with this interactive, multimedia presentation.
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