Posts Tagged ‘Roxanne Carillo Garza’
Running to ensure equitable access to education
Y’Anad Burrell has a mission: Improve education and opportunities for people of color in Richmond. That’s why she is hoping to serve as an area four board member for the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD). “All I’ve been hearing over 10, 15 years is that the West Contra Costa Unified School District continues to…
Read MoreAsthma education program, clinic to begin Monday
The first asthma clinic in Contra Costa County is slated to open later this month. The clinic is part of a larger program that starts Monday.
Read MoreAs California considers soda tax, Richmond refocuses debate on health
Mr. Wilks strides onstage, a 12-ounce bottle of Coca Cola in hand. The bottle fizzes as he cracks open the seal. He takes a gulp. “Man, that’s good.” Between swigs of soda, he tells an audience his family has been in Richmond since the beginning. His grandparents were shipbuilders during WWII. His grandfather went to…
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