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The California Association of Food Banks has launched a new statewide anti-hunger initiative called Everyone to the Table.| 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
Q&A with Kenneth "Chris" Hurst, new superintendent for the West Contra Costa Unified School District, who talks about what he hopes to achieve.| Richmond Confidential
WCCUSD Superintendent Chris Hurst announces abrupt retirement at the end of December| Richmond Confidential
At Chevron’s first town hall meeting, community members had an opportunity to address their concerns directly to company representatives.| Richmond Confidential
Chevron has agreed to a settlement with the Bay Area Air District to be more transparent in reporting pollution around its Richmond refinery.| Richmond Confidential
West Contra Costa Unified School District board votes against proposal to cut 93 teaching positions but does eliminate some administrators.| Richmond Confidential
WCCUSD passes budget to stave off insolvency and state takeover| Richmond Confidential
Volunteers from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and 100K Trees for Humanity planted 27 trees at Verde Elementary School in Richmond.| Richmond Confidential
West Contra Costa Unified school board welcomed Cheryl Cotton, former principal and administrator, back to the district as superintendent.| Richmond Confidential
“The Stakes” is a UC Berkeley Journalism project on executive orders and actions affecting Californians and their communities. For months community members devoted to reducing pollution and improving the quality of life for vulnerable people in Richmond and other parts of the Bay Area have been stuck in limbo, hoping that the EPA grants they… The post The Stakes: After months of mixed messages, Trump cuts EPA grants to polluted California communities, including North Richmond appeared...| Richmond Confidential
The West Contra Costa Unified School District is losing students, and state funding, to charter schools at an alarming rate.| Richmond Confidential
It’s been almost half a century since Debbie Carrillo’s journey as a home cook began in her mother’s kitchen in Hayward. She and her sister, Deeann Carillo, discovered their love for cooking while learning how to make savory and sweet dishes rooted in their Italian and Puerto Rican ancestry. Last year, Debbie Carrillo lost her… The post New home kitchen permit opens entrepreneurial door for Contra Costa County cooks appeared first on Richmond Confidential.| Richmond Confidential
“The Stakes” is a UC Berkeley Journalism project on executive orders and actions affecting Californians and their communities. Since President Donald Trump took office in January, Jessie Papalia has felt the panic and confusion among her students and their families at Bridges Academy Elementary in Oakland, a dual-language school with many students who have recently… The post The Stakes: Richmond and Oakland schools work to protect immigrant families as ICE threatens sanctuary spaces a...| Richmond Confidential
To the untrained eye, roller derby seems like pure pandemonium — players falling over like bowling pins, knocking into each other left and right. But hours of weekly training have taught them how to dodge, shove, turn and jump on four wheels to control the chaos and rack up points. For members of the Bay… The post Shoves, blocks, jams, whips — Bay Area Derby rolls into a new season appeared first on Richmond Confidential.| Richmond Confidential
Richmond is suing two global banks over a $66 million financial deal it says violated California law and strapped the city for money.| 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
Developers of an affordable housing project that could put about 150 new units near the Richmond BART station, have yet to secure nearly $6 million in necessary funding, according to a city official, putting the project in jeopardy of not starting on time. Metrowalk II is set to start next March and be ready for… The post Snag could delay Metrowalk II, set to put 150 new homes near Richmond BART appeared first on Richmond Confidential.| Richmond Confidential
Festive Persian music filled the air at Marina Bay Park Saturday as dancers in colorful dress performed on the stage and those in the audience danced on the lawn. All around them, the aroma of grilled koobideh kebab drifted through the breeze. Richmond celebrated the Norooz* Spring Celebration for the first time, using an asterisk… The post Hundreds dance, eat and celebrate the Persian New Year at Richmond’s first Norooz festival appeared first on Richmond Confidential.| 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
