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The union representing teachers in the West Contra Costa Unified School District voted Tuesday to authorize its leaders to call a strike.| Richmond Confidential
The union representing teachers in the West Contra Costa Unified School District voted Tuesday to authorize its leaders to call a strike.| Richmond Confidential
Richmond has awarded three local nonprofits grants totaling around $900,000 to expand legal aid for immigrants, do community outreach and continue the “Know Your Rights” campaign. The organizations receiving the funds are: Catholic Charities of the East Bay, East Bay Sanctuary Covenant and the Multicultural Institute. In addition to funding the legal defense for people… The post Three nonprofits get city grants to give immigrants legal aid and other services appeared first on Richmond C...| Richmond Confidential
Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez and five other delegates arrived in Shanghai Thursday to begin a 10-day trip in China. The delegation will also visit Zhoushan — Richmond’s sister city since 1993 — to discuss cultural and economic collaboration with local officials, including an education exchange program. That program would invite Chinese students to a community… The post Richmond mayor takes delegation on trip to China for cultural exchange with sister city appeared first on Rich...| Richmond Confidential
A year ago, after reaching a $550 million settlement with Chevron, Richmond City Council promised residents it would seek their input to determine how that money would be spent. But three months after the first $50 million installment landed in the city’s coffers, community leaders who understood the money would be used for residents’ immediate… The post What’s happening with the Chevron settlement money? appeared first on Richmond Confidential.| Richmond Confidential
About 20 people gathered in Richmond’s Nicholl Park on Wednesday to remember those who died in police custody or in a police shooting, as part of the National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality. Twenty other cities held similar protests, part of a growing movement organized by national organizations Dare to Struggle and Families… The post Richmond protesters join national march against police brutality appeared first on Richmond Confidential.| Richmond Confidential
The Richmond City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to expand emergency assistance for immigrants, including funds for rent, utilities and food. More than $140,000 will be diverted for these needs from a $1 million fund approved for immigration legal aid in March. Council members said adding flexibility to the aid program will help meet urgent needs… The post Richmond City Council expands aid to immigrants, as ICE threats continue appeared first on Richmond Confidential.| Richmond Confidential
On a recent Saturday afternoon, the Bay Area Girls Club hosted a pop-up concert with “Wanda Gonzales and Friends” in the backyard, where music from a lineup of hometown performers filled the air. Before an all-ages audience of about 50 people in September, Gonzalez sang effortlessly and soulfully while playing the guitar. On the stage… The post Musicians and rappers boost Richmond music scene with backyard concerts appeared first on Richmond Confidential.| Richmond Confidential
Hundreds of people gathered Saturday at Nicholl Park for the 39th annual Harmony Walk, which aimed to raise $75,000 for the Greater Richmond Interfaith Program to provide hot meals to people in need. The goal represents a $15,000 increase over funds collected last year, as demand for food has grown in the area and is… The post Annual Harmony Walk highlights growing problem of food insecurity in Richmond appeared first on Richmond Confidential.| Richmond Confidential
The morning air smelled of damp soil as the volunteers’ shovels struck buried rocks, glass bottles and bits of old plastic, reminders that the area was once a dumping ground. On Saturday morning, this stretch of land in Richmond’s Greenway was being reborn, as roughly 50 volunteers, from children to retirees, gathered for the city’s… The post Arbor Day in Richmond: 50 volunteers plant 29 trees appeared first on Richmond Confidential.| Richmond Confidential
It’s nearly noon, and a line of around 50 people is wrapped around the gated parking lot of the Bay Area Rescue Mission’s food pantry in Richmond’s Iron Triangle. Most people have empty bags, some have shopping carts, but all have a laminated number card in hand, denoting their place in line. Those at the… The post With grocery prices up, long lines form at Richmond food bank: ‘Everything is more expensive’ appeared first on Richmond Confidential.| Richmond Confidential
In art activist David Solnit's Richmond studio, a Japanese American group taps into art's power to protest injustice.| Richmond Confidential
