Posts Tagged ‘San Pablo’
A leap from Richmond to U.C. Berkeley and a helping hand to college-bound youth
Having found his pathway in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics field, UC Berkeley Ph.D. student Robin D. Lopez is now teaching STEM courses to elementary school students during the weekend to bridge the educational gap between the opportunities given to Richmond youth and higher education.
Read MoreSchool board approves trustee-area map
The final map will divide the district into five separate voting areas, each of which will elect one board member in future elections. This area-based system will replace the current at-large elections where school board winners are determined by a district-wide popular vote.
Read MoreSchool board candidates discuss charters, nutrition and safety at forum
The moderator asked questions about charter schools, nutritious lunches, school safety and educational inclusion at a forum Tuesday.
Read MoreFormer Doctors Medical Center in contract to become hotel
The former Doctors Medical Center buildings in San Pablo are in contract to be sold to a boutique hotel operator based in Davis, California for $13.5 million. The board hopes that the money from the sale will help fill the district’s budget deficit and meet continuing financial obligations to former employees.
Read MorePatients struggle, doctors worry in aftermath of hospital shutdown
In the months following the April shutdown of Doctor’s Medical Center, doctors and patients have dispersed to other care centers. Some have had to go only across the street in San Pablo, while others must find care much farther away in Pinole, Walnut Creek, Martinez, Concord, Oakland or Berkeley. The distance takes a toll on former patients, and that concerns some doctors.
Read MoreDover Elementary educator Maribel Lopez named teacher of the year
It’s an early Thursday morning and Maribel Lopez is about to read Eric Carle’s “The Tiny Seed” to her bilingual second grade class as they learn about a plant’s growth cycle. The students are all seated “crisscross applesauce” in their blue and white uniforms, waiting patiently to hear Lopez begin reading. Lopez was just recognized as…
Read MoreDoctors Medical Center: a 2014 retrospective
To better illustrate the troubled path Doctors Medical Center, Richmond Confidential presents an interactive article to help the community understand the hospital’s struggle in 2014.
Read MoreContra Costa County offers loan forgiveness to Doctors Medical Center
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors agreed to forgive about $9 million in repayment debt from struggling Doctors Medical Center (DMC) over the next three to five years. Supervisors John Gioia and Federal D. Glover proposed the two resolutions on Dec. 2, one providing immediate financial relief and the other a long-term stabilization strategy.…
Read MoreLytton Casino paves its way towards DMC
A lease agreement in May between Doctors Medical Center and the Lytton San Pablo Casino netted the troubled hospital $4.6 million. The deal keeps the hospital doors open for now, but was also the beginning of what may become a land grab by local investors.
Read MoreSun Kwon’s unsolved, early morning murder hasn’t yet gone cold
Still bothered by the absence of any leads, any clues, Richmond Police continue to investigate an unsolved murder from 2012.
Read MoreCommunities gather to strategize on how to make Rumrill Boulevard safe for everyone
Richmond and San Pablo officials held a workshop at the Lao Family Center in San Pablo Thursday to share plans and gather community input for a plan to improve pedestrian and bicycle paths in both cities. Traffic improvements were also discussed. Paul Zykofsky from the local government commission said, “by having lane reductions, we’ll be…
Read MoreDoctors Medical Center propped up by state funds, long-term still in doubt
A senate bill allocating $3 million to Doctor’s Medical Center in San Pablo is intended to keep the hospital in operation but will likely not last beyond March, 2015. Uninsured and low-income patients may be forced elsewhere while officials struggle to find solutions to keep the DMC’s life support running.
Read MoreRichmond takes step toward upping minimum wage
Councilwoman Jovanka Beckles sponsored a resolution at Tuesday night’s council meeting, to direct city staff to draft three possible minimum wage hikes – $11, $12.30 or $15. The options could come back to the council for consideration within 60 days.
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