Richmond uses a state grant to get kids outdoors, camping, sailing, bike riding and doing other activities.| Richmond Confidential
We asked people of Richmond: Q: What is your favorite Richmond or Contra Costa County park, and why? Here are their answers.| Richmond Confidential
A Contra Costa County judge sides with WCCUSD in case that would have forced it to repair school, hire more teachers.| Richmond Confidential
Zeneca will do groundwater injections at the Campus Bay site, setting off a nine-month process to break down hazardous compounds there.| Richmond Confidential
Cleanup Day in Richmond was part of a statewide campaign and coincided with World Cleanup Day, an effort to address global waste.| 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
Three nonprofits get city grants to give immigrants legal aid and other services| 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
A new lawsuit seeks $20 million from the City of Richmond and threatens to tie up the 425-acre Point Molate development indefinitely.| Richmond Confidential
Despite approved housing plan, the fight over Point Molate rages on.| Richmond Confidential
West Contra Costa Unified School District board veered into uncharted territory when it rejected the LCAP and missed the budget deadline.| Richmond Confidential
No burglary at Rich City Rides, police say, pointing to possible dispute between bike shop’s partners.| Richmond Confidential
At Nicholl Park, residents say YES to shared mission: ‘I love the idea of all families being in nature’| Richmond Confidential
Hundreds of people enjoyed food, a rock wall, and live performances at Nicholl Park on Saturday for YES Fest.| Richmond Confidential
United Teachers of Richmond union members rallied and asked the West Contra Costa Unified board to approve a contract and avert a strike.| Richmond Confidential
We asked people in Richmond to tell us about a time they've enjoyed that turned into a favorite memory of life in the city.| Richmond Confidential
Coastal cleanup volunteers in Richmond say it felt good to get dirty, cleaning up Wildcat Creek and Shimada Friendship Park.| Richmond Confidential
More than a dozen Richmond Police Department officers, staff and supporters used the public comment period of Tuesday’s City Council meeting to ask the city to fill dozens of Police Department vacancies, saying understaffing has forced many officers to work double shifts and even sleep at the station. But when Lt. George McLoughlin used his…| Richmond Confidential
We asked people in Richmond, What do you do to get rid of stress? Here are their responses, with editing for brevity.| Richmond Confidential
Major insurers cut back on policy writing in California, leaving Atchison Village and other Richmond homeowners in the lurch.| Richmond Confidential
Residents are fed up with speeding on Carlson Boulevard: ‘It’s too fast, it’s ugly, and it’s unsafe.’| Richmond Confidential
The California Association of Food Banks has launched a new statewide anti-hunger initiative called Everyone to the Table.| Richmond Confidential
Contra Costa & Solano Food Bank expects lines to grow, after Congress approved a $186 billion cut to the Supplemental Food Nutrition Program.| Richmond Confidential
The West Contra Costa Unified School District is losing students, and state funding, to charter schools at an alarming rate.| Richmond Confidential
WCCUSD Superintendent Chris Hurst announced Monday that he'll retire from his job at the beleaguered district at the end of December.| Richmond Confidential
Glydways is building a track at the Hilltop Mall to pilot its futuristic Glydcar public transportation system.| Richmond Confidential
Contra Costa County has expanded its Community Warning System, alerting residents to more hazmat incidents.| Richmond Confidential
The West Contra Costa Unified School District board passed a 2022-2023 budget Wednesday that is more than $16 million in the red.| Richmond Confidential
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has suspended a North Richmond grant for a second time, putting $19 million project in limbo.| Richmond Confidential
Excitement turned to anxiety in North Richmond after a $19 million EPA grant was temporarily suspended by the Trump administration.| Richmond Confidential
Residents brainstormed Wednesday about how to transform Richmond's economy for a better life, with concerns about hardship and pollution.| Richmond Confidential
We asked people of Richmond wether they watch women sports and if they like it or not. They also talked about the reasons why.| Richmond Confidential
To remain within its projected spending limits, the West Contra Costa Unified School District must shave $7 million from its 2025-2026 budget.| Richmond Confidential
We asked people in Richmond for their opinion: Do you think it would be good for Richmond if Chevron closed the refinery?| Richmond Confidential
Community volunteers help The Watershed Project keep track of Olympia oysters, once abundant and now in decline on Richmond's shoreline| Richmond Confidential
The AC Transit board of directors voted 6–1 on Wednesday to reject a censure of Director Sarah Syed in favor of additional coaching for Syed.| Richmond Confidential
A proposed 80% pay increase would make Richmond City Council and mayor the highest paid in Contra Costa County.| Richmond Confidential
Richmond plans to create an arts corridor that will showcase local talent, encourage tourism, and foster collaboration among creatives.| Richmond Confidential
When San Francisco Bay ferries retire from the fleet, they also go to new places like Puget Sound after being refurbished.| Richmond Confidential
According to residents and city officials, Carlson Boulevard has become a hotspot for reckless speeding, near-misses and accidents.| Richmond Confidential
On Super Saturday alone, as this Saturday before Christmas is called, the Retail Federation expects about 157 million consumers will shop.| Richmond Confidential
The majority of WCCUSD students did not meet state standards on the CAASPP standardized test last school year.| Richmond Confidential
A state grant enables East Bay Regional Park District to launch Point Molate plan, but Guidiville Rancheria see it as a land grab.| Richmond Confidential
The union representing teachers in the West Contra Costa Unified School District says it has reached a tentative contract and will not strike| Richmond Confidential
A teacher shortage in the West Contra Costa Unified School District has left the dual-language immersion in a precarious place.| Richmond Confidential
If you were superintendent of the West Contra Costa Unified School District, what would your top priority be?| Richmond Confidential
A serious shortage of substitute teachers in the WCCUSD has negatively affected students and pushed teachers toward burnout.| Richmond Confidential
We asked parents at the DeJean Middle School complex, where Stege Elementary School students were sent when Stege abruptly closed in August.| Richmond Confidential
Most violators ignore fines for years, so how effective is Bay Area Air Quality Management District at policing polluters?| Richmond Confidential
WCCUSD teachers started the year having to fill in for each other or period-sub, as schools opened with teacher positions vacant.| Richmond Confidential
Grappling with staff shortages, WCCUSD hires nonprofit TeachStart to provide substitute teachers and a pipeline to full-time work.| Richmond Confidential
Parents and teachers demand answers from WCCUSD after teacher vacancies leaves some classrooms without teachers a month into the school year.| Richmond Confidential
Chevron Corp. has agreed to pay Richmond $550 million over the next decade in exchange for the city dropping a proposed refinery tax from the November ballot. The mayor’s office announced the deal in an Aug. 8 news release, saying the agreement enables the city to avoid being sued by Chevron, while achieving the same…| Richmond Confidential
Five days before the new school year, Stege Elementary parents left a meeting with district officials Wednesday with unanswered questions.| Richmond Confidential
Contra Costa County Health urges residents to take precautions, after recording the first West Nile virus death since 2006.| Richmond Confidential
The Parchester Village mural project: It takes a village of 400 volunteers to color a community with a mural.| Richmond Confidential
There’s a strange monolithic structure on Richmond’s shoreline just north up the highway from the San Rafael Bridge. With castle-like towers and fortifications, the red brick structure stands in high contrast to the bay, and to the trees and overgrowth that surround it. The fact that it’s locked behind a chain link fence makes it…| Richmond Confidential
A lawsuit was filed late Friday against the West Contra Costa Unified School District for teacher vacancies and other alleged violations of student rights. This is the first lawsuit the district faces under the 2004 landmark Williams v. California case, which established students’ rights to books, qualified teachers and safe schools, among other things. It…| Richmond Confidential
The 80-acre Point Molate tract in Richmond will become a park, under a letter of intent between the city, state and tribe owning the land.| Richmond Confidential
After an 'unprecedented' decision, West Contra Costa Unified School District is racing to pass an LCAP and budget by Aug. 15.| Richmond Confidential
